Rowan Jacobsen

Thank you, @PublishersWkly for highlighting IN DEFENSE OF SUNLIGHT in your new "What We're Reading" picks. Book comes out in June, buzz is great, pre-order now to ensure you get a copy of the first printing. publishersweekly.com/9781668092163

From @rowanjacobsen: It feels strangely radical to have the sunset as one’s entire agenda. riskgaming.com/i/180714225/da…

“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…

“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…

“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…

@jelani9 @TaylorLorenz @jackshafer @maxwelltani Rowan Jacobsen (@rowanjacobsen) chases a good night’s sleep to the Sonoran Desert and examines his relationship to artificial light. harpers.org/archive/2025/1…

@Brandon_Beaber Thanks! Annette’s work is amazing.

@rowanjacobsen The doctor quoted at the end of the article, Dr. Annette Langer-Gould, was my fellowship mentor

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.

We are so excited to partner with Richardson Reads One Book and look forward to the author visit next month with @rowanjacobsen!! Come by and check out Wild Chocolate! #PHSlibrary #mustangmagic #librariesinRISD #RISDDreamBig

s/o to @rowanjacobsen for an incredible article ☀️ scientificamerican.com/article/surpri…

From @sciam: Can Sunlight Cure Disease? by @rowanjacobsen Sunshine may hold healing rays for a variety of autoimmune diseases such as multiple sclerosis. Scientists are turning this surprising discovery into treatments. #Longreads #Longform scientificamerican.com/article/surpri…

Greater distance from the equator is strongly linked to the prevalence of multiple sclerosis. A nice article in Scientific american by @rowanjacobsen scientificamerican.com/article/surpri…

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🧵

Fun news: Wild Chocolate has been shortlisted for the 2025 James Beard Award in Literary Writing. Huge thanks to @BloomsburyPub for such a beautiful book and to @kscope_nyc for getting the story rolling with the podcast. Nominees here jamesbeard.org/stories/2025-j… @beardfoundation .

@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.

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/

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…

We're in the goldean age of chocolate, says @rowanjacobsen bookoftheday.nextbigideaclub.com/p/the-secret-m…

@justinmsizemore @TheSeeker268 Yes but never published. Somebody leaked it to NIH.

@TheSeeker268 Sorry to be dense but is Collins right that @rowanjacobsen wrote Yunnan Mineshaft SARS.docx?

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.

@TheSeeker268 They shoulda called. I could have got them up to speed. :)