Robot Science Writers

Practical Consequences for Writers of Science and Their Teachers

Science writers' reactions to a medical "breakthrough" story.

In numerous incidences, the news coverage of medical research has incited unjustified optimism or fear. The medical literature provides an archive of the scientific community's condemnation of these misleading reports, but little is known about how they are judged by newsmakers. This study explored science writers' reactions to a controversial New York Times story that inflated the hopes of tho...

Robot Soccer: Game or Science

Robot soccer is representative for the application of Multi Agent Systems in real-world dynamic situations. Robot soccer contains most of the important elements that are present in real world multi-agent applications, such as perception of dynamic environments, reactive behaviour, team coordination, communication and fusion of information, decision making in the presence of adversary objects. I...

Revision Strategies of Student Writers and Experienced Adult Writers

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Physicians as writers.

the patient’s story, and enjoy the interaction with patients and families. They are also part of the full gamut of life experiences and events, often in dramatic fashion. Smithers noted that “opportunities for the close observation of the great variety of men and women under conditions of stress, suffering, relief and bereavement has been theirs; indeed they have seen more of the triumph of the...