Against a background of declining public trust in traditional institutions, scientists must work to retain their high public-confidence ratings. There are warnings and lessons to be learned from the events of 2002.
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Trust and how to sustain it. Nature 420, 719 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1038/420719a
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/420719a
