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The Promise & Pitfalls of Public Outreach Part 2: Writing About Science, When You’re Not A Scientist

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The Promise & Pitfalls of Public Outreach Part 2: Writing About Science, When You’re Not A Scientist

Matt Shipman is a public information officer at North Carolina State University, where he writes about everything from forensic entomology to computer malware. He previously worked as a reporter and editor in the Washington, D.C. area for Inside EPA, Water Policy Report and Risk Policy Report, where he covered the nexus of science, politics and policy. He blogs about NC State research at The Abstract, and you can follow him on Twitter where he is @ShipLives.   … Read more

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SciWriteLabs 7.3: Long-form narratives, crappy first drafts, and the importance of wasting time

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SciWriteLabs 7.3: Long-form narratives, crappy first drafts, and the importance of wasting time

Seth Mnookin is a Lecturer in MIT’s Graduate Program in Science Writing. His most recent book, The Panic Virus: The True Story Behind the Vaccine-Autism Controversy, was called a “tour de force” by The New York Times and “a book that should be required reading at every medical school in the world…a brilliant piece of reportage and science writing” by The Wall Street Journal.  Read more

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The Promise & Pitfalls of Public Outreach Part 1: What Scientists, Science Writers and PIOs Should Expect From Each Other

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The Promise & Pitfalls of Public Outreach Part 1: What Scientists, Science Writers and PIOs Should Expect From Each Other

Matt Shipman is a public information officer at North Carolina State University, where he writes about everything from forensic entomology to computer malware. He previously worked as a reporter and editor in the Washington, D.C. area for Inside EPA, Water Policy Report and Risk Policy Report, where he covered the nexus of science, politics and policy. He blogs about NC State research at The Abstract, and you can follow him on Twitter where he is @ShipLives.   … Read more

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SciWriteLabs 7.2: The New York Times’s Amy Harmon on what it means to be a science writer

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SciWriteLabs 7.2: The New York Times’s Amy Harmon on what it means to be a science writer

Seth Mnookin is a Lecturer in MIT’s Graduate Program in Science Writing. His most recent book, The Panic Virus: The True Story Behind the Vaccine-Autism Controversy, was called a “tour de force” by The New York Times and “a book that should be required reading at every medical school in the world…a brilliant piece of reportage and science writing” by The Wall Street Journal.  Read more

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SciWriteLabs 7.1: The New York Times’s Amy Harmon on neurodiversity and writing about autism

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SciWriteLabs 7.1: The New York Times’s Amy Harmon on neurodiversity and writing about autism

Seth Mnookin is a Lecturer in MIT’s Graduate Program in Science Writing. His most recent book, The Panic Virus: The True Story Behind the Vaccine-Autism Controversy, was called a “tour de force” by The New York Times and “a book that should be required reading at every medical school in the world…a brilliant piece of reportage and science writing” by The Wall Street Journal.  Read more

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Making science make sense

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Making science make sense

This week’s guest blogger is Laura Blackburn who works as a Scientific Communications Officer at the Cancer Research UK Cambridge Research Institute (CRI). After a PhD in Zoology, she dabbled in science writing, first as an intern at Science, then as the News and Views Editor at the Journal of Experimental Biology. She joined the CRI in 2007 where she writes and edits articles on their research in print and online, organises scientific meetings and acts as a coordinator for internal and external communications. It’s just after lunch on a Wednesday and my brain is tired. A background in Zoology  … Read more

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Science: A Four Thousand Year History

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Science: A Four Thousand Year History

This weeks guest blogger, Patricia Fara, discusses some problems she faced when deciding how to begin her most recent book "Science: A Four Thousand Year History". She lectures on the history of science at Cambridge University, where she is Senior Tutor of Clare College. Her other successful books include Newton: The Making of Genius (2002), Sex, Botany and Empire (2003) and Pandora’s Breeches: Women, Science and Power in the Enlightenment (2004). Lewis Carroll knew how difficult it can be to tell a story. ‘Where shall I begin, please your Majesty?’, asked the White Rabbit. Alice listened for the answer. ‘Begin  … Read more

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