"Take nobody’s word for it.” That is how the motto of the UK’s Royal Society – Nullius in verba – is usually interpreted. It’s a warning against listening to arguments made purely from authority. Only the science – data and evidence – is persuasive. But what about when the science itself is presented as the de facto authority?
Read more: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2238019-even-the-best-science-doesnt-have-the-final-word-on-covid-19/#ixzz6HbjUi4H6
