GOOD PAPERS
This is the opening “statement” of a paper that reveals its main argument.
Thesis
The Anthropocene supplants this geological epoch.
The Holocene
The main characters of Annhiliation are a biologist, a psychologist, a surveyor, and a member of this field that specializes in the scientific study of human biology and behavior.
This section of a paper is often written in “cookbook” style, allowing the researchers’ steps to be followed independently, or critiqued.
Methods
“With only one proton in its nucleus, [this] is the lightest and simplest element, made entirely during the big bang.”
Hydrogen
Robin Wall Kimmerer discussed these two complimentary-colored flowers as motivations to study science.
Asters and Goldenrod
A good paragraph should be opened by a strong this sentence.
Topic Sentence
The International Geological Congress voted in 2016 to recognize this decade as the start date of the Anthropocene.
1950s
Described as a “thorn” or a “catalyst” implanted in the earth, this is the name of the region the expeditions explore.
Area X
This paragraph is a stand-alone encapsulation of the whole paper.
Abstract
This is the two-word term to denote how the bulk of the gravitational force measurable in the universe is otherwise undetectable or “invisible.”
Dark Matter
This famous science writer wrote about the uncanny intelligence of plants and the scientists who study them.
Michael Pollan
An incomplete sentence is also known by this F-word.
Fragment
Paul Crutzen originally theorized this historical event as the beginning of the Anthropocene.
The Industrial Revolution
This is the name given by the biologist to the creature who lives and writes in the Tower.
The Crawler
This section is where researchers interpret the findings of their experiment, using second-order interpretations.
Discussion
This planet was recently demoted to be a member of the Kuiper belt of comets.
Pluto
Eating two cups of this a day keeps your gut bacteria happy.
Yogurt
A paper missing a logical flow or coherent argument is known as this two-word alliterative phrase.
Data Dump
This is the field of geology where scientists analyze rock layers for historical markers; Jan Zalasciewicz is an example!
Stratigraphy
“No risk in the reward” is an example of this kind of verbal suggestion.
Hypnotic
This important paragraph mirrors the introduction, but with a sense of change, or development of the topic.
Conclusion
The critical density of the universe is represented by this Greek letter.
Omega (Ω)
Rachel Carson prefers this “b” word instead of pesticide or herbicide, to denote their deleterious effects.
Biocide
“It is” and “there are” are examples of this construction.
Expletive
This is the geological eon in which we currently live.
The biologist recounts seeing this fictionalized creature in a tidal pool.
Destroyer-of-worlds Starfish
This is the most important phrase or sentence, and also the most-read section of a paper.
Title
This, historically, was the research branch of AT&T.
Bell Laboratories
This celebrity horse could perform calculations and inspired the name of a visual question answering dataset produced by Facebook.
Clever Hans