science writing
Popularizing technical knowledge
Science writing is nonfiction that explains scientific topics to general audiences.
It translates technical research into accessible prose, appearing in magazines, newspapers, and books: Her science writing made quantum physics understandable to ordinary readers.
Science writing bridges the gap between specialists and the public, prioritizing clarity over jargon.
The term also covers writing done by scientists themselves for peer communication, though this is usually called scientific writing.
- general audienceUnrestricted viewership category
- layman's termsNon-specialist phrasing
- plain EnglishUnadorned, accessible wording
- analogiesComparative resemblances drawn
- metaphorsImplicit comparison expressions
big picture · author · storytelling · public engagement · Carl Sagan · clarity · curiosity · narrative · fact-checking · research findings · accessibility · precision · jargon · complex ideas · simplification · deadlines · textbooks · peer review
- nonfictionbiography, autobiography, biographies, history, memoir
- nonfiction genresbiography, memoir, autobiography, history, travel
- science mediaDiscovery Channel, National Geographic, Bill Nye, MythBusters, nature documentaries
- science communicationpress releases, explainers, public talks, documentaries, podcasts
- Science Journalismpress release, data journalism, press releases, explainer, Nature
- prosenovel, novels, short story, novellas, essay
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Reporting on athletic events
gossip columns · political commentary · food writing · travel writing · spiritual literature
science writingjournal article
Scholarly work in periodical
technical report · research paper · scientific literature · monograph
science writingcreative writing
Original literary expression
fiction · mythology · folklore · fantasy · supernatural fiction
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