Economist science writer Matt Kaplan's I Told You So covers why new ideas are sometimes unfairly rejected by the scientific community. Of course, any new scientific theory needs to be challenged to test it and see if holds up. However, the examples he talks about are cases where ideas were rejected because they didn't present them in an easy-to-digest manner or because other experienced scientists didn't want to admit that an outsider might have insight they didn't. He also explains that the way we fund science today can discourage radical ideas. Getting funding can be too hard to risk on a good idea that might be wrong, thus making it harder to get funding in the future. Overall, an insightful read for anyone who interested in how scientific advancement happens.
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I Told You So!