In our educational institutions applied science may almost be described as a "no-man's land."
Secrecy, once accepted, becomes an addiction.
When you're certain you cannot be fooled, you become easy to fool.
Physics is, hopefully, simple. Physicists are not.
When Columbus took off, the purpose was to improve trade relations with China. That problem has not been solved to this very day, but just look at the by-products.
A fact is a simple statement that everyone believes. It is innocent, unless found guilty. A hypothesis is a novel suggestion that no one wants to believe. It is guilty, until found effective.