Stephen Downes

Knowledge, Learning, Community
Why should scientists blog about science, instead of merely publishing in scientific journals? For one thing, it forces them to pay attention to a wider range of readers. "If my Dad," writes Paul Vallett, "who is an electrical engineer and has some pretty strong background in science and engineering – can't understand my paper, how is anyone else going to know why it is important and why it is relevant? I know that it is interesting and useful, but if nobody else does than what is the point?" Making a discipline accessible is, in my mind, key to educating the next generation of professionals in the discipline - not no mention your parents.

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