@mrmattsimon.bsky.social Senior writer @grist. Formerly @wired. Book on microplastics: https://xitter.cf/t.co/TMwRuuZp5j. [email protected]
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After spending over a decade at Wired, it's time for new adventures. Extremely excited to be joining Grist as a senior writer, covering climate solutions. More solar panels, more heat pumps, more urban gardens. Get in touch if you've got projects to share!
More exciting news from @Grist today: Thrilled to announce that @mrMattSimon is joining our ranks to cover climate solutions: grist.org/updates/grist-hire…
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The 2024 #Grist50 list is here! Meet 50 innovative climate leaders who are applying their strengths, creativity, and time to tackling the biggest problems our planet faces.
Explore the list: bit.ly/3MTGFyB
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Welp @WIRED laid me off alongside a bunch of other talented people, and on the way out the door I want to appreciate some stories that I was proud to write while reporting on how AI can harm people, accelerate inequality, violate human rights, and threaten society. A thread 🧵:
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I’m so grateful to all the workers who trusted me to tell their stories @WIRED these past few years. It’s been an honor and a thrill. I learned from the best and got to write about dogged union fights, donor-conceived family reunions, employees grappling with layoffs, and more.
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(Heart)BREAKING NEWS: After 20 years @WIRED , I was among the group of talented editors, writers, designers, and others laid off last Thursday. I am grateful for the career I was able to build there and proud of the work we all did together.
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I'm sorry to say that after two years at @WIRED I've been laid off along with many of my beloved and talented colleagues.
I'm so grateful to have worked with journalists and editors who are the very best at what they do, and I am truly going to miss them.
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i wish i had stupid cash so that i could scoop the insane talent that is getting laid off in journalism this year and just pay them to whip ass
Just had brutal layoffs across WIRED that hit @WIREDScience especially hard. We lost our amazing editor, @KaraPlatoni, @raminskibba on the space beat, and my fellow doomsday reporter @marynmck. I’m still here, picking up the pieces. But hire these people before someone else does.
Honored to have worked with Greg, and extra honored to call him a good friend. Hire him now please.
I'm no longer @WIRED. I was the luckiest to land there out of college and have freedom to build beats and write big features on a truly boggling array of topics.
Excited for what's next. For now, that's freelancing (unless this industry magically starts hiring)...
Just had brutal layoffs across WIRED that hit @WIREDScience especially hard. We lost our amazing editor, @KaraPlatoni, @raminskibba on the space beat, and my fellow doomsday reporter @marynmck. I’m still here, picking up the pieces. But hire these people before someone else does.
Honored to be included in this fantastic review of the plastic threat by @ElizKolbert in the @NewYorker. newyorker.com/magazine/2023/…
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.@mrMattSimon, author of “A Poison Like No Other: How Microplastics Corrupted Our Planet and Our Bodies,” is joining us for this month’s Livable Future Live to talk about the health and environmental impacts of plastic pollution. RSVP to join us on 6/21: fwwat.ch/3WJEPUL
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Wired science writer @mrmattsimon joins us to discuss the pervasive impact of microplastics on the world and how we can minimize it in our lives.
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Honored to be part of this incredible paper with rockstar co-authors @lisaerdle, @Win_OpenData, @PatiVillarrubia, @5gyres, and others not on Twitter.
Fantastic write-up by @mrMattSimon!
A new study finds that the amount of plastic particles at the ocean surface is skyrocketing. But it's likely a significant underestimate, due to scant data on the smallest of microplastics and nanoplastics. wired.com/story/microplastic…
A new study finds that the amount of plastic particles at the ocean surface is skyrocketing. But it's likely a significant underestimate, due to scant data on the smallest of microplastics and nanoplastics. wired.com/story/microplastic…
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Highly recommend anyone writing, researching or wondering about #microplastics tune into this @OurOcean webinar next week, 1/31. Mark your 🗓️ b/c @stellar_seas @AnjaMBrandon @ChelseaRochman @mrMattSimon are among the best!
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Many of us are aware of the pollutants that come from cars and the fossil fuel industry, but did you know toxic particles may be lurking in your home? Science reporter @mrMattSimon, author of A Poison Like No Other, gave us the scoop on microplastics. 👀
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Mark your calendars! @OurOcean is sitting down live with journalist and author @mrMattSimon to discuss his book "A Poison Like No Other" and the dangers of microplastics to our ocean.
Have questions for our experts? Drop them below in the replies! 👇
Had a fantastic conversation with @shubasu about microplastics, a very unfantastic thing. If you need a break from *gestures broadly at everything* podcasts.apple.com/us/podcas…
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It's in our air, our drinking water, our food... even our blood. #Microplastics have corrupted our world! Listen to this #podcast episode, featuring scientific journalist @mrMattSimon, to learn more!
#sustainability #health #toxins #plasticpollution