When your protagonist is a Hamiltonian: A career in physics writing and editing

Physics (physics.aps.org) is the online magazine for the Physical Review journals. We write and edit articles about top papers from the journals; we also work on news features, Q&As, and a variety of stories related to physics research and its influences. This talk is aimed at anyone who wants to learn more about a career in science writing and editing. Using a few examples of recent Physics articles, I’ll give you an inside look at what we do and where we get our ideas. I’ll also explain how the members of our team broke into this line of work and the skills we seek when hiring.