Matteo Cantiello is wrong. The "public" generally lacks the knowledge of mathematics, physics, chemistry, biology, and computer science necessary to read and understand research. Moreover, many members of the public are encumbered by belief systems which make understanding impossible and which lead to unproductive arguments about whether global warming is real or whether evolution exists. What is needed is for there not to be a dichotomy between scientists and non-scientists; everyone should be a scientist.