Quotes from Don’t Be Such a Scientist
January 19, 2010 Filed under Blog, Presentations, Writing
On the recommendation of Prof. David Karoly, I bought Randy Olson’s Don’t Be Such a Scientist: Talking Substance in an Age of Style. I highly recommend this book for those who want to make their science more accessible to others (both scientists and nonscientists). Olson breaks down his observations of how best to communicate to […]
Talking Science: The Elusive Art of the Science Talk
January 18, 2010 Filed under Blog, Presentations, Resources
This 18-minute video called “Talking Science: The Elusive Art of the Science Talk” was produced by the USC Wrigley Institute for Environmental Studies and the USC Annenberg School for Communication. It was made by Randy Olsen, author of Don’t Be Such a Scientist: Talking Substance in an Age of Style. I was informed of Olsen’s […]
University of Chicago Press blog entry
Eloquent Science was featured on Cryptonym, the University of Chicago Press blog: http://pressblog.uchicago.edu/distributed/2009/12/david_m_schultz_on_climategate.html
New Year’s resolutions to make for 2010
January 5, 2010 Filed under Blog, Presentations, Writing
If you want to make two resolutions for 2010, here’s what I recommend. One for scientific presentations: I will not start my talks with an “Outline” slide. Instead, I will motivate my talk with something to grab the attention of the audience and get them interested in what I am about to say. Read more […]
Eloquent Science activities at the American Meteorological Society Annual Meeting
SORRY. I WILL NOT BE AT THE AMS ANNUAL MEETING. MY APOLOGIES TO ALL. Saturday Jan. 16, 1:30-1:50 p.m.: Panel discussion: “The how-to’s of publishing papers” (Student Conference, B206). Sunday Jan. 17, 2-4 p.m.: Education Forum: “Improving Your Writing Skills for Students and Scientists” (Student Conference, B206) Monday Jan. 18, 5:30-7:30 p.m.: Stop by the […]
