Alan Dix Snip!t: The Ig Nobel Prize and Other Efforts to Eradicate Complex Academic Writing

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Snip summary	The idea that writing should be clear, concise, and low-... new oneâ€”and it isnâ€™t limited to government agencies,... problem of needlessly complex writingâ€”sometimes referr... â€œopaque writing styleâ€â€”has been explored in fields... to science. The Ig Nobel Prize and Other Efforts to Eradicate Complex Academic Writing - The Atlantic https://www.theatlantic.com/education/archive/2015/10/complex-aca.../412255/?...

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The idea that writing should be clear, concise, and low-... new oneâ€”and it isnâ€™t limited to government agencies,... problem of needlessly complex writingâ€”sometimes referr... â€œopaque writing styleâ€â€”has been explored in fields... to science.

The Ig Nobel Prize and Other Efforts to Eradicate Complex Academic Writing - The Atlantic: https://www.theatlantic.com/education/archive/2015/10/complex-aca.../412255/?...

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Full snip	The idea that writing should be clear, concise, and low-jargon isnâ€™t a new oneâ€”and it isnâ€™t limited to government agencies, of course. The problem of needlessly complex writingâ€”sometimes referred to as an â€œopaque writing styleâ€â€”has been explored in fields ranging from law to science. Yet in academia, unwieldy writing has become something of a protected tradition.

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The idea that writing should be clear, concise, and low-jargon isnâ€™t a new oneâ€”and it isnâ€™t limited to government agencies, of course. The problem of needlessly complex writingâ€”sometimes referred to as an â€œopaque writing styleâ€â€”has been explored in fields ranging from law to science. Yet in academia, unwieldy writing has become something of a protected tradition.

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