Ara Darzi , professor and director of the Institute of Global Health Innovation 1 1Imperial College London, UKThe UK’s chief medical officer, Chris Whitty, has had a torrid week. In doing so he has won wide respect from a public eager to hear from a figure they can trust. In response, Whitty calmly insisted that his advice was what “any chief medical officer would have given” citing the scientific evidence that we have so far. Scientists don’t concentrate on what they know, which although considerable is also miniscule, but rather on what they don’t know. Science is driven by and cultivated by seeking to find answers to what we don’t already know.

Source: The Times December 23, 2021 12:52 UTC