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Interdisciplinary Communication Needs to Become a Core Scientific Skill
Author(s) -
Dahm Ralf,
Byrne Jonathan,
Wride Michael A.
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
bioessays
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.175
H-Index - 184
eISSN - 1521-1878
pISSN - 0265-9247
DOI - 10.1002/bies.201900101
Subject(s) - portfolio , core (optical fiber) , complexity science , scientific communication , discipline , engineering ethics , science communication , data science , computer science , management science , sociology , psychology , business , engineering , science education , social science , mathematics education , telecommunications , finance , library science
As scientific research has advanced so too has the complexity of the questions addressed. Cross‐disciplinary collaborations are often the most efficient route to managing that complexity and require effective communication across boundaries. To continue driving science forward and be able to tackle global challenges, the art of good interdisciplinary communication needs to become a core skill in a scientist's portfolio.