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Scientific literacy: Clear as mud.
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It's not surprising that some academic papers seem to swim before the authors' eyes — the scientific literature has become steadily less accessible over the past half-century, asks Jonathan Knight.Abstract:
It's not surprising that some academic papers seem to swim before our eyes — the scientific literature has become steadily less accessible over the past half-century. Can we stop this trend, asks Jonathan Knight.read more
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The Canadian Journal of Soil Science: Glances through the last half-century and into the next
TL;DR: The Canadian Journal of Soil Science (CJSS) is fifty years old and as discussed by the authors looks back and unearth trends and topics in soil science that have enticed us over those 50 years.
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Getting what you want from your scientific writing: tips for writing clearly
TL;DR: Four suggestions to help clarify writing on complex subjects are provided: avoiding nominalizations, using language precisely, using parallel construction, and placing information where readers expect to find it.
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Tourism Websites in the Middle East - Readable or Not?
Setayesh Sattari,Åsa Wallström +1 more
TL;DR: In this article, the authors investigated the readability of English language tourism websites of countries in the Middle East using a variety of readability measures, and found that the tourism and destination management organizations meet certain criteria in order to guarantee high quality tourism-related information and maintain an effective website.
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Not window dressing, but key to making medical research matter.
TL;DR: No, plain English does not mean doing away w complexity, specialist knowledge and technical terms, it is writing clearly and concisely while keeping in mind the diversity of the desired audi and avoiding jargon that is unfamiliar to that audience.
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The Science of Scientific Writing
George D. Gopen,Judith A. Swan +1 more
TL;DR: The authors argue that complexity of thought need not lead to impenetrability of expression, and demonstrate a number of rhetorical principles that can produce clarity in communication without oversimplifying scientific issues.
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The Growing Inaccessibility of Science
TL;DR: For instance, the authors pointed out that science has become more difficult for nonspecialists to understand than it used to be, and pointed out the extent of the difficulty in understanding it.