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   Dr. bicycle whisperateror (adamsteer@mapstodon.space)'s status on Wednesday, 01-Jul-2026 18:15:00 JST Dr. bicycle whisperateror

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   riffing further: my take on communicating science is to always aim for levelling people up.

   "its too complex for [cohort]"

   ...do we know for sure?

   As an example, avoid value statements like "powerful model". Say what the model is, what it does, explain its assumptions.

   et cetera.

   As well as the piece that inspired this mini rant, I read some excellent science communication today about orbits and crash clocks - leaving feeling levelled up rather than talked down at.

   So it can be done!!