The Island of Science Writing

Over the past two summers I've paid visits to the lovely Isles of Shoals to speak to students and scientists at the Shoals Marine Lab. (I wrote a post about my 2007 trip here, and last summer's journey here.) This year I'll be trying something new: I'm teaching a week-long college-credit course on science writing. It will run from August 10 to 17, and, like all classes at Shoals, it will be intense. We'll read a lot, write a lot more, and take advantage of the unique environment of Appledore Island, where you should never be surprised to encounter an underwater archaeologist, an ornithologist banding migratory birds, or a vet dissecting a seal on a picnic table. The Lab will be taking registrations for the next few weeks. By the way, here's the whole course list for the summer, including a class on the history of oceans that will start at Cornell and move through time and space to Appledore. Image: Rick Holt, Wikipedia