Emily Makowski

Apr 4, 2024 | scientificamerican.com | Emily Makowski

I spend my days surrounded by thousands of written words, and sometimes I feel as though there’s no escape. That may not seem particularly unusual. Plenty of people have similar feelings. But no, I’m not just talking about my job as a copy editor here at Scientific American, where I edit and fact-check an endless stream of science writing. This constant flow of text is all in my head. My brain automatically transcribes spoken words into written ones in my mind’s eye.