Andrew Yaroshevsky

…esearchers define trust in many ways, but one interesting definition comes from political scientist Russell Hardin. He argues that trust is really about “encapsulated interest”: if I trust you, I believe that you’re going to look after me and my interests, that you’re going to take my interests to heart and make decisions about them like I would.

… they may be accused of “hyping” their work instead of speaking in the precise language of science. Speaking in code helps ensure that only the people they want to speak with can understand what they’re saying. This is a reasonable survival instinct, but it also means that most research is happening in small …