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I think they intentionally did that to make science appealing and interesting to people who otherwise couldn't care less. I think they did a good job with that article.

I like that. We need more people to be interested in science and less on reality TV and celebrities.

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From my experience as a science blogger, they failed miserably because they weren't telling a story. The way it read is that they are constantly delaying getting to the point.

They need to tell a story. Maybe something like "Many many years ago, Mars was covered with steam vents <insert image of a steam vent on the red plant>. How do we know? Ah, we had to get stuck to find out." That is an interesting story. Delaying is not.

They told a story, but it was about the rover, not Mars. If you're trying to appeal to non-scientists, that's probably the way to go.

The stay-tuned-to-find-out message of the last paragraph seemed kind of out of place. Made me think there could a reality show in this mission somewhere.

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