How to Be an Outspoken Academic

Lawrence Lessig: I'm able to never get into trouble because I can usually defend very well my positions. Why do so many academics lack that quality if I can put it that way? He says when you admit, you don't know something, people's defenses and their armor drops. More pressure needs to be placed on people who are afraid to say they don't know,. But it's certainly diffuses a lot of hatred and anger right now in the popular culture," he adds.

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