College life for Bowdoin students involves a lot of writing, from class papers to texting. But outside of the English Department's creative writing classes, there is often not a lot of time or impetus ...

When it comes to reading academic research reports in the behavioral sciences, I'm no different than anyone else. I often find myself thinking "what is the point?" Reading academic papers is not ...

Letter writing and writing instruments are seeing a surge in interest as people look for space to reflect and build ...

An intriguing new study from a team of Japanese researchers suggests handwriting on paper leads to greater brain activity and memory retention compared to handwriting with a stylus on a tablet. The ...

Address all parts of the prompt. Be concise and clear. Use active voice instead of passive wherever possible. Passive: The experiment was conducted by Roberts. Active: Roberts conducted the experiment ...

When writing an essay, it’s important to think about which aspects you would like to include in your paper. For example, are there definitions or background information that you’d like to explain ...

Writing a clear, accurate and convincing scientific paper is both an art and a skill. It is one well worth mastering. In the seventeenth century, early in the history of modern experimental science, ...