Posted: Apr 28, 2019 6:37 am
by Macdoc
That is far too broad a condemnation and smacks of eliteism.
Some memes do persist but running science stories in popular media is an important conduit. No one has time to keep up with the pace of science and technology in depth.

That's why sites that cover a wide variety of current stories like
http://news.sciencemag.org
http://phys.org

and many others are needed and popular. Then readers can burrow in deeper as their time and interests dictate.

Science should never dwell in ivory towers accessible only to the high priests of academia. :coffee: