by Nicole Rowley, Anthropology Nobody likes being told that they are wrong. This is especially true when it comes to writing, which can be a highly personal and emotional process. Many people avoid sharing their writing with others because they are worried about receiving negative feedback. However, constructive negative feedback is nothing to be scared…
by Nina Ryalls, Mathematics There’s a paradox at the heart of mathematical writing. Any communication between humans relies on connotations, inference, and assumptions; a communal well of ideas filled over centuries. Unfortunately, these are all things which mathematics hates. Because math is purely conceptual, imprecise concepts “break” math, and very quickly cause contradictions and chaos. Math needs…
by Morgan McArthur, biology GLA As an undergraduate engineering student, writing assignments always seemed like a chore to me. “Why should I spend a few hours writing when my equations show the results right here?” That line of thinking persisted until the final year of my undergraduate program when I was taking my senior design…
series of mirror reflections