The pandemic is exposing the limits of science

The Covid-19 pandemic exposes limits of science. Since the start of the outbreak, citizens have struggled to get clear answers to some basic questions. Consider masks, for example. The WHO said early on that there was no point in encouraging healthy people to use them, but now most doctors agree that widespread mask-wearing is a good idea.

The 2008 financial crisis led the public to discover the limits of economics. The Covid-19 pandemic risks having the same effect on scientists and medical doctors.

Since the start of the outbreak, citizens have struggled to get clear answers to some basic questions. Consider masks, for example.