by Chris Tachibana | Oct 1, 2013 | ScienceWire
Forget your camera phone, writes Michelle Nijhuis in the New Yorker. A 19th-century daguerreotype can be clearer than any digital snapshot. See for yourself in the slideshow (including Abe, of course) accompanying Michelle’s exploration of the science, history, and...
by Chris Tachibana | Oct 1, 2013 | ScienceWire
Truth or trust, what matters in science communication? Liz Neeley (@LizNeeley), assistant director of science Outreach for Compass explores the importance of factual knowledge AND confidence in the messenger a series of post for Compass Blogs. Add your references on...
by Chris Tachibana | Oct 1, 2013 | ScienceWire
Tom Lang, science communication expert and coach, dissects an 11-word sentence from the abstract of a clinical study in an article for the American Medical Writer’s Association (membership required for access). Tom comes up with critical 13 questions that must be...
by Chris Tachibana | Oct 1, 2013 | ScienceWire
Have we mentioned that you must read the Joanne Silberner (@jsilberner) series on cancer worldwide? Don’t take ScienceWire’s word for it. Joanne has earned another award for this extensively reported yet clearly explained series—the Victor Cohn Prize for Excellence in...
by Chris Tachibana | Sep 4, 2013 | ScienceWire
You’ll have to read Maria Mudd Ruth’s book, Rare Bird: Pursuing the Mystery of the Marbled Murrelet, to find out. This endangered Pacific Northwest seabird gives us yet another reason to work to preserve our old-growth forests. Get a sneak peek of the...
