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Narrative risks in science writing for the lay public
journal contribution
posted on 06.12.2017, 00:00 authored by Olav MuurlinkOlav Muurlink, P McAllisterThe narrative method of presenting popular science method promises to extend the audience of science, but carries risks related to two broad aspects of story: the power of narrative to impose a compelling and easily interpretable structure on discrete events and the unpredictability and mystique associated with story.