Is there a reason to refuse to explicitly label variables, especially in a pop-sciesque article like this? I could more or less follow the math but because I h

Is there a reason to refuse to explicitly label variables, especially in a pop-sciesque article like this? I could more or less follow the math but because I havent memorized a dictionary of Greek variable meanings this becomes meaningless. What's the point? You're alienating everyone but the people who already know exactly what you're talking about and you're left preaching to the choir. It's unfortunate because this seems really interesting.