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I don't like Quanta. They always try to explain some super specific cutting edge new stuff that nobody has any context for and it results in fake understanding.
by bonoboTP 4y ago
I don't like Quanta. They always try to explain some super specific cutting edge new stuff that nobody has any context for and it results in fake understanding. It's an aesthetic of understanding, science porn if you will. There should be way more pop science stuff that would explain old (decades or centuries old) concepts to the lay public instead of the hottest new thing of the day, where the incentives are huge to overhype for career reasons. "News" don't mix well with science.
- timcavel 4y ago
- pixelatedindex 4y ago> There should be way more pop science stuff that would explain old (decades or centuries old) concepts to the lay public instead of the hottest new thing of the day While I agree that there needs to be more easily accessible science articles that are still pertinent today, I didn’t get the impression that that’s what Quanta was going for. Their target audience isn’t necessarily the lay public but instead someone who is comfortable in this space and has more than a passing knowledge. My point is that there is room for both - something “hard to chew” like Quanta and something more “pop”.