Course Details

Course offered Autumn 2024

HONORS 220 A: Storytelling in the Sciences (NSc, W)

HONORS 220 A: Storytelling in the Sciences (NSc, W)

SLN 16444 (View UW registration info »)

Oliver Fraser (Astronomy)
Office: PAB C324, Box 351580
Email: ojf@uw.edu

Credits: 5
Limit: 28 students

8 seats reserved for incoming freshmen

Storytelling is ancient, effective, and satisfying, but using stories to communicate the nuances and ambiguities of science can be a challenge. In this course students will craft presentations that reflect their personal interests in nature and science, and in doing so they will learn how to effectively explain their own work, helping them develop into experts in their field. The class is centered around two presentations of a scientific nature, as well as a storytelling assignment intended to develop your verbal acuity. You will work closely in small groups to develop your presentation, delivered on days set aside for this purpose.