<p><pre><code>  Science journals are really hard to consume for the general public
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A lot of things are difficult to consume for the general public.  Every day people &quot;agree&quot; to terms of service that they don&#x27;t understand.  We hire lawyers to interpret the law for us.  Doctors interpret the medical knowledge for us and make decisions for us that have serious consequences for our health.  And so on.  It&#x27;s a mystery to me why people think that science should be different.  It&#x27;s a complex subject matter and most people will never be able to understand result from Riemannian geometry, systems neuroscience, computational climate research, etc.  Requiring that the general public can consume the results of science will produce a dumbed-down Mickey Mouse version of science.  What a waste.