last year's feature about ancient #Australia is now in the #OpenArchives:
https://proseandpassion.blogspot.com/2024/06/ancient-australia.html #science #CurrentBiology #ScienceJournalism #ScienceWriter #ancientDNA #anthropology #humans #migration
#ScienceWriter
really enjoyed #WritersInOxford alternative #LiteraryFestival yesterday - there were 9 of us very briefly presenting our new books published within the last 12 months. I was the only #ScienceWriter, although there are of course quite a few in #Oxford
Here's a very cool #Science article! Octopuses change genes in strange ways.
It's explained by #Scientist and #ScienceWriter Meg Mindlin at the #Octopus web site
OctoNation https://octonation.com/octopus-can-edit-their-rna-heres-how/
new #Introduction for the bsky bridge : I’m a #BioChemist turned #ScienceWriter, write a feature for every issue of #CurrentBiology, 2/month, mostly about #ecology #evolution #environment also #human, #cultural things seen thru #biology prism. Plus #ScienceBooks, most recently: #Intertwined: From insects to icebergs Also writing a #musical #FamilyHistory #memoir around #biography of our old #cello. #PirateLuthier fixing unloved #violins #NoCars #cycling, #trains, #liveable #cities #townmouse
oh. #RIP #TimRadford, #ScienceWriter extraordinaire. He actually gave me a brief introduction to the job many years ago. I remember I couldn't get a word in edgewise. and he commissioned/edited a few stories I wrote for the grauniad. Back in the days of the ever-changing pullout sections dedicated to science / #technology.
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2025/feb/13/tim-radford-obituary #science #PublicUnderstanding #scienceJournalism
The (slow) thread collecting all my features published in #CurrentBiology in 2025 starts here. #ProseAndPassion #Science #ScienceWriter #ScienceJournalism #biology #ecology The old thread for 2024 is here:
Job opportunity!
Are you a geoscience PhD/postdoc with experience in #SciComm or as a #ScienceWriter who wants to help us communicate the great science presented during the week of #EGU25? Why not join us as a paid Press Assistant?!
Apply by 6 January: https://www.egu.eu/79T9DY/
Hi to my new followers! I'm Jendia Gammon. I'm an #author, #editor, #artist, and #sciencewriter living in Los Angeles, but from Appalachia. I write #thrillers, #horror, #sciencefiction #fantasy, and #Appalachia tales. My website: jendiagammon.com; all other links: https://linktr.ee/jendiagammon
It was bad news when a six-mile-wide asteroid struck the planet 66 million years ago. Join Riley Black at 17:30 CDT Sep 21 for "How to Survive an extinction." Full up-to-date schedule on our website/discord. https://cozycononline.com/events/
Kelly Government Solutions has an opportunity for a Global Health Writer & Editor to support the Fogarty International Center at the NIH. #globalhealth #sciencewriter #sciencejournalism #sciencewriterjobs
👶 Got a kid in childcare? This blog post about early respiratory illnesses is for you. As a microbiologist mom, I became interested in this topic after my son started daycare and brought home illness after illness.
📚 I was fueled by 20% curiosity and 80% exasperation to search the scientific literature to see what studies had been done in this area... because I really wanted to know when the deluge of illnesses will subside. 😩
Hope this is helpful!
The (slow) thread collecting all my features published in #CurrentBiology in 2024 starts here. #ProseAndPassion #Science #ScienceWriter #ScienceJournalism #biology #ecology The old thread for 2023 is here https://mastodon.social/@proseandpassion/109660210547152052
If you enjoy reading science papers as much as I do, you'll enjoy this collection of papers posted on phys.org from my science writer friend Emily Velasco @MLE_online
Here is the cover for *From Typewriters to Twitter:Celebrating 50 Years of Science Writing* -- my pet project during the pandemic. (Pretty excited about this)
This might be the only book that chronicles science writing/ #scicomm in #Canada A digital version is available for free to members of the SWCC (after you log onto the website a link should appear under About). Non-members should contact the association directly and ask (not sure if there's a small fee or if it's free too?). 92 pages, lots of historical photos, short bios of some extraordinary and often eccentric and high-profile writers who helped shaped Canada's science writing landscape. Controversies! Romance! Serious stuff! Fun stuff! The impactful awards program! This book had input from over 20 people who played various roles in the association. This isn't an in-depth analysis, but chronicles important events and an evolving media association. There are no plans at this point for a print copy, but if interested send a note to the SWCC office expressing interest.
Members, log in at: https://sciencewriters.ca/
Non-members, contact (it may take a couple of days for a response): office@sciencewriters.ca
#journalists #journalism #history #scienceliteracy #sciencewriter #ScienceUpFirst @press #press #media #Quebec #books #Authors #smallpress #publishing
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Are you a scientist wanting to work with the media to #ShareYourScience? Get advice & learn what stories journalists want in this #EGUwebinar with EGU Media Officer Gillian D'Souza & #ScienceWriter Ananyo Bhattacharya, 14.00CEST 20 October.
Register now: https://egu.eu/7UFDWE/
Dr Francis Sedgemore has a fascinating background #physics #sciencewriter
https://hesgen.substack.com/?r=cb03u&utm_campaign=subscribe-page-share-screen&utm_medium=web&utm_source=direct
"Like a bright city in the middle of a barren desert, our galactic neighborhood is enveloped by a cosmic void — an enormous, almost unfathomably empty pocket of space."
My latest for Quanta Magazine!
https://www.quantamagazine.org/how-nearly-nothing-might-solve-cosmologys-biggest-questions-20230725/
#science #astronomy #ScienceMastadon #ScienceJournalism #ScienceWriter
I was delighted to write this NY Times article about astronomers' idea to build the most powerful gamma ray telescope ever on the backs of the thousands of satellites that crowd our skies!
(With plenty of caveats that we need more regulations around these mega constellations of satellites).
Here is a gift link to read the article for free.
#science #astronomy #ScienceMastadon #ScienceJournalism #ScienceWriter #BlackMastodon #BlackScientist
Job opportunity! Are you a #videographer, #ScienceWriter or #ScienceCommunicator who wants to find out more about how large geoscience conferences work? Apply to be a (paid) Press Assistant for the week of #EGU23!
Find out more & apply by 8 March: https://egu.eu/7N4ZSZ/
#vEGU23
Dear friends,
@BBCWorld hosted an illuminating discussion around Rachel Carson, the influential #sciencewriter most famous for Silent Spring. Very much worth the listen. A quote from her that ended the show was worth the wait.
ESM
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/w3ct38tl
#writers #writing #silentspring #tenacity #clarity #dedication #biodiversity #ddt #pesticides #interview #paneldiscussion
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