For me, only a miniscule amount of 'my science' (say, 5-10%) comes from latest papers, and when it is - it's through relatively mainstream media (HN; BBC; New S

For me, only a miniscule amount of 'my science' (say, 5-10%) comes from latest papers, and when it is - it's through relatively mainstream media (HN; BBC; New Scientist, etc.). Instead, 90-95% of my science consumption comes from learning fundamnetals (OCW.MIT.edu is great for this!). For me, this is because advancing science is an inch-by-inch process, where to really grasp the significance of each paper you have to come from the same background as the researcher themselves. So only the mainstream stuff is super-exciting for me.