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I entirely understand the viewpoint, I'm well-acquainted with Mathematica, of course, I used it for a long, long time, before my disability...I never got publish, though I did try several times, I comprehend the argument, however, I disagree with the conclusions. I've read countless papers, patents, grant proposals, ad nauseum, I also, before my disability, was a technical editor on some fairly sophisticated hobbyist electronic projects. I was taught to write by experts, who basically hammered into me, from USAF OTS onward, through the USAF writing coursework I was required to do, as well as having to write countless letters, and do endless industrial PowerPoint writeups, that, unfortunately, no level of automation will ever suffice. Years ago, while in high school, I could never find it again, I had occasion to read a sci-fi short story a class I'd been had been assigned, about the concept of automated story writing...I've tried to find that short story now for a good long while, with no luck, unfortunately, though I quite distinctly recall having read it, certainly. I've had to give quite involved presentations, both for engineering, as well as for physics, math, comp sci (CS), and also clinical material, more times also than I can recall, and, unfortunately, I'm afraid I disagree with the conclusion of the article...it's rather like that trite joke line from the initial Ghostbusters flick, you know? That one where Igon (Harold Ramis) was yakking with the sectretary, and blithely said, "Print is dead"...I knew of those when I was in who were trying to create the paperless office, they had no luck...I survived endless versions of word processors, all they inevitably did was cause yet more aggravation...I go back as far as typewriters with ribbons, and also IBM Selectric typewriters with print cartridges...saying print is dead is rather like saying Gutenberg never should have existed, you know? As I said, I comprehend the argument, though I abjectly reject the conclusion, I'm afraid...print is never going to be dead, and to think it is, quite honestly, to me, at least, though I certainly know I'm more than likely to be disagreed with here, of course, just seems to me to be the veritable height of abject fallacy, guys....

A fascinating article. I am reminded of Orwell who said never use a big word when a shorter one will do. Unfortunately, scientific papers now are filled with jargon and convoluted sentence structure. I think sometimes academia has gone right off the rails! MAJ Alvin B.