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Science Corner: Raising and Razing Babel

January 4, 2017 by Andy Walsh Leave a Comment

Global concerns from climate to nuclear proliferation weigh heavily as we begin 2017. So a pair of stories about the international flow of information and standardization caught my eye. First up, a study on language barriers in science communication. Major journals are all in English, or maybe a journal needs to be in English to have enough readership to be considered major. Scientists in many countries are expected to publish in English regardless of their native language, in order to be part of the international … [Read more...] about Science Corner: Raising and Razing Babel

Filed Under: Science and Faith Tagged With: globalization, internationalization, metric system, science, science corner

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