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How to use AI as a science writer
AI can be a useful tool to improve your productivity, creativity and efficiency. But it also has its pitfalls. Below are a few ways AI...

Leah Geller
Jun 161 min read
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Empathy is key to science writing
Empathy is the ability to take another's perspective or, as the saying goes, to walk in their shoes. Empathy requires the ability to...

Leah Geller
Jan 23, 20241 min read
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How is science writing different?
My niece, who teaches college-level English, recently asked me how science writing is different from other forms of the craft. I thought...

Leah Geller
Aug 2, 20231 min read
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What's the big deal about the active voice?
You've likely been told at some point in your academic or professional career that you need to write in the active voice. But what...

Leah Geller
Mar 15, 20232 min read
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What is readability – and why does it matter?
Readability is the ease with which a reader can understand a written text. The readability level you should aim for depends on: The...

Leah Geller
Nov 3, 20222 min read
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The most important thing you can do to improve your writing
You may be surprised. One of the biggest challenges people face when writing is keeping their sentences short enough to engage their...

Leah Geller
Oct 11, 20222 min read
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Is there such a thing as Canadian spelling?
Canadians take pride in being distinct from our neighbours to the south. For example, we put a "u" in labour, go to the theatre, write...

Leah Geller
Jun 2, 20221 min read
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Why you should invest in your team's writing skills
Whether you work in health, science, research or engineering, you and your team probably spend a lot of time writing. At a minimum, you...

Leah Geller
Apr 25, 20221 min read
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What you need to know about your audience
Whether you're writing for a funder, a stakeholder or a general audience, they have these things in common. Many of us learned how to...

Leah Geller
Apr 8, 20221 min read
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Finding the right words
It's important to choose words that are common and familiar to your reader whenever possible. This is especially true if you're...

Leah Geller
Apr 8, 20221 min read
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Jargon's not always a bad thing
You just need to know how to handle it. The Canadian Oxford Dictionary defines jargon as, "Words or expressions used by a particular...

Leah Geller
Apr 8, 20221 min read
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