Epigenetics, which attempts to explain how our genes respond to our environment, is the latest twist on the historic nature vs. nurture debate. In addressing this and other controversies in contemporary […]

As an editor who works quite a bit in the sciences, I have had the experience several times of working with multi-language authors.

Multi-language authors were formerly called “nonnative English speakers” by me […]

October: National Book Month. Curl up on the couch with a good book.

October: National Reading Group Month. Gather a group of friends, and meet weekly to discuss a great book!

October: National Work and […]

Every editor, like every worker, needs tools. The tools may belong to the person (like mine do) or to their institution.

I became a freelance editor (and an editor, period) two years ago. Since then, I have […]

For academic and technical editors, reference management programs are like pineapple on pizza – you either love them or hate them. In the past, when a project arrived with references in EndNote or some other r […]