Re: [ECOLOG-L] Origins of distinctly diminished interdisciplinary communication?

2016-10-30 Thread Clayton Kern
Dear Jorge and Eco-log, As a self-proclaimed "science translator" I completely agree with the synopsis of many forms of science becoming unintelligible to many people. I believe based upon (limited) life long empirical evidence that while it is in our human nature to strive for elitism in language

[ECOLOG-L] Origins of distinctly diminished interdisciplinary communication?

2016-10-29 Thread Jorge A. Santiago-Blay
Origins of distinctly diminished interdisciplinary communication? Dear Colleagues: Question: Does anyone has an idea on the origins of diminished interdisciplinary communication in many academic disciplines, including the subject matter of this listserver? Background: I just returned from a