/sci/ - Science & Math

From what I've gathered in my time here, /sci/ hates popsci for two reasons

One, it's part of 4chan culture to be counter-culture, against the grain, hipster-esque anti-mainstream that results in inside jokes and hatred of mainstream media in all it's forms.

Building on this hipsterism, anything that isn't spending 12 hours a day in the lab or crunching numbers that most people wouldn't even begin to think of, then "it isn't real science you fucking plebeian just kill yourself already". Just as /mu/ hates casual listeners /sci/ hates casual followers of the latest scientific developments. If you want to learn anything with physics then you need to get your ass into college and spend 8 or more years studying it, or else you're an idiot with an IQ below 150 (which is below average, of course)

I think there can also be a bit of jealousy involved, though I don't really want to stress this point and I think it is easily justified. When people think "scientist" they often think of popsci figures, not the researchers that grind countless hours figuring things out. If you're one of said grinders, it can be hard to see someone who doesn't put the amount of work that you put into the field get most of the recognition.