... interest in it Science writers and editors needn’t start off knowing much science Some of the best of them do, but some of the best of them don’t They must, though, be able to learn science, be ... intelligent questions, and shake off the high intimidation quotient of a dense, jargon-laden article in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences Elise was a member of this breed; she was an ... count, too But rather of a rich sensibility of respect For language For ideas For people For the surprising and the deliciously weird in us all And most of all, respect for the world, the endlessly...