Clearly a distinction exists between healthy skepticism and unhealthy...  Taking a contrarian view of the contrarian view, I tried to see this in a positive light, but it just echoed Why Do You Think You Think?  Amusing as this is, I just ignore these idiocies.  That NPR touted it perhaps should not be passed off.  They are something of a gold standard because people actually do not listen to NPR claim to because it is a cultural standard.  And I confess to being an NPR listener for my own betterment and profit.