Communicating science is just as important as learning about science. There is no point in learning something and being unable to share it with others. This is why it is absolutely necessary for scientists to be able to communicate their findings to the general public. There’s too many reasons as to why communication is important. One of them, as mentioned by Alan I. Leshner, is the fact that “Public understanding of science not only affects people’s ability to appreciate and make full use of the products of science, it also contributes to the extent of support for scientific research.” If scientists were unable to explain exactly how their research was beneficial, then there would never be any support for their research. It may sound silly because it’s so obvious, but it’s really something to think about. It’s already hard enough to understand scientific articles and papers if you have no experience with science or the issue/topic that was being discussed. Scientists have their own sort of vocabulary that’s perfectly fine when used when in their own circle of scientists, but the general audience might have no clue what words such as “transgenic,” “lac operon,” or “viscous” mean. It’s important for people that aren’t scientists (even though we previously discussed how anyone can be considered a scientist) to understand the basic gist of a specific scientific idea or concept, especially if it’s affecting them in some shape or form. For example, as mentioned in the Framing Science article, “with its successive assessment reports summarizing the scientific literature, the United Nations’ Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change has steadily increased its confidence that human-induced greenhouse gas emissions are causing global warming.” Global warming is a huge issue in our world today, and it’s imperative that people are able to understand how and why this is happening, so that they can know how to approach the problem. Global warming is only one of many problems today that are rooted in science, so successfully being able to communicate science is definitely a must for scientists today.