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Learning to Chat with GPT
Large language models, like ChatGPT, have the incredible ability to grasp language. How exactly does it work, and what can we learn about ourselves through these models?
Jun. 10, 2024
New Alzheimer's drug holds promise, pitfalls for patients
The FDA's July 2023 approval of a new drug to treat Alzheimer's disease marked important progress in a long quest.
Virtual Networking Social: Freelance Science Writers Meetup
This latest NASW Virtual Networking Social is brought to you by the NASW Freelance Committee.
Wendy Lyons Sunshine—Tender Paws: How Science-Based Parenting Can Transform Our Relationship with Dogs
Introducing a puppy or traumatized rescue dog to your home often presents unexpected challenges: some are nippy, fearful, or constant barkers. Tactics that help at-risk kids also may improve dog behavior, Wendy Lyons Sunshine asserts in Tender Paws: How Science-Based Parenting Can Transform Our Relationship with Dogs. To change behavior, she says, one first needs to assess a dog’s unmet needs.
Sheeva Azma—Science X Marketing
While science and marketing are separate disciplines, effective science communication draws on knowledge and skills from both, Sheeva Azma asserts in Science X Marketing, a book summarizing her experiences studying neuroscience and working as a science writer, educator, marketer, and policy advisor. Azma also explores ethical challenges that people who work in science marketing may face.
Meet the candidates for the 2024-2026 NASW board election
Later this year, elections will be held to select the National Association of Science Writers Board of Directors serving the 2024-2026 term. Meet the NASW members volunteering for these leadership roles.
Thank you to our NASW Community Fund Contributors
The National Association of Science Writers thanks the many community members whose financial contributions have helped support colleagues and trainees.
Erin Zimmerman—Unrooted: Botany, Motherhood, and the Fight to Save an Old Science
Despite extinction of nearly 600 seed plant species since the 18th century, the number of top US universities offering botany degrees continues to fall, Erin Zimmerman reports in Unrooted: Botany, Motherhood, and the Fight to Save an Old Science. Protected maternity leave, pumping space, remote work options, and childcare at conferences, she asserts, could keep more highly trained women in science.