Ideas into Words Mastering the Craft of Science writing e hancock 2011 pot

... and slashes and XXXs do? They change your words and ideas, develop them, reorder them, dismem- ber them, turn them inside out, or obliterate them alto- gether. They signify, at some level, that ... going to be awful!—an old-fashioned epi- demic like none of us has ever seen!” The better the scien- tist, the larger the scruple and the more he insisted on that 30 percent. So when...

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... interest in it. Science writers and editors needn’t start off knowing much science. Some of the best of them do, but some of the best of them don’t. They must, though, be able to learn sci- ence, ... best in the evening. What kind of detail? Well, for example, take the last family Thanksgiving dinner you attended. Who was there? Describe them. Where was the dinner held?...

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... off knowing much science. Some of the best of them do, but some of the best of them don’t. They must, though, be able to learn sci- ence, be eager to wade into its complexities, ask intelligent questions, ... you venture out onto the road, believe me, the researchers will be delighted to coach you. Over the course of a career, you’ll need hundreds of learner’s permits...

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... there in agony looking at the pieces of paper—agonizing but not progressing, because they have so little hope that they never actually come to grips with the material. They are deer in the headlights. Paraphrasing ... you need to pick the right one for you. Specifically, bashers need something to trigger their adrenaline. So they often thrive as staff, goaded on by the rest of t...

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... part, the best scientists agree on the current best theory, which they recognize because, well, it fits. It an- swers the most questions with the greatest precision and the fewest loose ends. There’s ... now. Scientific evidence is the result of experiment or careful observation, based on rules devised to make sure that, if other people do the same work, they will get the same...

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... to have little background, education, or interest in it. Science writers and editors needn’t start off knowing much science. Some of the best of them do, but some of the best of them don’t. They ... know what those squiggles and slashes and XXXs do? They change your words and ideas, develop them, reorder them, dismem- ber them, turn them inside out, or obliterate them alto-...

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... you venture out onto the road, believe me, the researchers will be delighted to coach you. Over the course of a career, you’ll need hundreds of learner’s permits, so you might as well enjoy the ... need to Be the sort of person whom readers trust with their attention—and the readers cannot be fooled, because they have crawled into your mind. If you are bored, the Ideas...

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... few would even say they’d get started when they had an assignment, then look at me with bright-eyed expectancy. Even as party chitchat, these statements seem odd. These same people would never ... again: Above all,WRITE. Writing is what writers do. At parties, people often tell me that they have decided they want to be writers, and they’ll get started as soon as they have more time, or when...

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... is expected, so either the speaker or the research may be hot stuff indeed. Researchers organize these events to brief one another, there may be four or five on any given day, and they are open ... academic journals or even as near the surface as Science News, a slender weekly much beloved by high school science teachers.You can assess the research more clearly, however, in an audi...

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