> In maths, papers are devoid of any links, the teaching materials are up to 50 years old and never updated to take advantage of new presentation techniques, au

> In maths, papers are devoid of any links, the teaching materials are up to 50 years old and never updated to take advantage of new presentation techniques, authors frequently name-drop some algorithm and then forget to say what parameters they used or how exactly it connects with preceding and following paragraphs. That there is the crux. If math articles/papers were written in a different medium then you could drill down (right click, view source) from the most abstract level down to the basics. Some kind of tool would need to exist to make this possible.