I took that undercurrent as slightly more firm than tongue in cheek. The overall description of the science and its implications were interesting enough to make

I took that undercurrent as slightly more firm than tongue in cheek. The overall description of the science and its implications were interesting enough to make the article worthwhile. Everyone has a bias, and a popular article is going to let that show through more than a scientific paper, to make it interesting. You may as well complain that comics are funny when they observe the human condition.