I can't see how using scientific notation encourages one to devote their life to science. Wouldn't encouraging them to have inquisitive minds do that, instead?

You can only be so precise with that way, too. You're going to have to use commas for small numbers in speech unless you're doing straight up calculations. LOLLL, I'm thinking about someone saying, "There are 5.832 x 10^5 people in the stadium" makes me giggle. And even then you have to use a dot.

Do Europeans say "dot" or "point" when they use commas instead?! Can-not-comprehend.