I think the only example of the insightful outsider was the fellow who ~ 80 years ago who went around espousing the continental drift theory ( <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfred_Wegener" rel="nofollow">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfred_Wegener</a> ) though his ideas weren't necessarily a complete model, which may have been the crux of the issue
Of course this guy is going to disagree with the abrasive genius idea, because he himself is one of the conscientious and agreeable types, as evidence by his dismissal of IQ as disagreeable.<p>I don't know why scientists think they are immune to all the social rules that govern every other aspect of life. One of those is agreeableness. People like to be agreed with - right or wrong. This is true in science too. Scientists are humans. They make mistakes. They are biased.<p>Look at the scientists who have disagreed with the idea that humans are responsible for and can stop Global Warming. Their voice has been repeatedly stamped out by the rest of the scientific community.
I'm glad someone else is really taking the original article to task. However, I will say there is one particular Monte Carlo Methods researcher, who shall remain nameless, that <i>definitely</i> fits this mold!