March 6, 2020
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Overly technical language in science articles doesn’t just muddy the waters for non-experts — it can alienate readers, potentially shutting them out from scientific discussion and knowledge. That’s the conclusion of a study published in the Journal of Language and Social Psychology1, and it applies to general-interest articles just as much as to scientific papers. “When we have a hard time conceptualizing information, we become really scared of it,” says lead author Hillary Shulman,...
