This week, ending in March 30 2017:
Today's thread is for open discussion of:
History in the academy
Historiographical disputes, debates and rivalries
Implications of historical theory both abstractly and in application
Philosophy of history
And so on
Regular participants in the Thursday threads should just keep doing what they've been doing; newcomers should take notice that this thread is meant for open discussion only of matters like those above, not just anything you like -- we'll have a thread on Friday for that, as usual.
I believe that I heard on a Nature or BBC podcast that scientific journals didn't incorporate scientific jargon until fairly recently and were geared for the common reader to understand. Is this true?