Explaining Science using a Horse Metaphor

This is a poster I saw last fall at an AI conference sponsored by University of Colorado School of Medicine. The science is interesting and very well conducted.

HOWEVER! Pay close attention to the middle column. The authors have, in my opinion, created a clear metaphor to explain a very complex concept. Do YOU know how to do this? As scientists, we are increasingly subspecialized. How do we translate our important findings so that others can understand? This is getting harder and harder to do, as even OTHER SCIENTISTS (I count myself among them) have a hard time understanding what SCIENTISTS IN OTHER FIELDS are doing.

CMIO’s take? Take a moment to digest this, and decide for yourself: can you tell a story and explain as well as these scientists did? Why not?

Author: CT Lin

CMIO, UCHealth (Colorado); Professor, University of Colorado School of Medicine

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