Writing about Science and Technology

            There are many questions surrounding writings of science and technology. Many people have many different views on this issue. These views stem from different aspects, such as the audience of the writing. The writings can be geared toward a certain group, which would lead to diversity in opinion about them. The audience is a big determining factor in writing because writers have many different reasons for their writing. They can write to inform a certain group of people about something they are not experts in, or they could write to inform experts in a field about new developments or improvements. The problem comes in someone who is not of the target or intended audience reads one of these writings and is not able to comprehend. A paper by a scientist can be geared toward other scientists. In this kind of situation, the writer would assume some sort of knowledge in the field. Another situation is where a write writes to inform people who do not have any significant knowledge in something. In this situation an expert in the field would not find the writing interesting and would choose not to read it.

 In my opinion, experts in a certain field should be the ones to write about their field. The examples of target audiences show how there can be a disparity in the reception of the writing. To avoid this, these writings can be modified in several different ways. Scientists and journalists can make sure to explicitly state the target audience of the writing in order to avoid the problem that comes up when people who are not in the target audience read them. Another way to fix this problem would be for these scientific and technology experts to standardize their writing so that they are able to reach a broad audience without discriminating. In order to reach this broader spectrum, technology and science writings should be modified so that everyone will gain the enjoyment or satisfaction they want from reading the writing.