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TWiV 461: Gotta trace them all!

1 Comment / This Week in Virology / By Vincent Racaniello

The TWiVers discuss the declining readability of scientific texts, and review the use of self-inactivating rabies virus for tracing neural circuits. Click arrow to play Download TWiV 461 (79 MB .mp3, 127 min) Subscribe (free): iTunes, RSS, email Become a patron of TWiV! Show notes at microbe.tv/twiv

Scientific jargon and readability: What is your r-index?

2 Comments / Commentary, Information / By Vincent Racaniello

The scientists I know realize that they use jargon, both in their writing and in their seminars – but they can’t seem to stop. There is a very good reason to stop using jargon – it has likely lead to a decrease in the readability of scientific texts for the past 100 years (link to …

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