21 Matching Annotations
  1. Sep 2020
    1. He blends his sources, but he does not allow them todo the thinking for him.

      We use sources to support our ideas. Not because we have to use those sources, but because to support the arguments of the work.

    1. clear and compellingwriting makes good science more impactful, andthus more valuable

      That is the reason why we need to make our paper interesting and engaging to readers. Even if we use jargon in our papers, it would be better to explain those jargon at first.

  2. Aug 2020
    1. Guideline 1: An ethical writer ALWAYS acknowledges the contributions of others to his/her work.

      These guidelines are a form of self regulation and a way to respect others' work.

    2. accuracy and transparency

      For scientific writing, accuracy includes expression accuracy and accuracy of research method. Scientists need to clearly express their ideas and how do they approach each survey.

    1. Becauseall research has its limitations, it is important to discuss the limitations of articles under examina-tion.

      By discussing the limitation of the articles, readers will convince the credibility and validity of the research.

    2. Abbre-viations and acronyms used in the paper should be defined in the abstract.

      A detailed guidelines show how to use abbreviation in our research project.

    1. PCR (polymerase chain reaction)

      Use parentheses to explain some jargons can offer text that is important to the meaning of the word. This help readers understand more about the text.

    1. Once a grant is awarded, researchers are expected to keep the agency informed of their activities, usually through annual reports summarizing their progress to date.

      Before I thought once researchers get a grant, the agency just needs to wait for researchers' final result. I realize that the agency usually follow researchers' activity through annual reports to determine whether keep funding or not.

    2. Similarly, the introduction overviews previous research and the questions that motivated the study, but a more extensive discussion of prior research and explanation of the research prob~em are generally presented in a background section.

      Scientific journal's introduction is different compared to normal article's introduction. The author need to build the connection with the previous report to show why it is necessary to develop a new research topic.

    1. We abandoned our work with nitrogen trichloride when we realized it was explosive.

      I think this is the type of mistake that I always make. Don't know which noun it represent. Here is a common sentence structure. Using with and followed by an object. Using the object will reduce ambiguity.

    2. Nonrestrictive clauses, which are not essential to the meaning of the sentence, begin with which and are set off with commas.

      This reminds me the first time knowing the difference between that and which. Using which if you want to add some insignificant information. Using that if the additional information is important to a word.

    1. sentence is too long when it has more viable candidates for stress positions than there are stress positions available.

      A clear definition of complex sentence. Sometimes a sentence is hard to understand because I don't know which part is the main point.

    2. First, grammatical subjects should be followed as soon as possible by their verbs; second, every unit of discourse, no matter the size, should serve a single function or make a single point; and, third, information intended to be emphasized should appear at points of syntactic closure.
      1. noun after verb
      2. each sentence makes a point
      3. important information at syntactic closure
    1. Only by framingissues in a manner that makes them personallymeaningful and accessible to nontraditionalaudiences can scientists and their organiza-tions boost public attention and thereby spon-sor informal learning

      Sometimes, scientists need to transform the language they use in science to the language that the public can easily understand.

    2. I would argue that framing the debate willlead to (i) having to misrepresent scientificinformation or

      The author introduces UNIPCC and the debate concerning evolution versus creationg to support his argument.

    3. Framing science in these ways doesmake science more accessible. But it’s impor-tant to understand the risks of saturating themedia with these popular frames, as well asthe potential rewards.

      Every coin has two sides. Try to frame science in a proper way.

    1. he nine-dot problem, you must "violate" or ignore conventional beliefs and as-sumptions

      A nice transition from the experiment of connecting nine dots with four straight lines to why it is hard for other scientists to accept Marshall's idea at first.

    2. We saw earlier that this can be; a slow i::rocess.

      For most of time, the process of putting scientific research result into commercial practice is slow. Because the product is related to human body. Everything need to be careful.

    3. How do you get other scientists to listen to you?

      That is the reason why Marshall want to do experiment to convince other scientists. Practice is the sole criterion of truth.