[klabb3]

> Nah, scientific papers are supposed to be precise and technical.

> What should be encouraged is for academics to blog about their research as well.

Why so binary? A blog would be hard to find, why not have both in the paper?

My view is similar to that of code vs docs: code should be as small, and as precise as possible, whereas docs are best when they’re explaining to humans how things fit together, high level. Also easier to maintain.

Hyper technical natural language mixed in with math is almost the worst of both worlds: low density of the actual formulas, with an incomprehensible wall of text surrounding it. And clearly this is an issue also for phd domain experts.

Not saying academic writing could be super simple but I also see no reason that the status quo is optimized more for comprehension than say social posturing.