There’s this awful sentence about our scientific careers, “publish or perish.” I have profound reservations about it because of the pressure induced in our scientific work and writing. With such pressure to publish we risk turning our research shallow and not...
To me, the amazing thing about the introduction of the iPod by Steve Jobs in 2001 was the expression a “1000 songs in your pocket.” This idea was truly a digital revolution. Therefore, for all those who are knowledge workers and do research recognize how –...
Reading is important, but add an image and you’ll notice the difference. Converting verbal information into visual may become one of the most powerful communications tools in scientific writing. It depends on the ability to develop a sketchnoting skill. In one heat...
Writing scientific papers from the ground up is not an easy task. At least for most of us. You have results from your surveys, experiments, numerical or physical modeling, and now you want to share the knowledge you gained through a paper. Where do you start? How do...
Recently I saw the movie Arrival (2016). What captured my attention was the relationship between language and the perception of time. I think this has some implications for the future of scientific writing. I began investigating if there was any research on the topic...
