A big problem I notice in a lot of science writing and in many of my student's essays is the following: The writing often makes strong claims and provides nothing more than a citation to support it.

Stereotypical academic writing is rigid, dry, and mechanical, delivering prose that evokes memories of high school and undergraduate laboratory reports. The hallmark of this stereotype is passive ...

This article was published in Scientific American’s former blog network and reflects the views of the author, not necessarily those of Scientific American In my community of Madison, Wisc., where the ...

Liz Fuller-Wright, a science writer for the University's Office of Communications, is always exploring new worlds and learning new things. As an undergraduate at Amherst College, she majored in ...

The Best American Science Writing 2002 edited by Matt Ridley, HarperCollins, $27.50, ISBN 006621162X Reviewed by John Bonner GOOD science writing has more in common with books about telepathy ...

The debut of artificial intelligence chatbot ChatGPT has set the world abuzz with its ability to churn out human-like text and conversations. Still, many telltale signs can help us distinguish AI ...