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by nobodyandproud 2476 days ago
Because for engineering, the eye-glazing details make-or-break things.

To distill the information usefully requires getting into your audience’s frame of mind.

Knowing what they intend to do with that information.

And knowing how much detail can be omitted without conveying misinformation.

I imagine science journalists face the same dilemma.