Crackademia and its Discontents by Kevin S. Currie, discontented grad student
A quick look would "suggest" that most of this problem with "psychologically" entrenched positions is due at least in part to academic air heads? We're not just talking narrow minds but shallow ones as well?
Again though, to what end? What's to be gained?
Since so many things are tied to money/power, I suspect it is play here. I just don't know how it works in academia.
FGS