Science is getting harder to read | Nature Index

peter.suber's bookmarks 2020-09-17

Summary:

"From obscure acronyms to unnecessary jargon, research papers are increasingly impenetrable – even for scientists....

Kipling Williams, a psychologist at Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana, who has written about jargon and acronyms hampering science communication, says the increase in technical language only isolates non-specialist readers. 

He adds that academic papers should be written in a more accommodating way for informed readers who are not researchers, such as policymakers, journalists, and patients.

“The public is paying for a lot of this research, and so they should be able to at least get a reasonable handle on what’s being said.” "

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https://www.natureindex.com/news-blog/science-research-papers-getting-harder-to-read-acronyms-jargon

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Date tagged:

09/17/2020, 13:46

Date published:

09/17/2020, 09:46