It's important to remember that science isn't a bunch of data or experts, it is a way of thinking. That said, many don't trust the scientific system anymore. It

It's important to remember that science isn't a bunch of data or experts, it is a way of thinking. That said, many don't trust the scientific system anymore. It seems like a double edged sword. We (collectively) are finding a new set point in the spectrum between "doing our own research" (eg searching inter webs or podcasts for answers), and "blindly trusting the elite experts". On complex technical things, neither one of these extremes seems optimal. The approach I strive for is to try to always question, and to try to know what I don't know even after 'doing my own research'. it's hard and sometimes I have to defer. I think we all do. Who we defer to on a given topic is the crucial point.