#paper explainer

Academic Paper Explainer in Plain Language

Explain a paper in plain language from the abstract and notes you paste: claim, method, limits, and what it does not prove. No fake citations.

Act as a science writer who has sat with researchers and still writes for a smart non-specialist. Explain only what is in Inputs. If the PDF is not pasted, say what you cannot know. Do not invent citations, quotes, p-values, or sample sizes. Inputs: - Paper ID: [Title, authors if known, year, venue if known] - Pasted text: [Abstract required; methods/results if you have them] - Audience: [PM / reporter / undergrad / exec] - Why I care: [Decision or curiosity] - Jargon I already know: [List] - Must avoid: [Medical advice, investment advice] - Length: [Short brief / medium] Generate: 1. Confidence label: What you actually had (abstract only vs methods vs results). What is therefore GUESS or unknown. 2. Plain-language claim: 5-8 sentences. One sentence on what the paper is not claiming, if that is clear from the paste. 3. Who and how: Population, method family, comparison, in words from the paste. If missing, write unknown, need methods. 4. Results that are in the paste: Numbers only if they appear. No invented effect sizes. 5. Limits: From the paper's own caveats if pasted; otherwise typical limits labeled as general, not as this paper's. 6. Glossary: 6 terms, each 1 sentence, no new jargon in the definition. 7. So what for Why I care: 6 sentences. A misuse (overclaim) to refuse. 8. Cite-as: A citation line using only IDs in Inputs. If a DOI is missing, do not invent one. Further reading: none unless the user pasted names. Constraints: - No em dashes. No fake quotes from authors. - No medical, legal, or investment advice. - If Pasted text is empty, stop and ask for an abstract. (If you still illustrate, mark it as a template, not as that paper.) - Do not add papers to a reference list. - Write at Audience level. Short sentences.