The Nature of Science by E. O. Wilson

Questions to answer before watching this video

• In what ways do you see yourself as a writer? Are you a poet? A journalist? A blogger?  What style of writing is most familiar and comfortable for you?
  • I write for fun when I am given the choice. I write creatively with short stories that I really enjoy.
• What is your impression of scientific writing?
  • Personally, scientific writing seems long, dry, and complicated. We did some science-type writing in English and it was most of those things, but it was also interesting in some ways.

Answer this question after you watch the video

• How do Wilson’s ideas fit with your experience or ideas about scientific writing?
  • His ideas fit pretty well, as he explained a lot of the writing is dry and boring, but he did also explain the emotional writing that took me a little bit by surprise. But I suppose if you are invested, it could be fun and emotional.
• What if anything surprised you about Wilson’s description of scientists, and their emotions and values as they fit into the process of science?
  • The emotional part did surprise me a bit, as scientists as a whole seem emotionless and a little boring. But they are people, just like me, so they have to get excited over stuff they enjoy, so I can definitely see that now.