Sandwalk

Don't bother trying to reason with a publisher. All of them have different views on proper style and every single one of them is absolut...

Here's an example of a press release that distorts science by promoting incorrect information that is not found in the actual publicatio...

On Sept. 5, 2012 ENCODE researchers, in collaboration with the science journal Nature , launched a massive publicity campaign to convince th...

Science editors asked young scientists to imagine what kind of course they would have created if they could go back to a time before the pa...

Here's an interesting presentation by Sean B. Carroll, the evolutionary biologist and author of several books on evolution. He's als...

Science writers have always had articles published in the leading science journals such as Science and Nature but over the past few decade...

I want to address a recent article on science writing: When editors and scientists meet: communicating science without dumbing it down . The...

The first draft of my book is ready to be sent to my publisher. Text by Laurence A. Moran Cover art and figures by Gordon L. Moran ...

An article on Nature: INDEX reports on a recent survey of scientists: Cutting corners a bigger problem than research fraud . The subtitle s...

We had a great time last night discussing Can You Tell Real Science News from Fake News?

Julia Shaw is a forensic psychologist. She is currently a senior lecturer in criminology at the London South Bank University (London, UK)....

I'm working (slowly) on a book called What's in Your Genome?: 90% of your genome is junk! The first chapter is an introduction to g...

I'm working (slowly) on a book called What's in Your Genome?: 90% of your genome is junk! The first chapter is an introduction to g...

I'm working (slowly) on a book called What's in Your Genome?: 90% of your genome is junk! I thought I'd post the TOC for each c...

I'm working (slowly) on a book called What's in Your Genome?: 90% of your genome is junk! I thought I'd post the TOC for each c...

Every year John Brockman asks his stable of friends an interesting question. Brockman is a literary agent and most of the people who respond...

The lead editorial in last week's issue of Nature (Dec. 8, 2016) urges us to Take the time and effort to correct misinformation . The a...

Many science writers complain about the ability of scientists to explain their work to the general public. The latest example is from Susan ...

I came across this paper while doing research on alternative splicing. The introduction annoyed me. It illustrates what to my mind are some ...

Not all academics are bad writers but the exceptions are few and far between. Several recent articles in The Chronicle of Higher Education ...