“coincident with the explosive growth of research, the art of writing science suffered a grave setback, and the stultifying convention descended that the best scientific prose should sound like a non-human author addressing a mechanical reader. ... We injure ourselves when we fail to make our discipline as clear and vibrant as we can to students - prospective scientists - and to the public who pay the taxes.” ShouldWritingHumansArtSoundGrowthPayClearFailingStudentsReaderDisciplineTaxesResearchScientistGravesProseConventionsSetbackExplosivesArt Of Writing Book:Boojums All the Way Through: Communicating Science in a Prosaic Age Source: Boojums All the Way Through: Communicating Science in a Prosaic Age
“Everything, no matter how evident or obvious, should be doubted, questioned, viewed with suspicion....There is much to be gained from the discovery that one has been deeply, persistently, and utterly wrong.” ShouldHas BeensMatterDiscoveryObviousSuspicionEvidentDoubted Author:David Mermin
