: Re: Interesting and easier-to-read alternatives to the scientific academic article Short version: What is an equally informative, but more interesting alternative to typical academic-article-style scientific

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It sounds like you have a very understanding prof - I'd take advantage of that!

Maybe you could write a children's book about it - how could you simplify the experiment to a level that a child (teenager?) could perform at home, using household objects? You could have a side-panel that explains how it was done in the lab, if that's needed for academic purposes. Then explain the results in a way that a young person would understand, and give examples of the principle that they may have seen in their daily lives. Then publish the writing at Christmas time, and give me half of the proceeds!

Don't like that one? Maybe an allegory - did you ever watch the WKRP episode where Venus explains the atom to his girlfriend's (thirty-year old) son using a story about gangs? I don't know enough about physics to know if it would work, but it'd be cool if it did!

Maybe you're more business-oriented. You could write a presentation in which you explain the ideas to a panel of business-folk who need to understand the principle in order to make the right decision about the area of technology to invest in.

Are you an artist? A graphic approach would be cool. A lyricist? Write a song! Like sci.fi.? Write a story set in the future, where the rules of physics you're 'discovering' are being bent, somehow, by some mysterious force, and the characters are fighting to understand what's happening.

I think the possibilities are extensive, but to some extent, they're going to depend on your own interests and talents, so I'm not sure how much more help other people can be. You don't want to be a physicist, so... what DO you want to do? Take advantage of this opportunity to start doing whatever it is a little early!

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