The purposes of the layman are nothing like those of the research community. The "laymen" are the ones funding all of this through their taxes. I'm sure scient

The purposes of the layman are nothing like those of the research community. The "laymen" are the ones funding all of this through their taxes. I'm sure scientists would love it if the plebs just shut up and kept on giving them money, but it doesn't work like that. In fact that is why it is becoming harder and harder for scientists to communicate with the public to affect policy.