Tag: science writers
Can a Successful Scientist Be Self-Taught?
Without a college science degree, Mims taught himself the fundamentals of engineering and atmospheric science.
With One Short Rule, Philip Ball Explains Why “Junk DNA” May Be a Placeholder for Ignorance
Here is Ball’s proposed rule for molecular biologists: “stop assuming,” he writes, “we know which parts of DNA matter and which don’t.”
Stepping in It: An Alternative to the Academic Wasteland
I walked out onto the sidewalk, enjoying the salty mist and the majestic Olympic Mountains. Then I looked down.
For a Change, Science Writers Think Critically About Science
They can be quite interesting when they allow themselves to play around with ideas a bit.
Why Are Science Reporters So Credulous?
Most journalists who write about evolution appear to have made their choice to be flacks and toadies for the godlike biologists.