The papers are hard to publish since the politics pervade the peer reviewers and editors. But I've seen some in my Twitter feed from scientists that I follow, i

The papers are hard to publish since the politics pervade the peer reviewers and editors. But I've seen some in my Twitter feed from scientists that I follow, including one who became independently wealthy by making accurate predictions about how the pandemic would play out, which he was able to capitalize on since people weren't using their heads and so he had an advantage.