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Content Knowledge

  • Critiquing Science on Display

    Please tour the public galleries on display in the lobbies of the Broad Institute and the Koch Institute, which face one another across Main Street on the MIT campus. Then write brief notes (2–3 pages) that critically compare and contrast the approaches to exhibiting science of these two galleries.

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  • Workshop: Writing Science and Writing Science (cont.)

    Revise your one-page written piece to include the elements you recently learned.

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  • Telling a Tale, Painting a Picture: Writing About Science Using Special Techniques

    Come to class with a first draft of a one-page description of a phenomenon in science for a public audience, a one-page essay on a topic related to science, or a one-page letter to the editor responding to a recent op-ed on a topic in science or technology.

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  • What Does It Mean to Write About Science for the Public

    The readings for this session are two different accounts on the discovery of the structure of DNA. When reading them, take into account the discussion we will have comparing and contrasting both what they say and their ways of saying it.

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  • In the Elevator or Hallway: Talking Informally about Science

    Come to class prepared to speak informally and briefly (maximum 2 minutes) about a topic in science, technology, or engineering that interests you. Assume your audience is intelligent but knows little or nothing about the subject.

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  • Midterm Exam

    Midterm Exam for the course Environmental Policy and Economics. 

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  • Assignment 5

    Problem set for the course Environmental Policy and Economics. 

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  • Assignment 4

    Problem set for the course Environmental Policy and Economics. 

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  • Assignment 3

    Problem set for the course Environmental Policy and Economics. 

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  • Assignment 1

    Problem set for the course Environmental Policy and Economics. 

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