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Ep 38. Beyond Jargon to Empathy: Lifeology Part 1

Posted on December 28, 2020

Episode Summary How do you explain sustainable nanotechnology in text shorter than a tweet? This fall the Center for Sustainable Nanotechnology collaborated with Lifeology, an online platform that connects scientists and artists, to create a …

Posted in PodcastTagged jargon, Jaya Borgatta, Lifeology, Paige Jarreau, Stephanie Mitchell

De-Jargonification of Scientific Explications (AKA How to Say Stuff More Simply)

Posted on August 25, 2017

by Miriam Krause Scientific writing is notoriously full of jargon. Jargon includes technical terms that are specific to a certain discipline, or sometimes it can be everyday words that mean something different in science than …

Posted in Sustainable NanoTagged communication, jargon, Miriam Krause, Recommended Reading, science writing

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