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... calculated all kinds of things with this theory. The firstthing I calculated was the rate of disintegration of the muon and the neutron. They should be connected to-gether, if this theory was right, ... you at the bar?” Ten minutes later,while the grousers were presumably at the bar, I walked by the room of exchange copies—and there was John Bethell,combing through other people’s magazines ... going to be all of them, or al-most all. This is going to be awful!—an old-fashioned epi-demic like none of us has ever seen!” The better the scien-tist, the larger the scruple and the more he...
... of 27 medical emergencies per 1 000 inhabitants per year [7].However, the definition of an emergency was wider in thisstudy than the classification of a red response based on the Index ofMedical ... html?id=193493.4. Office ofthe Auditor General of Norway: Riksrevisjonens undersøkelse avakuttmedisinsk beredskap i spesialisthelsetjenesten. (The OAG’sinvestigation of emergency medical preparedness in the ... Hunskaar1,3AbstractIntroduction: There is a lack of epidemiological knowledge on medical emergencies outside hospitals in Norway. The aim ofthe present study was to obtain representative data on the epidemiology of medical...
... anticipated. These factors significantly reduced the power ofthe study. Based on their findings, the authors estimate that more than 100 hospitals would be needed to show the 30% difference they ... have reduced the likelihood of demonstrating a benefit. After the education period, the maintenance ofthe MET system was left to the local hospital. No efforts were made by the investigators ... self-evident that the goal of identifying and treating patients early in the course of their illness is preferable to waiting until more serious signs and symptoms have developed. Certainly, at the University...
... Publications31FUNbook of CREATIVE WRITINGABOUT THE BOOKBelow are suggestions for expanded use ofthe FUNbook ofFUNbook of FUNbook ofFUNbook of FUNbook of Creative WritingCreative Writing Creative WritingCreative ... students love to read them aloud and even come up with their ownideas. The FUNbook of Creative Writing can be used with large or small groups. Write one of the story starters on the board before ... Fun Folder of Creative Writing. SUGGESTIONS The attention-getting, humorous story starters in this bookwill surely spark the imagination ofthe most reluctant story writer. The antics of characters...
... fer-tilize and weed. There is work to be done. But the work paysoff biggest when the plants are right for the soil and micro-climate ofthe particular garden.Is there some subject or writing style ... trigger their adrenaline. So they oftenthrive as staff, goaded on by the rest ofthe group (not tomention the boss). Gregarious types may not need goad-ing but wilt in a life that leaves them ... splitting.i. Writing was not for enjoying.After schooling like that, it’s no wonder that many of us tenseup when we sit down to write. But fortunately, the How of writing is not the heart ofthe matter,...
... off by 7 percent.”Then I remember the 9 percent. It was like a predictionfor me: I went home and got this theory that says the neu-tron decay should be off by 9 percent, and they tell me the next ... “un-sure,” even when they are sure (in the ordinary sense), becausetheir idea of truth is so lofty. Also, they feel responsible notto scare the public.I well remember from the early 1980s not ... part, the best scientists agree on the currentbest theory, which they recognize because, well, it fits. It an-swers the most questions with the greatest precision and the fewest loose ends. There’s...
... interest in it.Science writers and editors needn’t start off knowingmuch science. Some ofthe best of them do, but some of the best of them don’t. They must, though, be able to learn sci-ence, be ... one way or the other, sitting beside her at her desk, the manuscript on the sliding desk tray between us, I learned.I can attest to the wisdom ofthe writerly injunctionsyou’ll find in these pages ... intelligentquestions, and shake off the high intimidation quotient of adense, jargon-laden article in the Proceedings ofthe National Acad-emy of Sciences. Elise was a member of this breed; she was...
... you at the bar?” Ten minutes later,while the grousers were presumably at the bar, I walked by the room of exchange copies—and there was John Bethell,combing through other people’s magazines ... Attitude5terial as they do with the readers. Indeed, their curiosity andits fruits are a large part of what the reader senses, of whatlets the reader trust them—a process that begins with the first sentence.When ... interesting about how the worldworks, and then another something, and another, and an-other. For the rest of your working life, you will get paid totalk to people and pass along the great stuff...
... of Being that inturn gives rise to appropriate Doing.You can spot the best mentors, like the best parents and the best shrinks, because their former protégés are out theredoing the work. They ... parties,people often tell me that they have decided they want to bewriters, and they’ll get started as soon as they have moretime, or when they have their study fixed up, or when theyget a new ... professionalnetwork as well, but the network is the least ofthe gift, be-cause a so-called “network” is really more like a tribe. If youare the right breed of cat for your mentor’s tribe, the net-work quickly...
... whole class of story ideas arrives from the otherdirection: from outside the world of research, in the form of a question, observation, or piece of news.To under-stand the phenomenon then brings ... of stars,from the bottom ofthe ocean to the everyday flutter of the human heart. Unseen worlds are daily becoming visible.These stories have special appeal, not only because of theirnovelty ... as for the rest of us, ideas spark each other off, showing theirfull size only as they connect. Sometimes it’s hard to knowwhat you think till someone asks the right question or offersone...
... the Insured, the Uninsured, the Doctor, the Insurance Company, the Taxpayer, the Hospital, the Residents and Medical Stu-dents, theMedical Teachers, the Makers ofMedical Parapher-nalia . One ... it. The beauty of case studies is that they carry the readeralong on the wings of story, to which you can append pods of explanation as needed. At the same time, they anchor is-sues in the ... expertiseto the table .The science writer knows how to translatescience for the public, while the scientist knows the sci-ence. Whenever you start writing about any particular piece of research,...
... too. The researcher will not mind. In fact, the better the scientificteam, the more the leaders seem to want to credit the juniorResearchand the Interview53large, basic chunk of knowledge; the ... Why this line of research and not someother? Why now and not before? Guaranteed, there must havebeen other ways to approach the issue, so what was the advan-tage of this one? The answers are ... agencies. As agroup, they care only about the opinions of a few illustriouspersons of whom you and I may never have heard. They maybegrudge time that gets them a lot of publicity, yet not...
... inter-views, the machine took enough attention that my rapportwith the other person suffered, plus I often lost track of the content. The problem is that, when I’m typing at the speed of speech, the ... out the other side, be-cause then you’ll know in your bones that feeling hopeless isjust a phase. After that, you’ll probably find the processrather fun. It has all the joys of solving the ... you’ve got the personthinking, not answering by rote. If she’s talking along, thentrails off and gazes into space . keep your mouth shut. Let the wheels whir. The next thing out of her mouth...