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whart
The trick, to me (given that I am somewhat challenged in the math/physics/hard sciences department), is to translate the science into something that is readily understandable by those untutored in the relevant fields. I know that can lead to oversimplification but my experience working with witnesses as a lawyer is that the judge (and jury) needs to understand it.

>>>>I think you just put your finger on it. According to what I’ve been seeing on audio forums for nigh on twenty five years there’s a huge communication barrier between science minded individuals and the rest the general population, including English majors, Econ. Majors, History majors, what have you. It just doesn’t compute. Even drawing a picture doesn’t work. That’s what Richard Feynman tried to do, somewhat unsuccessfully. Does that seem too harsh?

Shakespeare, kick in the rear. Now, that’s funny!

@geoffkait 

This problem is so acute that in some fields they have a sub specialty. 

Translational medicine for instance aims to bridge the gap between patient treating doctors and medical researchers. Improving how information flows from one to another. 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Translational_medicine

In my day job about half of what I do is this, translating between software developers, reliability engineers and business people so that the teams are fully engaged and unblocked. 

The rest of the time I'm just a jerk. 

Best,


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Geoff- Making the complex simple is an art. I don’t think the problem is confined to the hard sciences.
My technical knowledge is spotty, and mostly learned from experience, though I’ve certainly read a fair share, and when the need arises, I ask questions. Most people seem to be pretty gracious in sharing their knowledge unless there is something proprietary involved. (I’m now speaking as a hobbyist, not a lawyer-- I’m retired anyway, but I teach at the university level and it is a challenge to impart knowledge even to smart, ambitious students).
The other thing about audio, and here I’ll probably enter into the ’no go’ zone is that the end result of what i’m listening to is more than a bunch of equations or formulae. I’ve got to take into account room acoustics, gear set up, the source material (which is a huge variable in my experience). When it all works, it is akin to magic, even if there are scientific explanations for what I’m experiencing.
I live for those moments of musical transcendence. The gear is just the machinery to get there.

@erik_squires "In my day job about half of what I do is this, translating between software developers, reliability engineers and business people so that the teams are fully engaged and unblocked."

Tom Smykowski would feel proud