How many folks are smart enough to understand these things, but aren't out there doing research themselves instead of writing about someone else's for low-circulation science magazines? My guess is, not many. Always part of the problem in science reporting: the folks smart enough to report on these topics well are either researching or (if they haven't got great financial ambitions) teaching (or both).
No, science can be reported to a general audience because most scientists aren't very . . . what's the word . . . bright. Mathematics can't. And when they try, you get an effort like this.