#sciencejournalism — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #sciencejournalism, aggregated by home.social.
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Click here to listen to the episode on various platforms:
🎧YouTube: https://youtu.be/O1UYdHAFyWc
🎧Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/7wai9Uxpe73oJuBLqbWmH9?si=a0a3209604ff45d8
🎧Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/es/podcast/co-emissions-and-the-oceans-limits/id1896873435?i=1000777078278
🎧RSS: https://rss.com/podcasts/written-in-the-ocean/Produced as part of the FRONTIERS Science Journalism Fellowship, funded by the European Research Council under the EU Horizon Europe programme.
#WrittenInTheOcean #MARUM #OceanScience #CarbonCycle #ClimateEmergency #ScienceJournalism #FrontiersScience #Podcast -
Click here to listen to the episode on various platforms:
🎧YouTube: https://youtu.be/O1UYdHAFyWc
🎧Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/7wai9Uxpe73oJuBLqbWmH9?si=a0a3209604ff45d8
🎧Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/es/podcast/co-emissions-and-the-oceans-limits/id1896873435?i=1000777078278
🎧RSS: https://rss.com/podcasts/written-in-the-ocean/Produced as part of the FRONTIERS Science Journalism Fellowship, funded by the European Research Council under the EU Horizon Europe programme.
#WrittenInTheOcean #MARUM #OceanScience #CarbonCycle #ClimateEmergency #ScienceJournalism #FrontiersScience #Podcast -
🎧 Listen on:
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NZ6V2TxQ598
Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/es/podcast/planet-glacier/id1896873435?i=1000775259489
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/7loDaHc0ZlJU6yMPrxhejS?si=e2e4ac5f1c594a50
RSS: https://rss.com/podcasts/written-in-the-ocean/2960935Produced at MARUM as part of the FRONTIERS Science Journalism Fellowship, funded by the European Research Council under the EU Horizon Europe programme.
#WrittenInTheOcean #Glaciers #ClimateEmergency #OceanScience #ScienceJournalism #MARUM #FrontiersScience #Podcast
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🎧 Listen on:
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NZ6V2TxQ598
Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/es/podcast/planet-glacier/id1896873435?i=1000775259489
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/7loDaHc0ZlJU6yMPrxhejS?si=e2e4ac5f1c594a50
RSS: https://rss.com/podcasts/written-in-the-ocean/2960935Produced at MARUM as part of the FRONTIERS Science Journalism Fellowship, funded by the European Research Council under the EU Horizon Europe programme.
#WrittenInTheOcean #Glaciers #ClimateEmergency #OceanScience #ScienceJournalism #MARUM #FrontiersScience #Podcast
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Our national bloody broadcaster, the supposed gold standard news for the country of Ireland, doesn’t know the difference between an asteroid and a comet. #rte #idiots #comet #asteroid #sciencejournalism
https://www.rte.ie/news/2026/0624/1580135-asteroid-visible-stargazers/ -
Our national bloody broadcaster, the supposed gold standard news for the country of Ireland, doesn’t know the difference between an asteroid and a comet. #rte #idiots #comet #asteroid #sciencejournalism
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A quick reaction to the news that #ScientificAmerican and #SpektrumDerWissenschaft are being sold off. https://proseandpassion.blogspot.com/2026/06/news-from-publishing-world.html
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A quick reaction to the news that #ScientificAmerican and #SpektrumDerWissenschaft are being sold off. https://proseandpassion.blogspot.com/2026/06/news-from-publishing-world.html
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My latest @forbes article has just gone live. It is a deep dive on extreme heat in cities. Five brand-new papers (each from a different discipline) together paint a worrying picture of the scale of the problem.
#science #ScienceJournalism #climatechange #cities #heatwave
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My latest @forbes article has just gone live. It is a deep dive on extreme heat in cities. Five brand-new papers (each from a different discipline) together paint a worrying picture of the scale of the problem.
#science #ScienceJournalism #climatechange #cities #heatwave
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INDIA'S SCIENCE NEWSROOMS GRAPPLE WITH SHRINKING SPACES, RISING DEMAND
Indian science journalists have more work and less support. Training helps reporters but newsrooms need more resources.
#ScienceJournalism, #IndiaNews, #MediaChallenges, #Journalism, #ScienceCommunication
https://newsletter.tf/india-science-journalists-shrinking-newsrooms-rising-demand/
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Fewer journalists are available to report on science in India, even though people want to know more about it. This is a big problem for newsrooms.
#ScienceJournalism, #IndiaNews, #MediaChallenges, #Journalism, #ScienceCommunication
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Please reshare! Here's the first in a series of #sciencewriting resources I'm posting to my website: A list of science writing/communication internships and fellowships.
https://brittanytrang.com/science-journalism-fellowships-and-internships/
#sciencejournalism #scicomm #scicommjobs #journalismjobs #journojobs #sciencecommunication #sciwri #stem
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Please reshare! Here's the first in a series of #sciencewriting resources I'm posting to my website: A list of science writing/communication internships and fellowships.
https://brittanytrang.com/science-journalism-fellowships-and-internships/
#sciencejournalism #scicomm #scicommjobs #journalismjobs #journojobs #sciencecommunication #sciwri #stem
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The (slow) thread collecting all my features published in #CurrentBiology in 2026 starts here. #ProseAndPassion #Science #ScienceWriter #ScienceJournalism #biology #ecology The old thread for 2025 is here: https://mastodon.social/@proseandpassion/113782468349225978
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The (slow) thread collecting all my features published in #CurrentBiology in 2026 starts here. #ProseAndPassion #Science #ScienceWriter #ScienceJournalism #biology #ecology The old thread for 2025 is here: https://mastodon.social/@proseandpassion/113782468349225978
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Author Sophie McBain wasn't on my radar screen, though it turns out I had read some of her pieces before.
Good journalists / longform writers are scarce. We want to recognise them.
Here's her website:
https://sophiemcbain.com/319-2/#GoodJournalists #ScienceJournalism #longform #LongReads #SophieMcBain
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Author Sophie McBain wasn't on my radar screen, though it turns out I had read some of her pieces before.
Good journalists / longform writers are scarce. We want to recognise them.
Here's her website:
https://sophiemcbain.com/319-2/#GoodJournalists #ScienceJournalism #longform #LongReads #SophieMcBain
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A new technique for detecting unknown and unlooked-for chemicals is revealing dozens of contaminants in alligators, sea lions and condors
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A new technique for detecting unknown and unlooked-for chemicals is revealing dozens of contaminants in alligators, sea lions and condors
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Open Letter to Anti-Trans Science Journalists
Posted by Matthew R. Francis over on Bluesky. I searched for a Mastodon account for him, but no luck.
https://galileospendulum.org/2025/06/05/open-letter-to-anti-trans-science-journalists/
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Open Letter to Anti-Trans Science Journalists
Posted by Matthew R. Francis over on Bluesky. I searched for a Mastodon account for him, but no luck.
https://galileospendulum.org/2025/06/05/open-letter-to-anti-trans-science-journalists/
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"While the tone and style of ChatGPT summaries were often a good match for human-authored content, "concerns about the factual accuracy in LLM-authored content" were prevalent, the journalists wrote. Even using ChatGPT summaries as a "starting point" for human editing "would require just as much, if not more, effort as drafting summaries themselves from scratch" due to the need for "extensive fact-checking," they added.
These results might not be too surprising given previous studies that have shown AI search engines citing incorrect news sources a full 60 percent of the time. Still, the specific weaknesses are all the more glaring when discussing scientific papers, where accuracy and clarity of communication are paramount.
In the end, the AAAS journalists concluded that ChatGPT "does not meet the style and standards for briefs in the SciPak press package." But the white paper did allow that it might be worth running the experiment again if ChatGPT "experiences a major update." For what it's worth, GPT-5 was introduced to the public in August."
#AI #GenerativeAI #Science #ChatGPT #LLMs #Chatbots #Journalism #Media #News #ScienceJournalism
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"While the tone and style of ChatGPT summaries were often a good match for human-authored content, "concerns about the factual accuracy in LLM-authored content" were prevalent, the journalists wrote. Even using ChatGPT summaries as a "starting point" for human editing "would require just as much, if not more, effort as drafting summaries themselves from scratch" due to the need for "extensive fact-checking," they added.
These results might not be too surprising given previous studies that have shown AI search engines citing incorrect news sources a full 60 percent of the time. Still, the specific weaknesses are all the more glaring when discussing scientific papers, where accuracy and clarity of communication are paramount.
In the end, the AAAS journalists concluded that ChatGPT "does not meet the style and standards for briefs in the SciPak press package." But the white paper did allow that it might be worth running the experiment again if ChatGPT "experiences a major update." For what it's worth, GPT-5 was introduced to the public in August."
#AI #GenerativeAI #Science #ChatGPT #LLMs #Chatbots #Journalism #Media #News #ScienceJournalism
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the one in which I observe myself #writing about #science:
https://proseandpassion.blogspot.com/2025/09/in-statu-nascendi.html #sciencejournalism #communication -
the one in which I observe myself #writing about #science:
https://proseandpassion.blogspot.com/2025/09/in-statu-nascendi.html #sciencejournalism #communication -
The types of programs mandated for domestic abusers need an overhaul, many experts think.
https://knowablemagazine.org/content/article/the-mind/2025/new-strategies-to-reduce-intimate-partner-violence
#knowablemagazine
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The types of programs mandated for domestic abusers need an overhaul, many experts think.
https://knowablemagazine.org/content/article/the-mind/2025/new-strategies-to-reduce-intimate-partner-violence
#knowablemagazine
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Some nice news: We are FOLIO: 2025 Awards finalists!
Please join us in congratulating the recognized writers and artists, and be sure to explore their excellent work.
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Some nice news: We are FOLIO: 2025 Awards finalists!
Please join us in congratulating the recognized writers and artists, and be sure to explore their excellent work.
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PS: Our article is freely available to republish.
✅ Covering Climate Now partners can find us in the Sharing Library
✅ Anyone who wants to bring our fact-checked science journalism to their audience can learn more here: https://knowablemagazine.org/republishReach out with any and all questions!
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PS: Our article is freely available to republish.
✅ Covering Climate Now partners can find us in the Sharing Library
✅ Anyone who wants to bring our fact-checked science journalism to their audience can learn more here: https://knowablemagazine.org/republishReach out with any and all questions!
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I've had another article published in @IEEESpectrum (pinch me - I have loved this magazine for two decades). This one is on a very cool #NZ company turning olivine into multiple valuable materials, while producing no waste
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I've had another article published in @IEEESpectrum (pinch me - I have loved this magazine for two decades). This one is on a very cool #NZ company turning olivine into multiple valuable materials, while producing no waste
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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
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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
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David M. Ewalt named new Editor-in-Chief of Scientific American, bringing extensive media experience and passion for science communication to the historic publication #ScienceJournalism #ScientificAmerican
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It has gotten to the point that even good science reporting sucks. It’s simplified down to the usual 8th grade vocab & comprehension, so I’m left wondering thru all the oversimplification what exactly was discovered?! Sure in this wondrous Information Age I could look up the paper, but, like, not while driving & listening to the radio where I heard the science report. #dumbingdown #sciencejournalism #moreinfoplease
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👀 On our radar: Beware pre-shredded lettuce
💬 “Perhaps ironically, the bags of shredded lettuce that promise to be pre-washed and ready to eat are riskier than whole heads of romaine.”
✍️ Nicholas Florko, @TheAtlantic
🔗 https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2025/05/bagged-romaine-lettuce-food-safety/682734/
#PublicHealth #ScienceJournalism #ScienceMastodon #TheAtlantic
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👀 On our radar: Beware pre-shredded lettuce
💬 “Perhaps ironically, the bags of shredded lettuce that promise to be pre-washed and ready to eat are riskier than whole heads of romaine.”
✍️ Nicholas Florko, @TheAtlantic
🔗 https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2025/05/bagged-romaine-lettuce-food-safety/682734/
#PublicHealth #ScienceJournalism #ScienceMastodon #TheAtlantic
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A nice shoutout from the Association of Health Care Journalists in their recent tip sheet, “Covering the ongoing bird flu story as it unfolds.” Thanks for including us!
Explore more:
👉 Read the tip sheet:
https://healthjournalism.org/blog/2025/05/covering-the-ongoing-bird-flu-story-as-it-unfolds/
👉 Check out our explainer:
https://knowablemagazine.org/content/article/health-disease/2025/scientific-facts-about-h5n1-bird-flu#AHCJ #PulicHealth #ScienceJournalism #H5N1 #BirdFlu #KnowableMagazine
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A nice shoutout from the Association of Health Care Journalists in their recent tip sheet, “Covering the ongoing bird flu story as it unfolds.” Thanks for including us!
Explore more:
👉 Read the tip sheet:
https://healthjournalism.org/blog/2025/05/covering-the-ongoing-bird-flu-story-as-it-unfolds/
👉 Check out our explainer:
https://knowablemagazine.org/content/article/health-disease/2025/scientific-facts-about-h5n1-bird-flu#AHCJ #PulicHealth #ScienceJournalism #H5N1 #BirdFlu #KnowableMagazine
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BREAKING NEWS: "Scientists have found trillions of molecules of Hydrogen Dioxide in our rivers, under the influence of the Earth's gravitational field, moving at a rapid rate towards any Ocean they can find, and violently colliding with each other and the river bed, billions and billions of times every second, in what they are now calling Bernoulli Turbulent Flow.
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#Joke #News #FakeNews #PseudoScience #MediaLies #ScienceJournalism #ScinceJokes #Humor #Humour #Science #BreakingNews
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What does it feel like to be a science journalist — or any kind of journalist — in the USA right now? Talia Lavin talked to Deborah Blum, director of the Knight Science Journalism Center at MIT, a specialist in toxicology, and the woman who literally wrote the book on the history of U.S. food regulations. "As a country, we tend to suffer from what I think of as regulatory memory failure. We don't have a sense of what things were like before regulations went into play. Most Americans don't really have a sense of what the environmental landscape of the United States looked like before the EPA, for instance," says Blum. "Instead, we demonize regulation, when often we're really talking about consumer protection. And when we're talking consumer protection, we're talking about protection for every American citizen. But until you have those kinds of universal standards in place, the people who suffer the most are going to be the people who can't afford the good stuff."
#Journalism #ScienceJournalism #Media #FoodSafety #RFK #EPA #Regulation #USA #USPolitics #TrumpAdministration #Food
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What does it feel like to be a science journalist — or any kind of journalist — in the USA right now? Talia Lavin talked to Deborah Blum, director of the Knight Science Journalism Center at MIT, a specialist in toxicology, and the woman who literally wrote the book on the history of U.S. food regulations. "As a country, we tend to suffer from what I think of as regulatory memory failure. We don't have a sense of what things were like before regulations went into play. Most Americans don't really have a sense of what the environmental landscape of the United States looked like before the EPA, for instance," says Blum. "Instead, we demonize regulation, when often we're really talking about consumer protection. And when we're talking consumer protection, we're talking about protection for every American citizen. But until you have those kinds of universal standards in place, the people who suffer the most are going to be the people who can't afford the good stuff."
#Journalism #ScienceJournalism #Media #FoodSafety #RFK #EPA #Regulation #USA #USPolitics #TrumpAdministration #Food
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Short but sweet bit of #ScienceJournalism.
Magical thinking: it's either all-in or... Poof! The magic vanishes. This is why #MagicalThinking can turn violent, I suppose. All -must- believe lest cognitive dissonance becomes painful.
"In a 2013 paper, Fulcheri suggested some saints, interred in many-layered arrangements (a coffin inside a sarcophagus inside a cold stone tomb), might have been “confined in a particular microclimate” hostile to putrefying microbes."
https://www.seattletimes.com/pacific-nw-magazine/incorrect-relics-why-some-corpses-dont-decompose/
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Short but sweet bit of #ScienceJournalism.
Magical thinking: it's either all-in or... Poof! The magic vanishes. This is why #MagicalThinking can turn violent, I suppose. All -must- believe lest cognitive dissonance becomes painful.
"In a 2013 paper, Fulcheri suggested some saints, interred in many-layered arrangements (a coffin inside a sarcophagus inside a cold stone tomb), might have been “confined in a particular microclimate” hostile to putrefying microbes."
https://www.seattletimes.com/pacific-nw-magazine/incorrect-relics-why-some-corpses-dont-decompose/
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my features published in #CurrentBiology this year, issue 8: #Amphibians feel the heat of the #ClimateCatastrophe
https://proseandpassion.blogspot.com/2025/04/amphibians-feel-heat.html #science #scienceJournalism #ecology #environment #frogs -
my features published in #CurrentBiology this year, issue 8: #Amphibians feel the heat of the #ClimateCatastrophe
https://proseandpassion.blogspot.com/2025/04/amphibians-feel-heat.html #science #scienceJournalism #ecology #environment #frogs -
Interested in pursuing #SciComm as a profession? Then this new Master's program in Germany might be for you: tuition-free (also for international students), entirely taught in English, covering everything from #ScienceCommunication to #ScienceJournalism, #SciArt, public engagement and more.
👉 https://www.hs-ansbach.de/en/master/science-communication/
Application period starts on May 1st.
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Ah yes, the riveting tale of dioxygen difluoride: a compound so unholy even Satan himself would swipe left 💀✨. But first, let's solve the internet's greatest mystery—how to enable #JavaScript and #cookies 🙄🔍. Truly, science journalism at its finest! 🍪🔒
https://www.science.org/content/blog-post/things-i-won-t-work-dioxygen-difluoride #dioxygendifluoride #sciencejournalism #internetmystery #HackerNews #ngated -
Ah yes, the riveting tale of dioxygen difluoride: a compound so unholy even Satan himself would swipe left 💀✨. But first, let's solve the internet's greatest mystery—how to enable #JavaScript and #cookies 🙄🔍. Truly, science journalism at its finest! 🍪🔒
https://www.science.org/content/blog-post/things-i-won-t-work-dioxygen-difluoride #dioxygendifluoride #sciencejournalism #internetmystery #HackerNews #ngated -
You feel you're doing a great job at #SciComm? Apply for the National Academies Eric and Wendy Schmidt #Awards for Excellence in Science Communications!
Submissions are accepted by independent/organizational communicators, researchers, or journalists.
👉 https://www.nationalacademies.org/awards/excellence-in-communication/for-applicants
#ScienceCommunication #Wisskomm #ScienceJournalism #media #ScienceMastodon #AcademicMastodon #science
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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
