Content tagged "Science Writing"
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Einstein, Mercury, and the Hunt for Vulcan
In this talk, Tom Levenson asks why it took more than 50 years — until Einstein’s general theory of relativity — for science to change its mind about the existence of an unseen planet.
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“The Hunt for Vulcan”: Tom Levenson on his new book, at the MIT Museum
100 years after the publication of Einstein’s general theory of relativity, MIT professors Tom Levenson and David Kaiser discuss Levenson’s new book, The Hunt for Vulcan. Learn how Einstein used his understanding of gravity to prove the non-existence of a planet.
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The Hunt for Vulcan
A dramatic human story of Newton, Einstein, and others’ epic quest, Tom Levenson’s The Hunt for Vulcan offers insight into how science really advances.
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There and Back Again?: Reproducibility and the Hunt for a Human Compass Sense
How biologist Robin Baker’s search for a human magnetic homing sense illustrates the necessity of reproducibility in science and underscores science’s messy realities.
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The Reef at the End of the World
In Palau’s Nikko Bay and a few other acidified Rock Island sites, life appears to be shrugging off a sneak preview of the coral-reef apocalypse. Are the corals really okay?
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Communicating Science to the Public
This workshop, with a panel of science writers, will provide vivid lessons and hands-on practice in communicating scientific research to a general audience.
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GPSW Admissions Information Session
Science Writing Admissions Information Session Come visit the MIT Graduate Program in Science Writing, meet some faculty and ask questions! When: November 14, 2014 3:30-5 Where: MIT Building 14N, room […]
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Why Citizen Science and Public Media Need to Get Together
“Communities often need a means of communicating to themselves and to each other. And that, dear reader, is where media comes in.”
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Science Writing Thesis Day
Thesis presentations by the students in the Graduate Program in Science Writing.
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3 Questions with Seth Mnookin
Journalist and best-selling author discusses the challenges and impacts of science writing.
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In Medias Res, Fall 2013
The CMS/W magazine, highlighting the gains of the recent merger of CMS and Writing at MIT and the fruits of their decade-plus collaboration.
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The Best of Times (Good Reads Redux)
“We live in amazing times; flat-out gorgeous, exciting times. Only, not so much for science writers. But here’s a funny thing. I do not believe there has been a better time to be a science reader. Ever.”
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Writing Majors, Minor, Concentration
Featuring options in creative writing, science writing, and digital media, as well as joint degrees with a field in engineering or science.
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Writing Programs
Our writing programs teach techniques, forms, and traditions, from expository and non-fiction prose to fiction, poetry, science writing, and digital media.
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Take Two Notes and Call Me in the Morning: The Science of Music Therapy
Human musicality and music’s direct effects on our health remain mysterious, but the complexities that have been unraveled thus far with gait training and melodic intonation hold a positive note of hope for the future.
