Isolating the melody amidst a cacophony: How science writers aim to anchor their readers in their own experiences
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Good writing in science communications is more than just piling on the facts (Photo by Photo by Tatiana Syrikova from Pexels)
I used to love winding up the Beatrix Potter music box on my childhood dresser to hear the metal tines pluck out Hoagy Carmichael’s 1930 fox trot song, “Up a Lazy River.” I had no idea who Hoagy Carmichael was at the time, but I...
Keep your coffee mug covered: How spongy moths put a lid on my camping trip
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A caterpillar crawling on my pants (Photo by Jensen Edwards/NCC staff)
As a west-coaster, I’ve come to relish the soothing splats of raindrops on my tent — so long as, of course, I am dry and warm inside. That sound, that damp smell that steams up from rainforest ferns, they awaken in me memories of...