Posts Tagged ‘science writing’
What It’s Like to Do an Internship at the Mass General Research Institute and Why It’s Amazing
I’m an 11th-grader at the International School of Boston and for the past 5 days, I have been working as a communications intern in the Office of the Scientific Director at the Mass General Research Institute. Here’s an overview of what I worked on and what I learned! Day 1 To be honest, I felt…
Read MoreScience Writing: Nine Tips to Make Your Journal Articles Shine
Here are nine helpful tips on writing journal articles by Anne Marie Weber-Main, PhD, and Anne Joseph, MD, MPH, from the University of Minnesota.
Read MoreSix Selfish Reasons to Communicate Science
The Union of Concerned Scientists blog recently published a post discussing ways in which communicating science can benefit the scientist. Here are a few of our takeaways from this great article.
Read MoreAlan Alda’s New Book Highlights Need for Scientists to Use Effective Communication to Reach Their Audiences
Alan Alda’s book, If I Understood You, Would I Have This Look on My Face?, talks about communication and miscommunication between scientists and civilians, explains why empathy is crucial to successful science conversations, and describes Alda’s work at the center.
Read MoreDistilling Your Message: A Workshop with Alan Alda
Earlier this month, the Mass General Research Institute organized a day-long workshop hosted by the Alan Alda Center for Communicating Science.
Read MoreExamples of Great Science Writing
Three articles from our friends at Nautilus have been selected for inclusion in the The Best American Science and Nature Writing 2017. Nautilus is a science magazine that uses narrative storytelling to bring science into the larger conversations we are having today.
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