As an academic who tries (not always successfully) to practice sound science himself, it is clear to me that Steele is a «scientist's scientist» — thorough and fair to the bone, not resting until he has looked at a complex problem from every angle; faithfully following the evidence wherever it may lead; presenting each argument in keeping with Einstein's motto «as simple as possible, but not simpler»; giving
credit where
credit is due, even to those people who on the
whole confound rather than clarify the issues; and doing all this with a
lifetime of
learning and experience under his belt.