Science Writing and New Media: Science Writing for the Public
21W.035 · Comparative Media Studies/Writing · Undergraduate · Spring 2018
Karen Boiko
This class is an introduction to writing about science—including nature, medicine and technology—for general readers. In our reading and writing we explore the craft of making scientific concepts, and the work of scientists, accessible to the public through articles and essays.
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Karen Boiko. 21W.035 Science Writing and New Media: Science Writing for the Public. Spring 2018. Massachusetts Institute of Technology: MIT OpenCourseWare, https://ocw.mit.edu. License: CC BY-NC-SA 4.0.
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