We Face a Social Crisis, Not a Medical Crisis
The term “expert” is often used carelessly in the news. This is problematic when many of us are clinging to our smartphones looking for guidance on what to do and not do during this second wave. Yet too often, in the face of the pandemic, we see experts commenting on topics that stretch their expertise. Nowhere is this more prevalent today than in the media and among political leaders who rely almost exclusively on medical experts despite the fact that their expertise is not