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Category Archives: science
What to Look for When Editing Technical Material
When I’m given existing technical material to edit, I have some basic items that I look for to make the content more engaging, robust, and easy to read. These are the types of edits I do when I’m asked to “Make this … Continue reading
Posted in clients, documents, editing, science, technical writing, workplace
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What Should You Learn to Work in the Space Business?
When readers email me about getting a writing job for NASA, a lot of the questions are very tactical: Who’s hiring? How do I brush up my resume/experience to get the job I want? That sort of thing. I have tried to share my advice on these … Continue reading
Book Review: The Rightful Place of Science: Citizen Science
I know you folks are busy, so I’ll give you the short version of this review up front. If you’re sufficiently interested, you can read more in-depth after that. I’m reviewing The Rightful Place of Science: Citizen Science for a few reasons: first, I’ve … Continue reading
Posted in advocacy, careers, education, freelancing, research, science, technical writing, volunteering
Tagged book review, citizen science, Darlene Cavalier, Science Cheerleader
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Which Graphic Should You Use?
Data visualization is something they really should teach in high school–or maybe earlier–because we receive a lot of numerical information visually these days. This essay is a brief introduction to the topic.
Attending the USA Science & Engineering Festival
I front-loaded a bunch of my April blog posts so I could attend the USA Science & Engineering Festival in Washington, DC April 14-17. Below are some pictures from the event.