> IMO this phenomenon seems to be kind of an artifact of modern media To my understanding, these researchers had been working on this for decades and were conf

> IMO this phenomenon seems to be kind of an artifact of modern media To my understanding, these researchers had been working on this for decades and were confident what they had was good. Once the information was leaked, the scientific community was roused, and came to consensus within days. I think the contrast in those two timescales is noteworthy.