Continuing Conversation: Science as Story Telling
Science as Story Telling and Story Revision:
The Conversation Continues ...
From an earlier venue (March, 2005 - October, 2007)
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This is fascinating. I always
This is fascinating. I always loved science fiction growing up just because it brought science and those visions of it's achievements together. After high school I came very close to studying physics at university, but the dullness of actual science as it was taught put me off it - there WAS no vision or "story", just bland and arbitrary tasks and equations. I actually ended up as a creative writing tutor of all things, but I still try to keep my passion for science's stories alive by reading about the LHC, watching documentaries, and closely following the work of organizations like the Tau Zero Foundation.
writing examples that succeed
Hello,
Can you direct me to any examples or sources/resources of science writing for the public. I teach and write home food preservation, and wish to start blogging on it. Food preservation (canning, drying, curing, salting, fermenting etc) requires an explanation of basic microbiology and food chemistry. I'm keen to find a better way of conveying information and engaging readers than either:
-the (sorry to say, typical) regurgitation of fact-heavy, dull, bloodless text written by food science types, OR
-the lyrical style of good food writers on food preserving that engages readers with charm and anecdotes but often fails to share much "useful" information.
I'm enthralled by your depiction of the Challenge (playful and engaging but substantive) and would like to find some examples of science writing that uses story-telling narrative effectively.
Thanks in advance for your thoughts
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