Title:
Sharing our science : how to write and speak STEM
JLCTITLE245:
Brandon R. Brown ; foreword by Julia Schaletzky.
Personal Author:
Publication Information:
Cambridge, Massachusetts : The MIT Press, [2023]
Physical Description:
xii, 297 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
ISBN:
9780262546959
Abstract:
"This book is a personal, practical, and inspirational guide for scientists and other technically trained professionals who seek to be more effective and empathetic in their writings for professional and nontechnical audiences"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Variant Title:
How to write and speak science, technology, engineering, and math
Contents:
Me, you, & this book -- Tension -- Structure : mapping the reader's path -- For whom the keys click -- 5 Prep talk & pep talk -- Improving sentences -- Science-specific considerations -- Numbers on the brain -- Details & anecdotes -- The pros & cons of metaphor -- Speaking science -- STEM phenotypes -- Communicating at different social scales -- Communicating calamity.