The point is to highlight topics that people would be inclined not to research, or not to publish if their conclusions did not support their perception of the m

The point is to highlight topics that people would be inclined not to research, or not to publish if their conclusions did not support their perception of the majority view. It would have been more interesting if in addition to capturing the professor’s position they captured the professor’s perception of the majority position, to see if the professor believed they were part of a silent majority or in the minority, but if they did I skimmed past that part.