In the book, i try and to get across this sense that admitting your mistakes in the light of new evidence isn't something you should hide away and be ashamed of. In science, we love to be proven wrong, because that's the only way we learn something new. Cientists who sticks to their guns no matter what is not a good scientist. We don't like politicians who are weak, who flit flop and change their minds. People used to say, at least she knew what she wanted and stuck to it, as though that was somehow a strength. I think why does society, i don't see why people can't learn to see the benefits of admitting when you