Physics Colloquium - Fall 2023
The Department of Physics & Astronomy at the University of Louisville hosts research colloquia on Fridays at 3pm in the Natural Sciences Building (room 112) during the academic year.
From science to story and back again
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Oct 13, 2023
from 03:00 PM to 04:00 PM |
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| Where | Natural Science Bldg. Room 112 |
| Contact Name | Benne Holwerda |
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Speaker: Dr. J. Scudder, Oberlin College
Abstract:In science, there are many stages of learning something new about the universe, but the final stage is always communication. In order to publish in a peer-reviewed journal, there are a very specific set of guidelines - from the layout of the page, to the way that we display results, to the type of language that is desired, down to the spelling. Departing from that format means learning new genres of writing, and my favorites have been in learning to tell stories from scientific results. I will talk about my path to writing for a general audience, and the way I approach storytelling for a technical subject.