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Sep 29, 2015 Article
Narrative risks in science writing for the lay public

by Olav Muurlink and Peter McAllister

The 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.

Volume 14 • Issue 03 • 2015