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My scientific specialty is chronobiology (circadian rhythms and photoperiodism), with additional interests in comparative physiology, animal behavior and evolution. I am not an MD so I cannot diagnose and treat your sleep problems. As well as writing this blog, I am also the Online Discussion Expert for PLoS. This is a personal blog and opinions within it in no way reflect the policies of PLoS. You can contact me at: Coturnix@gmail.com


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How not to write a science book...

Category: Books
Posted on: April 10, 2007 9:39 AM, by Coturnix

...or blog post, or any non-fiction for that matter. Dave Munger explains. As one of his commenters notes: "

Actually, this fantastic post is like a DSM entry for diagnosing crappy science writing. "Must exhibit 7 of 9 symptoms for 200 pages."

Print it out and put it next to your computer. Check it out next time you start writing something...

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Has Munger sneakily weighed in on the "Framing Science" topic with his point #8?

"..People don't read science books to learn things, they read them to make their lives better...

Posted by: greensmile | April 10, 2007 2:38 PM

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