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Science Writing and New Media: Perspectives on Medicine and Public Health

Like other scientists, medical researchers and clinicians must be capable of presenting their work to an audience of professional peers. Unlike many scientists, however, physicians must routinely translate their sophisticated knowledge into lay terms for their own patients and for the education of the public at large. A surprising number of physicians write for less utilitarian reasons as well, choosing the narrative essay as a means of exploring the non-technical issues that emerge in their clinical practice. Over the course of the semester, we will explore the full range of writings by physicians and other health practitioners.

Subjects:: English Language
Keywords:: Medical writing
Resource Type:: Courseware

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Science Writing in Contemporary Society

This class addresses the craft of writing about science in and for contemporary society, both its pleasures and its challenges. We will read essays, reportage, op-eds, and web-based articles on a variety of topics concerning science, technology, medicine and nature. Readings by contemporary writers such as Elizabeth Kolbert, Atul Gawande, and Michael Pollan will serve as examples of the craft and sources of ideas for our own writing.

Subjects:: English Language
Keywords:: Technical writing
Resource Type:: Courseware

Courseware

Information Theory

This is a graduate-level introduction to mathematics of information theory. We will cover both classical and modern topics, including information entropy, lossless data compression, binary hypothesis testing, channel coding, and lossy data compression.

Subjects:: Computing and Mathematics and Statistics
Keywords:: Information theory Information theory in mathematics
Resource Type:: Courseware

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National Academies Press (Industry and Labor)

Covers over 5,000 reports published by the National Academies Press for the National Academy of Sciences, National Academy of Engineering, Institute of Medicine and National Research Council in the US.

Subjects:: Management
Keywords:: Industrial management Labor Technological innovations
Resource Type:: e-book

e-book

Directory of Open Access Books (DOAB) (Earth and Environmental Sciences)

DOAB provides a searchable index to the information about these books, with links to the full texts of the publications at the publisher’s website or repository.

Subjects:: Environmental Sciences
Keywords:: Geography Climatology Ecology Meteorology Earth sciences Oceanography Environmental sciences Geology
Resource Type:: e-book

e-book

National Academies Press (Environment and Environmental Studies)

Covers over 5,000 reports published by the National Academies Press for the National Academy of Sciences, National Academy of Engineering, Institute of Medicine and National Research Council in the US.

Subjects:: Environmental Sciences
Keywords:: Environmental sciences
Resource Type:: e-book

e-book

National Academies Press (Earth Sciences)

Covers over 5,000 reports published by the National Academies Press for the National Academy of Sciences, National Academy of Engineering, Institute of Medicine and National Research Council in the US.

Subjects:: Environmental Sciences
Keywords:: Earth sciences
Resource Type:: e-book

e-book

National Academies Press (Food and Nutrition)

Covers over 5,000 reports published by the National Academies Press for the National Academy of Sciences, National Academy of Engineering, Institute of Medicine and National Research Council in the US.

Subjects:: Food Science
Keywords:: Nutrition Food
Resource Type:: e-book

e-book

Taiwan eBook (Agriculture)

Contains freely accessible academic books in Chinese in the area of agriculture.

Keywords:: Agriculture
Resource Type:: e-book

e-book

InTechOpen (Physical Sciences, Engineering and Technology)

Open access books in science, technology and medicine.

Keywords:: Science Physical sciences Engineering Technology
Resource Type:: e-book

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Science Writing and New Media: Perspectives on Medicine and Public Health

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