According to certain scientific figures, humanity is on an (I will call it) Alexandrian Breakdown of scientific progress.
The effect is seen in the trust of general public on both science and the governing bodies that more and more have based their choices on scientific advice and information.
The cause is the depth of where science has moved. The accessibility, regardless the tries of popular people like Neil Degrass Tyson, Richard Fineman, Brian Cox and more, to actually understanding scientific theories, or even the process itself, is deteriorating globally. Though this happens more in for instance the US, it is also
