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If you read the most influential or celebrated papers in science, I doubt you will see that they are written in an opaque or unclear way relative to average sci
by j7ake 6y ago
If you read the most influential or celebrated papers in science, I doubt you will see that they are written in an opaque or unclear way relative to average science papers.
My point is scientists are absolutely rewarded for writing clearly and succinctly. But it is a difficult art because of the balance of precision and simplicity in describing complex phenomena.
- im3w1l 6y agoIn the long term they are rewarded for writing about complex things as clearly as possible. But in the short term it can be hard to distinguish between necessary and incidental complexity.