How not to write a science book...

...or blog post, or any non-fiction for that matter. Dave Munger explains. As one of his commenters notes: "

Actually, this fantastic post is like a DSM entry for diagnosing crappy science writing. "Must exhibit 7 of 9 symptoms for 200 pages."

Print it out and put it next to your computer. Check it out next time you start writing something...

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Has Munger sneakily weighed in on the "Framing Science" topic with his point #8?

"..People don't read science books to learn things, they read them to make their lives better...