올해 최고의 개인 에세이: 과학 분야 최고의 에세이

 

레이첼 양은 올해 사이언스 커리어에 기고한 에세이에서 "저는 어렸을 때 글쓰기를 싫어했습니다."라고 한탄했습니다. "창의적인 유형은 엉킨 덩굴 사이에서 쉽게 흔들리는 혼란스러운 정글을 헤매는 것 같았고, 저는 낮은 곳에 매달린 채 어디로 가야 할지 몰라 불안하게 매달려 있었습니다."

 

올해 많은 독자들이 양의 에세이와 학술 글쓰기 및 출판에 관한 다른 에세이의 인기를 고려할 때, 이는 분명 많은 독자들의 마음속에 있는 어려움입니다. 일부는 학술 출판에 내재된 공동 저자와의 주고받기 등 기술적인 측면에 초점을 맞추기도 했습니다. 다른 사람들은 연구비 제안서에서 위험을 감수하거나 실패한 실험에 대한 논문을 써도 되는지에 대해 질문하며 내용을 성찰했습니다.

 

과학자들이 커리어를 쌓으며 배우는 교훈을 탐구하는 주간 시리즈인 직장 생활 섹션의 일환으로 과학 사기, 해외 이주, 멘토링 등에 관한 에세이도 게시했습니다. 새해를 맞이하며 영감과 성찰을 얻을 수 있도록 지난 한 해 동안 가장 많이 읽힌 글을 소개합니다. 

 

 

https://www.science.org/content/article/perfecting-academic-writing-facing-fraud-science-s-top-personal-essays-year

 

 

 

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