A friend who works in insurance made an interesting comment. He said, "When I read about insurance isses, I very rarely come across anything that is accurate so I tend to dismiss those reports. On the other hand, when I read about matters that I know much less about, I assume that the paper is correct".

Yes!!!!!!!!! I agree! I never see the media get ANY physics/science/medical physics/physical oceanography explanations right, and I always make fun of them for that, but then I turn around and believe what they write about other subjects. Scary, to think that all of that information helps form my view of the world - and everyone else's - and so much of it is wrong!