Very much so. I guess it's a reasonable trade off for wide spread coverage of science, even if some of it is just trendy nonsense or a cry for funding.

Or how about the very common reaction "Well, everybody know that, why do the scientists even bother" or the classic "So how's that cure for cancer coming". There sure is a lot of trash comments on every science post. But then again, people are often just trying to get a few smiles, and a lot of times it can sound worse than it actually is. Maybe there can't be too much conclusions to draw from that type of behavior.

They're really going full Oprah with the death sentences now. Horrible!

It has indeed been my life experience that understanding things have led to the understanding of other things. I give this research two thumbs up!

Seriously, I like it.

Ah, I see tou can play that game.

Oh, he's so barking up the wrong tree, I think she likes that other Eastern European guy. You know, that strong man that likes to take his shirt off, I hear he's more her type.