... should the beak size of the •35 CHAPTER 3Evolution and theNatureof Science Dating the EarthOne ofthe greatest scientific triumphs of the last two centuries has been the discovery of the vast ... theory, and Chapter 3 takesa closer look at thenatureof science. Teaching AboutEvolution and theNatureof Science 6• Scientists examining the head of Chasmosaurusmariscalensis hone theirunderstanding ... century fromstudies on the molecular basis of life. The •39 CHAPTER 3Evolution and theNatureof Science HUMAN PIGTimeTUNADUCK 13 17 20 31 3666RATTLESNAKE YEASTMOTHNumber of DNA base differencesOrganisms...
... words: mastering the craft ofscience writing / Elise Hancock.p. cm.ISBN 0-8 018 -7329-0 — ISBN 0-8 018 -7330-4 1. Technical writing. I. Title.T 11 .H255 2003808′.0665—dc 21 2002 011 065A catalog ... 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, ... “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 19 80s not one...
... “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 19 80s not one ... 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 ... 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...
... again, so the scientist looks at nature and tries to understand it. The curiosity CHAPTER History and Nature of Science IN THIS chapter, you will read about what drives science, the nature of scientific ... elements ofthe graph the x- and y-axes—arelabeled. The legend to the right ofthe graph shows thatdots are used to represent the variable points in data set 1, Graph Title 10 0 12 0 14 0806040200024 ... sameacceleration.■ 16 11: Kepler discovers total internal reflectionand thin lens optics.■ 16 20: Francis Bacon discusses the principles of the scientific method.■ 16 87: Newton formulates the laws of gravity.■ 17 89:...
... 21. waterproof //wc:tCpru:f/ (a): waterproof clothes keep you dry because they do not let rain pass through them: không thm nc a waterproof jacket: áo ves-tông không thm nc IN THE ... IN THE KNOW: The penguins of Philip Island are very small, as can be seen in the photograph. They are also a tourist attraction. They walk along the same pathways from the sea to their nests ... designs buildings. A. which B. whose C. who D. whom 18 ,400 new houses will be needed by 2 011 to cope with the demand: n nm 2 011 cm 18 .400 cn nhà mi đ đáp ng đc nhu cu. demand for:...
... Hancock.p. cm.ISBN 0-8 018 -7329-0 — ISBN 0-8 018 -7330-4 1. Technical writing. I. Title.T 11 .H255 2003808′.0665—dc 21 2002 011 065A catalog record for this book is available from the British Library.As ... Press2 715 North Charles StreetBaltimore, Maryland 212 18-4363www.press.jhu.eduLibrary of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication DataHancock, Elise.Ideas into words: mastering the craft ofscience ... past the point where I paid it any mind. So I sat and waitedwhile she finished.Finally, she pulled out the page, gathered it togetherwith one or two others and, still not looking up, passedthem...
... education, or 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 ... 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 ... 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...
... nosy.A Matter of 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 ... 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 ... . . See 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...
... 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 ... that, on the day after Sep-tember 11 , 20 01, his taste in music changed. “I always had the car radio on a rock station,” he said. Then the day after the Twin Towers fell, he got into the car and ... 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...