[twic]

I'm comparably bemused by the enthusiasm shown here towards some life sciences stuff. HN users are perhaps not the discerning polymaths you imagine.

[jaybrendansmith]

I think you need to compare HN to just about any other open forum. HN users seem gracious, knowledgeable and logical compared to the rest of the Internet. Yes, we do need HN equivalents in other fields, notably Physics, Life Sciences, and Rocketry.