This is another book that helps those of us who are in STEM fields or publish within the STEM (science, technology, engineering, mathematics) areas write more clearly.
This book by David Lindsay, “Scientific Writing = Thinking in Words” is one of the best I’ve read as far as providing detail-oriented guidelines on how to write well in the STEM disciplines, and its advice applies broadly.
My biggest complaint with Lindsay's book isn't the content (his writing is agile and provides excellent feedback for scientific writing) pic.twitter.com/2DI7iTGWbD
— Dr Raul Pacheco-Vega (@raulpacheco) May 3, 2018
Lindsay is an excellent writer, and his recommendations on creating and executing solid presentations is much welcome, because a lot of what STEM scholars do is also present at conferences, and that component of academic life is not always emphasized in books on writing.
— Dr Raul Pacheco-Vega (@raulpacheco) May 3, 2018
In short, very much worth reading if you’re looking to improve your writing as an academic.
If you liked this blog post, perhaps you’d want to check my reading notes of other books on various topics, including scholarly writing, or my page on reading notes of books geared towards doctoral candidates undertaking their dissertation research. Disclaimer: I purchase all my books with my own hard earned money, and I receive absolutely no cash from promoting, reading or reviewing these books. My intention is simply to help others in academia, particularly graduate students and scholars at the margins.
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