Writing for academic journals

"Study: T-rex could outrun David Beckham"

That line has been on the front page of CNN.com for a good solid week now and I think it is a great example of making academic writing accessible to the masses. The study is a recently published scientific work examining the speed of multiple dinosaurs. I think the authors did an amazing job of making their study more interesting by using David Beckham as their example, instead of just using the generic "average human being." I think more academic authors should work on making their work more accessible. Please understand that as more accessible, not dummied-down. There is a difference.

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