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Daily Digest Archive for March 24, 2004
Q: (Initially posted March 22, 2004) FROM STUDENT
MEMBER LAUREN S. IN CT
Hi! I am a freshwoman in high school and I am getting back into
writing. I
am even starting to consider it for a career. But, I have to
admit, I am
starting to drift from science because biology is becoming nothing
but notes
and chemistry isn't going to be much fun either. I have always
enjoyed science and I
am still involved in technology (I am on a team that builds
robots and
competes called FIRST), and I want to stay with science and
technology. What
sort of science and technology coincides with writing?
P.S. - I don't like writing that's a drag either. I like writing
that is fun
that others can fun and enjoy, like Bill Nye the 'Science Guy.'
I loved his
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March 24, 2004
A: FROM MENTOR JAN ZANETIS
IN TN
Consider a career in Science Communications. The university
where I work
has a major in this area. It is imperative that science writers
can speak
the lingo of "average Joe" in a way that makes science
interesting. An
excellent example of what I'm talking about can be found at
http://www.vanderbilt.edu/exploration/,
our online science journal. Also, I
have a book written by our Science Communications Director
that further
explains the importance of Science journalists that I can
send you.
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A: FROM MENTOR CHANDRA INGLIS-SMITH
IN WV
You may not want to be a pure scientist, but you can combine
your love
of fun, creative writing and science. What about become a
fiction novelist?
There are plenty of authors out there writing about scientific
things and
characters who work at scientific careers. Novelists research
and consult
with experts in those fields, expanding their knowledge of
science, and
using it to entertain others just like Bill Nye does. Ask
your librarian,
parents, or a science teacher if they have a book they would
recommend you
read as an example of this type of writing
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