There is a lot of misinformation about scientific knowledge among the general public. Scientists assume that by explaining science to people they can inform the defend science from public misinformation.
Ironically, the science communication part is having the opposite effect of what scientists are trying to achieve, something known as the 'backfire effect'.
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