Academic Writing Symposium, Chapter 2
Academic Writing Symposium, Chapter 2
October 29, 2011 Academic Writing Symposium
Academic Writing Symposium, Chapter 1
Academic Writing Symposium, Chapter 1
October 29, 2011 Academic Writing Symposium
Basics of Manuscript Writing
Basics of Manuscript Writing
Presented by Dr. Sonal Jhaveri Dr. Sonal Jhaveri of the Brain and Cognitive Sciences Department at MIT talks about Manuscript Writing for scientists: the do's and do not's of how to write a scientific paper or grant proposal. Dr. Jhaveri makes the distinction between popular science writing ...
The Art of Science Communication
The Art of Science Communication
10/14/2010 5:30 PM 46Alan Alda, Actor and WriterDescription: You wouldn't know that Alan Alda felt nervous in advance of addressing this audience of neuroscientists. In his trademark style, Alda chats up the crowd like an old friend, sharing anecdotes involving one of his great pursuits: "I ...
The Perfect Oyster
The Perfect Oyster
The definition of a "perfect oyster" depends a lot on whether you're a fisherman or a conservationist. But can conservation efforts create an environment that will preserve everyone's perfect oyster?
Denialism: Media in the Age of Disinformation
Denialism: Media in the Age of Disinformation
04/27/2010 7:00 PM MuseumMichael Specter, Staff Writer, The New Yorker; Chris Mooney, Discover Blogger and Knight Fellow ; Shannon Brownlee, Instructor, The Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice; Shankar Vedantam, National Science Writer, The ...
Applied Humanities: Transforming Humanities Education
Applied Humanities: Transforming Humanities Education
04/23/2010 10:00 AM e14"633William Uricchio, Professor of Comparative Media Studies; ; Peter Donaldson, Ann Fetter Friedlaender Professor of Humanities and Head of the Literature Faculty, MIT. Director, Shakespeare Interactive Archive; Kurt Fendt; Scot Osterweil; ...
The Gutenberg Parenthesis: Oral Tradition and Digital ...
MIT Communications Forum: The Gutenberg Parenthesis — Oral Tradition and ...
Should we view the last 500 years or so of Western culture as a strange interlude, defined by printed page and other artifacts that once dominated the landscape but are now fading in relevance?
How the Soldier Repairs the Gramophone
How the Soldier Repairs the Gramophone
03/09/2010 6:30 PM 32"141Sasa StanisicDescription: From the publisher: "Heralded as a "sorcerer of narrative" (Foreign Policy) with an instinct for "poetic and intoxicating language" (Freie Presse), twenty"nine"year"old Sa_a Stani_i_ bounded onto the international literary scene to great ...