Science Communication: Books

Presents resources and strategies for science communicators, including theoretical material and background on recent controversies and key institutional actors and sources.

Science public information officers, or PIOs, serve as scientific liaisons, connecting academic, nonprofit, government, and other research organizations with the public. And as traditional media outlets cut back on their science coverage, PIOs are becoming a vital source for science news. Covers all aspects of communication strategy and tactics for members of this growing specialty.

Earning praise from scientists, journalists, faculty, and students, The Chicago Guide to Writing about Numbers has helped thousands of writers communicate data clearly and effectively. Its publication offered a much-needed bridge between good quantitative analysis and clear expository writing, using straightforward principles and efficient prose.

A guidebook on science writing and communication that professors, students, and professionals in the STEM fields can use in a practical way. This book advocates a clear and concise writing and presenting style, enabling users to concentrate on content.

Examines all aspects of narrative medicine and its value in ensuring that, in an age of evidence-based medicine defined by clinical trials, numbers, and probabilities, clinical science is firmly embedded in the medical humanities in order to foster the understanding of clinical cases and the delivery of excellent patient care. The medical humanities address what happens to us when we are affected by a disease and narrative medicine is an interdisciplinary approach that emphasizes the importance of patient narratives in bridging various divides, including those between health care professionals and patients.

Covers all the areas of scientific communication that a scientist needs to know and to master in order to successfully promote his or her research and career, unique "all-in-one" handbook.

Practical and easy to use, presents students with all of the techniques and information they need to communicate their scientific ideas, insights, and discoveries.

Scientific writing is often dry, wordy, and difficult to understand, but...writers from all scientific disciplines can learn to produce clear, concise prose by mastering just a few simple principles.