Today’s scientific literature is quickly growing in volume and complexity. The complexity of a modern paper is akin to foreign text without a Rosetta Stone. In turn, our ability to comprehend hasn’t kept pace with our ability to produce. When research is difficult to understand, science slows. But when ideas are communicated clearly, readers can critically engage instead of being stymied by obscurity. Unlike computer programs, academic papers don’t have programmed translators to make se...
