Adam thinks that I am “not right about anything”.

In which case, Adam thinks I am wrong to oppose racism, wrong to support free speech & liberal values, and wrong to say that medicalising kids for being gay or gender-nonconforming is a bad idea.

Adam sounds like a wrong ’un.

Andrew Doyle Public communicators of science are often simply pushers of current norms in academia. Interesting in itself - got to follow the prevailing narratives rather than challenge them. The latter could be costly to one's academic and media careers.