popular science has its problems. some popular science is made by people who do not understand the subject well. some is made by people who have a strong bias. some is part science and part pseudoscience. it can be hard for someone who is not an expert to tell which works of popular science are reliable. museums, television programs and websites are also in the business of communicating science to the wider public. not all of these are reliable. the oldest institution devoted to link science to the public may be the gresham college, which was founded in 1597 in london. it was not entirely devoted to science. the royal institution in london has similar aims, and is devoted to science. it was founded in 1799. both of these institutions have always given lectures by experts to the general public.