The Shi'i Religious Authority (Al-Marjaʿiyyah Al-Dīnīyyah) - An Introduction to the System of Marja'iyyah - STEPS Series 2 Episode 5 - The Consultative Ijtihad System

Do the Mujtahids function in a bubble, isolated from each other, or are they engaged in a “collective, consultative system” in which they work with one another AND with experts in other fields when they issue verdicts? Do they take into account the modern-day breakthroughs in science or are they looking at issues with 6th-century lenses on?