I think the thing that's worth remembering about HN is that it's far more of a forum for engineers than scientists. The user base here is very well read, very i

I think the thing that's worth remembering about HN is that it's far more of a forum for engineers than scientists. The user base here is very well read, very interesting, a pleasure to interact with, and a lot of the time very obviously technically skilled. They are not, as a general rule, particularly scientifically literate.