michaelApr 1
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
Dave MuthMar 22

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/

#Octopus #Genetics #DNA #RNA #Mollusc #Octopoda

Octopus Can Edit Their RNA – Here’s How

Ever wonder why people label octopuses as "aliens"? It's not because they hitched a ride on a meteor from outer space. Nope, these eight-armed geniuses earned their intergalactic reputation by doing something no other Earthling

OctoNation - The Largest Octopus Fan Club!
michaelFeb 28
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
michaelFeb 16
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
Tim Radford obituary

Science journalist who could make complex subjects intelligible and thrilling even to a non-specialist readership

The Guardian
michaelJan 6

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:

https://mastodon.social/@proseandpassion/111722396242587397

EGUDec 2

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/

Job opportunity: EGU25 Press Assistant (science writer)

We are looking for one science communicator or science journalist with experience in science writing and an interest in learning about how large geoscientific conferences work, to join our Communications Team for the week of EGU25! This role is most appropriate for PhD candidates and recently graduated individuals, apply by *6 January 2025*.

European Geosciences Union (EGU)
Jendia GammonNov 18, 2024
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
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Nebula Award Finalist and BSFA Award Finalist Author. Pronounced jen-DEE-a.

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Show threadCozyCon Online - CosmosSep 11, 2024

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/

#CozyConOnline #Science #ScienceWriter #ScienceCommunicator

BioNavigatorMay 14, 2024

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

https://www.linkedin.com/posts/susan-schechter-pmp_globalhealth-sciencewriter-sciencejournalism-activity-7186747669795479552-Z1YG?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop

#hiring #sciencejobs

@biology @science

Susan Schechter, PMP on LinkedIn: #globalhealth #sciencewriter #sciencejournalism #sciencewriterjobs

Kelly Government Solutions has an opportunity for a Global Health Writer & Editor to support the Fogarty International Center at the NIH. #globalhealth…

Jennifer TsangFeb 6, 2024

👶 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!

#Microbiology #ScienceWriter