Sam Jones, PhD

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dc-based science journalist • audio producer • co-host of #tinymatters🎙• she/her
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Every year the DC Science Writers Association (DCSWA) holds a professional development day where over 100 science reporters, PIOs, editors, and radio/podcast and video producers gather for a fun day of skill-building and networking.

I'm so psyched for this year's lineup. Join us May 6th!🦆 register here 🔗 https://dcswa.wildapricot.org/event-5204611

D.C. Science Writers Association - Professional Development Day 2023 (In-Person + Virtual)

if you’re a #tinymatters listener, we JUST got our first merch! A ☕️ mug! Support the pod and look good drinking your beverage of choice 🔗 https://www.store.acs.org/eweb/ACSTemplatePage.aspx?site=ACS_Store&WebCode=storeItemDetail&parentKey=0049fee3-9804-4e30-b3c2-1b4bd623bfa3
In this week’s #tinymatters we go on a detection dog deep dive. These are dogs trained to sniff out everything from explosives to invasive pythons to diseases like #COVID19 🐍💣🦠 wanna guess if my little chicken nuggets👇 made the cut? https://open.spotify.com/episode/5EY50zGkxKuiCNdicCtyx0?si=Sc14mMQUSlqPk3BmCjCuPA
Detection dogs: Sniffing out explosives, invasive pythons and... COVID-19?

Listen to this episode from Tiny Matters on Spotify. In this episode of Tiny Matters, Sam and Deboki go on a detection dog deep dive. These are dogs who can sniff out basically anything, from explosives to invasive pythons to diseases like cancer and COVID-19. How are they trained? Are certain breeds better at recognizing certain odors? And, come to think of it, how do any of us smell things? Links to the Tiny Show & Tell stories: https://www.washingtonpost.com/science/2023/02/02/cavefish-couch-potato-evolution/ https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/03/science/new-ice-glass.html   

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maybe you know @hankgreen from Vlogbrothers, SciShow or CrashCourse

maybe you watch his TikToks or have read his books

or maybe... about a dozen other things. Hank's everywhere, including this week's #tinymatters 🎙️
https://open.spotify.com/episode/5YJ6ymo2iLLeN9IbkFzs4g?si=IKHa-mgxS9-gNsHXTRbtLg

Hank Green on dad emails, the business of scicomm, and the value of niche

Listen to this episode from Tiny Matters on Spotify. Maybe you know Hank Green from Vlogbrothers or CrashCourse. Maybe he taught you something on TikTok. Maybe you’ve read one of his books. Or maybe you know him from about a dozen other things. Hank does a lot, so Sam and Deboki were psyched to get a chance to chat with him. Even more about Hank at https://hankgreen.com/ 

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If you have a suggestion for a #TinyMatters episode, email us! tinymatters [at] acs [dot] org
In this week's #TinyMatters, learn what it takes to hunt down a rare #microbe from an expert microscopist, and why it matters for how we understand #evolution and the connections between species today🦠 https://open.spotify.com/episode/1nKNgUTbaWWOhwSJBCI9ns?si=ah-L9SIHTM6zoSpnp_U2cg
The hunt for a rare microorganism

Listen to this episode from Tiny Matters on Spotify. For centuries, scientists have looked through microscopes to witness the worlds of tiny creatures and cells that exist all around us. In this episode, Sam and Deboki learn what it takes to hunt down a rare microbe and why it matters for how we understand evolution and the connections between species today. Links to the Tiny Show & Tell stories: https://defector.com/an-oral-history-of-the-time-six-doctors-swallowed-lego-heads-to-see-how-long-theyd-take-to-poo https://www.newscientist.com/article/2353644-amazon-deforestation-may-shrink-himalayan-snow-and-antarctic-ice/  

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At first glance, you may think you’re looking at a picture of living crocodiles moving stealthily through mud. But they’re mummies, possibly dead for more than 2,500 years and preserved in a ritual that likely honored Sobek, a fertility deity worshiped in ancient Egypt 🐊

⭐️ my latest for NYT Science https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/18/science/mummified-crocodiles-egypt-tomb.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

10 Mummified Crocodiles Emerge From an Egyptian Tomb

Found beneath an ancient dump, the mummies shed light on ancient Egyptian mummification practices and the many lives of a necropolis.

At #TinyMatters we’re kicking off the year by having a look back at some of our favorite episode moments from 2022🍾

Have suggestions for topics for 2023? Email us! [email protected]

🎙️available wherever you listen https://open.spotify.com/episode/5psUHDIwE1UxP1ynHGSIid

Our first year(!) and looking toward 2023

Listen to this episode from Tiny Matters on Spotify. Today, we're taking a look back at a handful of our favorite episode moments from the first year of Tiny Matters. Want to tell us your favorite? Have suggestions for topics for 2023? Email us! [email protected]. Here's the article in The Conversation that Deboki mentions: https://theconversation.com/what-causes-asthma-clues-from-londons-great-smog-with-implications-for-air-pollution-today-62468 

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I’m so happy to share that #tinymatters has won silver in the 2022 Signal Awards science podcast category🥈

proud of this little team and our first year as a podcast💚

🎙️available wherever you listen, all episode transcripts here🔗 https://acs.org/tinymatters

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A science podcast about things small in size but big in impact.

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Next Thursday (1/19), join the DC Science Writers Association and the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications for a *free* virtual workshop on more effectively reaching the audience(s) you want. Open to any and all #communicators. More info & registration here 👉 https://dcswa.org/event/hands-on-workshop-the-science-of-what-makes-people-care/ #scicomm #sciencejournalism #communication #communications
Hands-on Workshop (virtual): The Science of What Makes People Care – D.C. Science Writers Association