Any notion that “the science is settled” is (or should be) anathema to good scientists.
There is always more to learn
“… because the scientific method never provides absolute conclusions. It’s always possible that the next observation will contradict the current consensus.”
But in this country the fundamental matter of defining science and determining what should be taught to science studies in our universities has become more unsettling than unsettled.
“Indigenous knowledge” has become “indigenous science”, overriding the conventional view that science is colour blind and culturally neutral – that science is science is science.
