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Science is becoming more difficult to understand due to the sheer number of acronyms, long sentences, and impenetrable jargon in academic writing. Not only does such overcomplicated language alienate ...

Making science education more appealing to students might require us to deal with the field's often bewildering use of language. Use more ink. Reading technical work is overly challenging when you don ...