Freelance science journalist obsessed with weird biology. Author: https://xitter.cf/t.co/wCct5sshJl. We are all just fancy worms and I love that about us.
Seattle, WA
Joined October 2009
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Hey, I wrote this for @NGKidsBks and it's out today! It's about how things break and how people try to learn from that. Featuring sinkholes, stadium implosions, car crushers, crumbling pyramids, locust swarms, the Great Molasses Flood, and much, much more bookshop.org/a/81624/9781426…
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“tailless whip scorpion” is one of the most useless names out there. it’s like naming a cat “trunkless hair elephant”
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We do not deserve editors who leave little "Hahaha!" or "Love this!" comments in the doc. Like opening your packed lunch to see that your mom wrote you a tiny note. Thank you for all that you do.
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A view of Seattle from the Space Needle, Oct. 1 compared with today. The air quality here is among the worst in the world.
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Learned so much about so much working on @PopSci’s #Brilliant10 this year. Check out the winners, profiled by me & @yeahyeahyasmin, with expert guidance from @RachelFeltman & @CorinneIOZO. I don’t say it lightly, but these scientists and engineers are doing truly inspiring things
We're so excited to announce the winners of our #Brilliant10, our annual list of early-career scientists and engineers who are today's brightest innovators!
🧵popsci.com/science/brilliant…
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Oregon @nswa members: Are you signed up yet for our virtual happy hour this Wednesday night? Come meet your fellow Oregon science writers, talk shop, share news, etc. I hope to see you there. nswa.wildapricot.org/event-4…
Note: I get a tiny kickback through this link, and so do indie bookstores, but buying in person or requesting from your local library are also awesome ways to go 🤓
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Come see the world's greenest commercial building!
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Our private tour begins at 5:30 PM on Tuesday, August 23, 2022. FREE. Max 20 guests so reserve your spot now!
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The 2022 NSWA Career Development Awards are OPEN!
Apply now thru Aug 1 for up to $1000 to defray expenses of attending a training, conference, or class. More info and and application here:
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Just landed on the seafloor and guess what we found?
More HOLES!!
Live video: oceanexplorer.noaa.gov/okean…
ALT Holes on seafloor
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Hot take, but sometimes, I actually like how slow biking, walking, & even transit can be. So much of our lives are about brutal, relentless efficiency & productivity, often not even for our own benefit. Going slow can be a form of resistance, and it shouldn't be a big privilege.
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In case humanity really messes up, you should know we learned a dangerous species of deep sea cannibal squid is talking with each other in a kind of language ("indicative of semanticity and discreteness") using the patterns & bioluminescence on their skin. pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.19…
Deadline Monday!
The 2022 NSWA Career Development Awards are OPEN!
Apply now thru Aug 1 for up to $1000 to defray expenses of attending a training, conference, or class. More info and and application here:
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being a millennial in journalism is 30% explaining to people how you got your start working for free at a website that no longer exists with an editor who has left journalism to focus on his band.
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The 2022 NSWA Career Development Awards are OPEN!
Apply now thru Aug 1 for up to $1000 to defray expenses of attending a training, conference, or class. More info and and application here:
ow.ly/rs5O50K1swQ