If I had to author an article in the NY Times or a comparable periodical on a scientific paper, I would be sure to include visual aids such as photographs, graphs, charts, and/or infographics to display statistics in an appealing and understandable way while remaining scientifically sound. In addition, I would use quotations from expert sources, so that I do not accidentally misinterpret data. If I am not understanding something thoroughly, then I would reach out to the researchers and interview them myself to increase my comprehension. Writers, such as myself, should realize their limitations and that they are not experts at everything; this is okay as long as we do not try to fill-in the gaps with inaccurate or misleading information. I also think that authors should be careful of oversimplifying information (e.g. leaving out standard deviation values, variables that could have altered the results, extraneous values etc) as it can often lead to more definitive-sounding results that make the article less objective. There were many presentations in class that testified to this problem. I was surprised that several of the authors of the popular media article had no science background. As readers we should always be mindful of this and determine the credibility of the source.