Hauled in front of Congress recently, Science Editor-in-Chief Holden Thorp showed signs of being open to views other than his own, which may be a first for him.

Thorp testified last Tuesday during a hearing titled “Academic Malpractice: Examining the Relationship Between Scientific Journals, the Government, and Peer Review” and hosted by the U.S. House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic.