Harnessing Sources in the Humanities: A Corpus-based Investigation of Citation Practices in English Literary Studies by Peter F Grav

“…While corpus-based research into science writing has provided valuable insights into how published authors work with sources, citation practices in the humanities have remained largely unexplored. …”
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Mold fever : how a bizarre life form penetrated popular consciousness and launched a creeping hysteria by Frazer, Jennifer Tucker, 1978-

“…Thesis (S.M. in Science Writing)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Humanities, Program in Writing and Humanistic Studies, 2004.…”
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Troubled waters : the battle over shipwrecks, treasure and history at the bottom of the sea by Baehr, Leslie G. (Leslie Gail)

“…Thesis (S.M. in Science Writing)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Comparative Media Studies, 2013.…”
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Take two notes and call me in the morning : the science of music therapy by Cheng, Hannah Yee-shing

“…Thesis (S.M. in Science Writing)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Comparative Media Studies, 2013.…”
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The grey harvest : hunting wolves in America's Heartland by Knoss, Trent

“…Thesis (S.M. in Science Writing)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Comparative Media Studies, 2013.…”
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Words Are Important by Tom Garrison

“…The precision and clarity required in science writing are often alien to first-time lab students who have been tutored by high school English teachers to include elaborate metaphors and colorful vocabulary.…”
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You smell : the mysterious science of scent by Becker, Rachel A

“…Thesis: S.M. in Science Writing, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Comparative Media Studies, 2015.…”
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Knowing when to stop : the investigation of Flight 191 by Vatz, Mara E., 1980-

“…Thesis (S.M. in Science Writing)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Humanities, Program in Writing and Humanistic Studies, 2004.…”
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Ocean fertilization : ecological cure or calamity by Ogilvie, Megan Jacqueline, 1979-

“…Thesis (S.M. in Science Writing)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Humanities, Program in Writing and Humanistic Studies, 2004.…”
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Report to the President for year ended June 30, 2023, Comparative Media Studies/Writing Section by Klopfer, Eric

“…This report contains the following sections: Overview; Academic Program; Education Concentration; Undergraduate Writing Major; Graduate Program in Science Writing; CMS/W Research Groups; Writing, Rhetoric, and Professional Communication; The Writing and Communication Center; English Language Studies; CMS/W faculty summaries—2022-2023…”
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The essential message : Claude Shannon and the making of information theory by Guizzo, Erico Marui

“…Thesis (S.M. in Science Writing)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Humanities, Program in Writing and Humanistic Studies, 2003.…”
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Neutrino capital of the world by Johnson, Carolyn Y., 1980-

“…Thesis (S.M. in Science Writing)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Humanities, Program in Writing and Humanistic Studies, 2004.…”
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SIGN HERE : informed consent in personalized medicine by Ahmed, Abdul-Kareem H

“…Thesis (S.M. in Science Writing)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Comparative Media Studies, 2013.…”
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Diagnostics and ideology by Eva Palmblad

“…The material on which the study is based is popular science writing on the subject. The examination reveals theories and concepts, which carry definite traits of socio-pathological thought. …”
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Sci-fi, Cli-fi or Speculative Fiction: Genre and Discourse in Margaret Atwood’s “Three Novels I Won’t Write Soon” by Michelle Gadpaille

“…After examining and attempting to resolve the issue of genre, the paper aligns Atwood’s discourse of indeterminacy with the parallel discourse of climate change as expressed in science writing, in order to account for this text’s unusual structural and stylistic features. …”
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Across the great divide : chimeras and species boundaries by Bourzac, Katherine Anne, 1981-

“…Thesis (S.M. in Science Writing)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Humanities, Program in Writing and Humanistic Studies, 2004.…”
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Some Theoretical Considerations on Caste by Madhusudan Subedi

“…This paper provides an account of changing perspectives of caste relations in social science writing and political discourse. The discourse of caste has been shifted from ritual hierarchy and social discrimination to an instrument to mobilize people for economic and political gain.…”
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How valuable is formal science training to science journalists? by Sharon Dunwoody

“…The science writing community in the United States increasingly privileges formal science training as part of a science journalist’s ‘tool kit.’ …”
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Bridging the Gaps Between Screens: Can telehealth bring mental healthcare to those who need it? by Syed, Nafisa

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Scrambling for Care: Autism in Rural America by Zia, Shafaq

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