Rowan Jacobsen

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Rowan Jacobsen

@rowanjacobsen

Author of nine books. Recent pieces in Outside, Smithsonian, Scientific American, others. Occasional stomper of sacred grapes.

Katılım Haziran 2010
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Harper's Magazine
Harper's Magazine@Harpers·
“About one in three American adults gets less than the recommended seven hours of sleep per night. The costs are staggering: by one estimate, up to $411 billion per year in disease, accidents, and lost productivity.” —@rowanjacobsen harpers.org/archive/2025/1…
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“The more I’m in such plant-based lightscapes, the more LED bulbs seem fit only for asylums and nightmares. I haven’t used mine in weeks.” @rowanjacobsen on artificial light and the pursuit of a good night’s sleep. harpers.org/archive/2025/1…
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“I’ve come for a monthlong intervention. No light after dark. I picked this place online because of the location and the stargazing, and because it was the closest I could get to the Great Rift Valley on a budget.” —@rowanjacobsen harpers.org/archive/2025/1…
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Dr. Brandon Beaber
Dr. Brandon Beaber@Brandon_Beaber·
@rowanjacobsen The doctor quoted at the end of the article, Dr. Annette Langer-Gould, was my fellowship mentor
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Rowan Jacobsen@rowanjacobsen·
Excited to announce my new book, IN DEFENSE OF SUNLIGHT, forthcoming from Scribner on Summer Solstice 2026. If you've ever wondered why you feel so much better after a day spent outside, or why your blood pressure is lower in summer than in winter, all will be revealed.
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The Literate Lizard
The Literate Lizard@LitLizardSedona·
Our review on @dailykos of Wild Chocolate: Across the Americas in Search of Cacao's Soul, by @rowanjacobsen. Trump's tariffs make chocolate more expensive and threaten the survival small business chocolatiers, but you can read this wonderful history and travelogue. Links below🧵
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Rowan Jacobsen@rowanjacobsen·
@pgodfreysmith @Ayjchan @BostonMagazine Peter, thanks for mentioning the Q&A. As it so happens, I'm reading "Metazoa" right now on a friend's recommendation. Incredible book! So many delightful and truly new insights.
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Peter Godfrey-Smith
Peter Godfrey-Smith@pgodfreysmith·
New Q&A with @Ayjchan, talking with @rowanjacobsen in @BostonMagazine. Covid origins 5 years on, & her experience pressing for the lab leak option to be taken seriously. [Link below,🧵] Chan has been impressive all through this period - measured in conclusions, always civil.. 1/
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BoomersDaily
BoomersDaily@BoomersDaily55·
REVIEWS: BEST NEW SCIENCE BOOKS OF 2025 @Nature (Jan 13, 2025): Andrew Robinson reviews best science picks: What the Body Knows by John Trowsdale Wild Chocolate by @rowanjacobsen Talking Images by Silvia Ferrara Do Plants Know Math? by Stéphane Douady boomers-daily.com/2025/01/13/nat…
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The Seeker
The Seeker@TheSeeker268·
Whoa. "CONFIDENTIAL document: Yunnan mineshaft SARS.docx" "There's lot of there that could be explosive." This email is dated roughly 10 days after I discovered the Yunnan mineshaft thesis.
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