Explain a paper in 5 levels
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Explain {{paper_or_concept}} at five levels:
1. To a 12-year-old (2 sentences)
2. To a smart non-expert (1 paragraph)
3. To an undergraduate in the field
4. To a practitioner: what it changes in practice
5. To a researcher: limitations, assumptions, and what would falsify it
Flag any part you're not confident about.
How to use it
- Fill the variables above, or replace each
{{variable}}after pasting. - Paste into your AI tool (ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Cursor, Claude Code, or a local model in Ollama/LM Studio).
- Review the output. Models make mistakes, especially with facts, numbers and code.
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