This particular journalist has qualifications that suggest she probably does know what she's talking about. From https://www.quantamagazine.org/authors/erica-k

This particular journalist has qualifications that suggest she probably does know what she's talking about. From https://www.quantamagazine.org/authors/erica-klarreich/ https://www.quantamagazine.org/authors/erica-klarreich/: > About the author > Erica Klarreich has been writing about mathematics and science for more than 15 years. She has a doctorate in mathematics from Stony Brook University and is a graduate of the Science Communication Program at the University of California, Santa Cruz.