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Massachusetts Institute of Technology

As the Starling Flies

Abstract

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The concept of science evokes forward momentum, a steady march of progress as scientists accumulate knowledge, refine hypotheses, and make theoretical leaps. But science, it turns out, can also meander as much as a wandering bird.

Degree

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Department dc:contributor.department
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Graduate Program in Science Writing
Grantor dc:publisher
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Year dc:date.issued
2021

Author and committee

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Author dc:creator
  • McBride, Alice D.
Advisor dc:contributor.advisor
  • Mnookin, Seth

Subjects

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Rights

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Statement dc:rights
  • MIT theses are protected by copyright. They may be viewed, downloaded, or printed from this source but further reproduction or distribution in any format is prohibited without written permission.
Language dc:language.iso
en_US

Identifiers

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Handle dc:identifier.uri
https://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/141353
OAI identifier oai:identifier
oai:dspace.mit.edu:1721.1/141353

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2026-07-22
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citation

McBride, Alice D.. As the Starling Flies. Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2021. https://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/141353