Are You Confused by Scientific Jargon? So Are Scientists - The New York Times

Language is the most important tool in the toolbox of science, and scientists are apt to coin new terms in order to present ideas in a clear and concise fashion. Oftentimes papers featuring such obscure terminology is all Greek to regular people and scientists in other fields. Katherine Kornei makes a strong argument that scientific papers often fail for being too specific, and links to a handy tool which can oversimplify the language in papers. (CS)

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from THE ANOMALIST https://nyti.ms/3eeFSGu