Consensus can be manufactured in a system of competition you say? Scientists compete to disperse the others. You think they all just agree not to on certain matters?
That is not a good example considering it does not relate to competitiveness for grants. Also there are frivolous law suits. Try looking up the results.
Measles is no more harmful than common cold. Having it strengthens the immune system. Meanwhile, a lot of kids have been injured by the vaccine. I enjoyed the civil debate.
But deadly complications from measles are more probable than from measles vaccination. Also, measles are not really harmful... in inmunocompetent kids.
We agree on one thing I think. Perhaps healthcare could focus on strengthening imunocompetence in kids. One clinically proven method is simply breastfeeding for a longer period.
That was actually a great example of how secrets can not be kept. After they lit the bomb the scientists laughed when the government wanted to hide how. The math worked. Its known.
Thanks but I was refering to how they kept it a secret before they set off the bomb. Secrets may have been leaked/sold/given/stolen for the Russians and Chinese later on.