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Entertaining and Informing: The Art of Fun Science Abbreviations

Posted on January 31, 2020

by Curtis Greenedited by Stephanie Mitchell Have you ever had to read a paragraph or a sentence several times to understand it? I know I have. I often take 3-4 passes to understand particularly complex …

Posted in Sustainable NanoTagged abbreviations, acronyms, communication, Curtis Green, science writing, SQUID, Stephanie Mitchell

De-Jargonification of Scientific Explications (AKA How to Say Stuff More Simply)

Posted on August 25, 2017

by Miriam Krause Scientific writing is notoriously full of jargon. Jargon includes technical terms that are specific to a certain discipline, or sometimes it can be everyday words that mean something different in science than …

Posted in Sustainable NanoTagged communication, jargon, Miriam Krause, Recommended Reading, science writing

Podcast Ep 13. Communicating About Science with ‘Lab Girl’ Author Hope Jahren

Posted on February 28, 2017

Dr. Hope Jahren is a geobiologist who studies fossil organisms and the global environment, and is also the New York Times-bestelling author of the memoir Lab Girl. In this episode of the podcast, we interview …

Posted in PodcastTagged communication, geobiology, Hope Jahren, interview, podcast, science writing, sexism

Let’s Talk About Responsible Science Communication…

Posted on October 4, 2016

by Christy Haynes I am a TED enthusiast. TED is an organization that describes itself as a “nonpartisan nonprofit devoted to spreading ideas, usually in the form of short, powerful talks.” Chances are you’ve seen a …

Posted in Sustainable NanoTagged Christy Haynes, communication, pseudoscience, research, science writing, TED6 Comments

A Science Journalist Ventures Into the Lab

Posted on January 16, 2015

Guest Post by Zachary Vasile It can be difficult to record exactly how a writer thinks. This is not to mystify the brain of a writer, but to say that we often reason in incredibly …

Posted in Guest Blogs, Sustainable NanoTagged cell membranes, Franz Geiger, lipid bilayer, Medill, Northwestern University, science journalism, science writing, Zachary Vasile

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