It's inherently impossible to communicate advanced scientific research results in a quick, meaningful way to a layperson. By definition a layperson doesn't und

It's inherently impossible to communicate advanced scientific research results in a quick, meaningful way to a layperson. By definition a layperson doesn't understand any scientific field in depth. Since they don't, they do not have the tools to truly understand anything in the field's research - you need to understand the field's current state to understand what's going on in the latest research. Ever tried to explain something highly technical to non-technical management? That's another instance of this problem. They're both special cases of the general problem that only experts can really understand and appreciate great work in their field, and that a very fortunate person might get to be an expert in four or maybe five fields before they die.