My point was that there are exceptions to the rule. I don&#x27;t think the exceptions (scientists with, generally speaking, open minds who pass these habits on to students) are as rare as people reading Kuhn might think. I don&#x27;t think there is a correlation with doing brilliant work or sparking a paradigm shift, but not everyone is small minded and protective of their territory. Maybe it just seems that way to me because I&#x27;m not very ambitious, but I notice quite a few people who don&#x27;t fit the Kuhnian stereotype.