Instead he draws blueprint-style diagrams and annotates them using only the 1,000 most common words in the English language. Constitution says-without any complicated terms. Munroe sets out to explain various subjects-from how smartphones work to what the U.S.
So it was fun to read Randall Munroe’s new book, Thing Explainer: Complicated Stuff in Simple Words, which will come out on November 24. I still go through that process today with different subjects. In vitro just means “in the glass”-as in test tubes. Over the years I’ve gotten comfortable with all the terms, but at first I had to keep reminding myself: Serum just means blood without the red and white cells.
It is not unusual to be discussing the latest disease research and hear someone throw around words like serum and in vitro (and more complicated ones). I’ve found this is especially true if you work in an area like health. Terminology is an occupational hazard of philanthropy.
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