There are 'distillers' of large bodies of scientific research. Traditionally, they are science communicators, and more specifically science journalists. The go

There are 'distillers' of large bodies of scientific research. Traditionally, they are science communicators, and more specifically science journalists. The goal of a practicing scientist is very much at odds with someone whose job is to translate science into larger audiences. I've had very well-intentioned rational research scientists tell me with a straight face that "my job is to produce science results, not to communicate it. that's someone else's job", usually with the attitude that it's less respected or somehow self-aggrandizing. "The best science will be self-evident" attitude that all researchers secretly aspire for, not realizing that 99% of impactful science has had effort spent to promote, frame, or distribute it. This weird stereotype is somehow beaten into scientists from the very beginning, and I haven't been able to figure out where this comes from. Obviously, yes, it's a lack of tools and accessibility into letting scientists also become distillers themselves. But the motivations and incentives at the center of the whole system is what's making this whole imbalance. I think there are parts of our research system that actually say "No, you cannot and should not distill your science". Ultimately, for me, it gets back to funding. If review articles and outreach weighed just as much as citation count in tenure and grant committees, then maybe this could start to change. Yet, these committees still don't value open access, and look how tough that battle has been. Also - this solution is really great and commendable, but I don't see how this works outside of ML/CS where research outputs are more like software development - gists, snippets, prototypes that are immediately shared, pushed, forked. More science fields like ecology, synthetic biology, anthropology, will look like this, but it will take a few human generations.