Here’s a paradox: The scientific project originated as a form of dissent against authoritarianism, specifically in its clerical form. And yet today, when a celebrity scientist says anything (even an unscientific statement), her scientific authority grants her a credibility on par with the clerics of old. Why should we care what scientists have to say a…
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