That’s about what a person with five to 10 years in graduate school ought to be paid.

Disagree. The amount of schooling you have should have little or nothing to do with what you get paid. I would like more money to do what I do, and so would everyone else in every industry in the history of people getting paid to do things. What most post-docs contribute to society is pretty much nothing. It's not their fault, as no one knows which avenues of research will pan out in the end. It's a noble goal to add to the body of knowledge, but not one that has a direct, significant impact on people in most cases. We all know what we're going to get paid going in, and we all hope that we can make it to a staff position one day. Post-doc pay isn't what needs to rise to make science better or more attractive. On the other hand, the number of staff positions is dwindling. This is a far bigger problem, because it robs young researchers of a goal, and strips them of motivation to do solid work, while also ensuring that high quality university professors will be scarcer in a few years after everyone has been fired for not having a grant.

On a completely side note, if we're writing about science vs. data, and being sticklers about usage of science vs. data, then shouldn't we perhaps use data as a plural? It's not just mashable; most authors who write about data use the word as a singular. I don't mind people doing that colloquially, but a journalist should know better. I swear I'm not a grammar tyrant. This is just a pet peeve.