{"id":529,"date":"2020-03-19T13:09:36","date_gmt":"2020-03-19T12:09:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/comunicarestiintifica.ro\/?p=529"},"modified":"2020-05-20T16:17:29","modified_gmt":"2020-05-20T15:17:29","slug":"cum-se-structureaza-o-explicatie-stiintifica-un-exemplu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.comunicarestiintifica.ro\/en\/cum-se-structureaza-o-explicatie-stiintifica-un-exemplu\/","title":{"rendered":"How to structure a scientific explanation - an example"},"content":{"rendered":"

I was just saying the experts are coming out into the spotlight and that, bitterly, I'm glad about this. One example is the researcher\nRomanian-born Albert-L\u00e1szl\u00f3 Barab\u00e1si, who talks about the reason for why we need to 'stop the world', even if the virus is unstoppable. It is not clear whether this article from Adev\u0103rul<\/a> is based on an interview with him or a translation of another article, but it's a very good example of science communication. Here's a quote<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If it's unstoppable, why have we put the brakes on social activity? Why are we closing schools, why are we pushing the world economy into recession? There's only one reason - we can slow it down. <\/p>

Because by doing so, we can save our parents, grandparents and in some cases even ourselves.<\/p>

Each model predicts that about half of the population will become infected within a year. In the absence of action, the process follows a well-established Gaussian curve - a rapid rise, a peak period and then a decline. During the peak period hospitals cannot provide support for everyone who will need it. <\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

How did the researchers structure the message? He ended up talking about the \"Gaussian curve,\" but he advanced like this:<\/p>\n\n\n\n