[serverlessmom]

I definitely agree with the author that a major gap that has continually failed to be bridged between the scientific community and the more general bulk of people is true understanding of the field of science as a whole. Even considering the way that most people casually throw around the term "research" is elucidating of this problem: a genuine lack of understanding of not just complex scientific and mathematical models but science as an industry and a tool for understanding life on this planet.

None the less I wonder if the goal should be to make it so any person could understand a complex paper? Should all people strain to understand every study? There are experts in certain fields for that very reason. It is not always possible to accurately explain higher level concepts to people who lack foundational knowledge that can take years to accrue. I am not certain if changing papers to be more interactive is going to bridge the gap as this author hopes, or if it is even the goal that should be pursued.