When the ESA or NASA tells me that Titan has a methane atmosphere, how do I know it is not helium or ethane? I have no clue how to read spectrometer data and neither does the public. Hence we have to have faith because NASA has a track record.<p>When the population, who has their favorite science leaders ranging from the creationist museum guy to Neil deGrasse Tyson; (I am a Bill Nye guy), how can the subject not get messy?<p>David Roberts, the writer of the article did a solid job discrediting Jonathan Franzen but his solution does not seem workable. I think the public needs to see "Mythbuster" like experiments or least kids should. Experiments they can see, touch and recreate if they are ambitious DIY people.