Not only scientists should adapt their minds to new information. Everyone should behave like this. But less and less do it. More and more believe to have the absolute, everlasting truth.
Why scientists are changing their minds and disagreeing during the coronavirus pandemic
In our culture, we often hold politicians, corporate executives and other leaders accountable for the consistency of their positions. But in the scientific world, thinking is expected to evolve based on new evidence — and that's happened during Covid-19.