# On Science, Hope, and Humanity | Matt Kaplan

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Podcast: [The Courageous Life](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-courageous-life-1131008)
Published: 2026-04-27T04:00:00+00:00
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## Resource

For two decades, Matt Kaplan has covered science for The Economist. He’s seen breakthroughs often occur in spite of, rather than because of, the behavior of the research community, and how support can be withheld for those who don’t conform or have the right connections. In his latest book, I Told You So! Scientists Who Were Ridiculed, Exiled and Imprisoned… For Being Right, Matt shines a light on some of these cases, both past and present. From Galileo being thr...

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