The scientific enterprise is full of experts on specialist areas but woefully short of people with a unified world-view. This state of affairs can only inhibit progress, and could threaten political and financial support for research.
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Greene, M. What cannot be said in science. Nature 388, 619–620 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1038/41642
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