SCIENCE DECODED- WHEN GOOD THINGS COME TOGETHER

Science Decoded is all about communicating science in the simplest manner to people who aren't from the field of science. It all started when a couple of my friends, relatives & neighbors started asking me to clear their doubts regarding some science topics, especially the ones pertaining to health. So, I started writing articles for them in a language that would be easy for them to understand. I knew that the articles had to be written/ communicated to them in a very different manner, the typical 'science assignment' approach to writing these articles wouldn't work (frankly speaking, writing in the science assignment style comes natural to me and its way easier than writing science for the lay man). 

Would simple language & decoding every scientific word suffice while communicating science to the lay man? I'd say it would only partially. So what about the rest? The rest of the job depends on how well I am able to capture their interest from the beginning to the end, how the narration and illustration enables them in imagining the scientific concept & how the topic is related to something that is regular or mundane in nature (want to know more about science writing? wondering what the nitty-gritties are? read the articles and decode them yourself...a small assignment for you guys!!!)

Unfortunately for a lot of people science is boring, complicated with a lot of words best described as 'mumbo-jumbo' & more importantly a lot of those people feel 'science isn't for me' or 'science just flies over my head' or 'will use my brain to understand the scientific topic only when the need arises...otherwise why torture the poor brain?' Well, I don't blame them entirely for perceiving science like that, sadly science has been communicated in an overly tricky and tortuous manner. 

As it is, very few people bother to read about science when they are confronted with a problem (most of them don't bother to read or equip themselves with knowledge even after being faced with the problem) and when a few of them approached me to explain a topic in science, I thought this was the right opportunity for me to not only communicate science in the right and lucid manner but also to expose them to the world of science and the wonders it hides beneath its surface. 

'Science Decoded' is just a small and a humble effort to overcome these problems plaguing science communication. Its an attempt to make reading science fun and not boring and to bring forth the fact that science is for everyone and not just for the ones who have studied science. 

This Blog brings together two of my most favorite things- science & communication. While science has been my passion, communication is my forte. So, I hope you guys enjoy reading my articles as much as I've enjoyed writing them.