I 100% agree about wikipedia and math/physics topics. They give the distinct impression that either 1) The person writing them does not understand the topic or 2) The people working on the topic are not doing anything connected to reality.
However, I must disagree with your claim that the scientific press will do better. As part of their coverage of the physiology prize they made up a new term "cell recycling" that will waste the readers time when they try to look up what it is about. As long as they are technically correct, the math wikipedia pages are at most useless.
However, I must disagree with your claim that the scientific press will do better. As part of their coverage of the physiology prize they made up a new term "cell recycling" that will waste the readers time when they try to look up what it is about. As long as they are technically correct, the math wikipedia pages are at most useless.