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Science Corner: A Bridge Too Far

September 16, 2015 by Andy Walsh 4 Comments

Communicating science to the public is a dicey proposition. Science employs a tighter precision than our everyday language usage. Preserving that precision can leave one's writing inaccessible to many. Analogies can be employed to improve accessibility. Analogies are like bridges; they help people get from wherever they are to somewhere new, often spanning a conceptual gap that might otherwise be much harder to cross. But what happens when the analogy morphs into fact? … [Read more...] about Science Corner: A Bridge Too Far

Filed Under: Christ and the Academy, Science Tagged With: analogies, communication, science, science corner

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