How Bill Paxton Helped Us Understand Tornadoes in Europe
Today I learned that Bill Paxton died at the age of 61. I never met him, although I knew people who had met him during the filming of Twister. He was said to be friendly and curious about the science on set. Many meteorologists of a certain age group are likely in this career because […]
Goodreads loves Eloquent Science
December 22, 2016 Filed under Blog
The Goodread visitors who have read Eloquent Science rate us quite highly: 4.15 out of 5. Thank you to everyone! UPDATE (30 July 2022): 4.48 now. Thank you! https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7391723-eloquent-science
“Improving Together: Better Science Writing Through Peer Learning”
How do you motivate early-career researchers to improve their communication skills? Mathew Stiller-Reeve from the Bjerknes Centre for Climate Research in Bergen, Norway, and colleagues reveal how they were able to develop their writing and communication skills through the development of the ClimateSnack project, described in this journal article in Hydrology and Earth System Sciences. […]
Book review: Science Research Writing for Non-Native Speakers of English
October 9, 2015 Filed under Blog, Featured, Publishing, Writing
When I wrote Eloquent Science, the most difficult chapter to write was the one for non-native English speakers. Growing up a native English speaker, I felt that I couldn’t offer much about how to help non-native speakers write better. But, I strongly felt that the book needed to say something to this audience. The books […]
Book review: Designing Science Presentations: A Visual Guide to Figures, Papers, Slides, Posters, and More
August 26, 2015 Filed under Blog, Featured, Posters, Potpourri, Presentations, Publishing, Reviewing, Uncategorized, Writing
Here is another in my series of reviews for books that I read a while ago and were sitting on my desk waiting for the time to write the review. This review is of Matt Carter’s Designing Science Presentations: A Visual Guide to Figures, Papers, Slides, Posters, and More. Outside of my own book, I’ve […]
