Comment by joeld42

There are different kinds of articles out there. Some are about getting the information across, some give the context and the story behind it. Some aren't even about the science at all. I wouldn't compare John McPhee to a Geology textbook. And I wouldn't say it's correct that this article was "ostensibly and nominally" about just calories. The headline is "Scientists bust myths about calories". It's about the scientists as much as it is about the calories.

Anyways, that's all to say, I do enjoy articles like this that give context and explain not just the research but the people behind it. Let people enjoy things.