Universities have gained credibility from hard sciences, but this has led to the corruption of science itself, particularly in social sciences.

There's a cultural war in universities between social sciences and physical sciences, with biology being a key battleground.

The practice of science has deteriorated due to politicization, where good scientists are often overshadowed by those skilled in navigating grant applications.

My physics has been extremely mainstream, and while some ideas may have seemed outlandish at first, they quickly caught on.

The reliance on metaphysical presuppositions in science is often questioned, leading to a disconnect between scientific inquiry and its ethical implications.

Physics is a victim of its own success; general relativity and quantum mechanics are so effective that they cover 99.9% of observations, making it hard to find deviations to combine them.

The elite institutions, including universities, are facing a crisis of legitimacy as they struggle to adapt to the changing beliefs of the populace, leading to internal conflicts about their direction.

The fear of apocalyptic consequences from scientific endeavors and a desire to escape into abstraction have contributed to this stagnation.

Science is about doubt and falsifiability; it should not be based on consensus or groupthink.