In 1863 Abraham Lincoln signed into law the creation of the National Academy of Sciences Realizing the value of science and science advice in Enlightened governance. In every occasion it has done so it has been when its own biases Were not held in check That happens with everybody at all times Science has less of it because the system is designed to ferret it out But if you have an entire system that ranks people by who's better or who they want, then bias can be dangerous.