A positive step! Bravo Nature!

To little, to late? Maybe.

Surely very little, surprisingly late.

There are so many great reasons to distrust "The Science"... perhaps the greatest is that without powerful and persistent skepticism, science simply isn't science. Questioning and skepticism is profoundly fundamental to the scientific process. "Trust the science" or worse yet "Believe the science" are statements that are about as destructive to the foundation of science as one can get.

The whole point of science was that everyone has access to the true nature of the universe which we can discover through theorizing and experimentation. Empirical experience is the great equalizer that puts the Arch Duke of Where-and-What or the Highest of High Priests the on the same footing as, say, Joseph Preistly or Benjamin Franklyn. Questioning and skepticism must be accepted from all quarters. To say that only the most select, distinguished and credentialed can be admitted to the discussion smacks of priesthood and aristocracy.

The argument that we need to re-persuade the people to trust in science is missing the point by such a wide margin as to be a symptom of the problem.

It is more or less the same as fretting that people aren't going to church so much any more.

The science should not be trusted. The science should be tested. Those who say "Trust the science" have completely lost the thread.