So, Rhetoric of Science is off to a great start! Monday's class was filled with varied comments from all participants and we are learning each other's personality. Dr. Baake provides some thoughtful prompts and admits that learning can occur instantaneously with each post. The suggestive topics for final projects sounds like each of us will be travelling unique paths down this rhetorical trail.

The first assigned text by Natalie Angier brings a certain normalcy to the topic of scientific discovery. Her use of metaphor and humor create a sense of conversation to a topic that you wouldn't find around a workplace lunch table or night out with friends, but creates the feeling that you might not mind if it did. Her style reveals why she is a Pulitzer Prize-winning author.

Off and running!