Natalie E. Dean tweets about the challenges she's encountered while reading through scientific papers
Natalie E. Dean (@nataliexdean) tweeted about the most common issues she sees in scientific writing:
- Doesn't explain why the problem is important.
- No clear takeaway message (how would the reader explain it to a colleague?).
- Sentences too long/complex.
- Doesn't offer intuition for results.
- Over-stated conclusions.
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CSCW (Computer-supported cooperative work)
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