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Scientific literacy: Clear as mud.

Jonathan Knight
- 22 May 2003 - 
- Vol. 423, Iss: 6938, pp 376-378
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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.
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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.

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Issues related to humanities are close to core of science.

Marek H. Dominiczak
- 01 Nov 2003 - 
TL;DR: Bringing humanities closer to medicine is long overdue and far from being “soft,” issues related to humanities are close to the very core of science.

Kesukaran menulis manuskrip penyelidikan dalam Bahasa Inggeris: langkah-langkah untuk meningkatkan penulisan

TL;DR: In this article, the authors discuss the problem of hasil kajian dalam jurnal terkemuka ying berimpak tinggi, ying biasanya diterbitkan dalam bahasa Inggeris.
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Use “Plain English”

Michael Hanna
TL;DR: The authors make every effort to write as simply as you can, in everyday plain English, in order to make it as easy as possible for readers to understand what they are reading and understand what you are saying.
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The Astonishing Hypothesis

Francis Crick
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The Science of Scientific Writing

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.