and many thanks to many thanks to @Claubius @k_sarkisyan, @SFSU 's Dennis Desjardin and @elsa_y for talking to me about it!
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Rachel Ehrenberg
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Editor/writer @KnowableMag Lapsed botanist. Vermont ex-pat. prev: @ScienceNews, MIT Knight Fellow '14. She/her Profile pic by Maki Naro
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If you were intrigued by @light_bio's bioluminescent petunia, check out my story on the behind-the-scenes race to get to the glow
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Hundreds of racist plant names will change after historic vote by botanists by @ewencallaway nature.com/articles/d4158…
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another interesting read from @AmbrookResearch a (maybe) growing market for high-quality (not-for-animal-feed) soybeans: ambrook.com/research/crops…
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We have two major herbarium crises ongoing at the moment, both near and dear to my tropical botany heart. It’s really sad to see invaluable infrastructure crumble, even while actively loved and used at both Duke and UNAL 💔
Andrés Cuervo | amcuervo.bsky.social@amcuervo
Mayday! Mayday!🚨 Biggest fear every day is that this building isn’t resisting much. This is the ICN + Natural History Museum facilities, holding the largest, historical scientific collections in Colombia. It’s falling apart. Structural damage, permanent leaks, fire/ flood risks
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Apparently @DukeU is planning on closing their herbarium?!! 825,000 specimens including 2,000 type specimens.
HUGE blow for science - will be truly tragic if this goes forward.
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We’re excited to announce the launch of #theIIJ Journalism #Layoffs Census, aiming to hold #newsrooms accountable for their #diversity goals. If you've experienced a layoff or buyout, please take the survey here: bit.ly/IIJcensus
Results tk in @NiemanReports
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The 2024 Weather Photographer of the Year calendar is now available to buy at shop.rmets.org/collections/fe… 😍
WalkingTractor@TractorWalking
Thank you so much @StanChart @RMetS for the feature in the 2024 Weather Photographer of the Year calendar. To be included in this beautiful calendar alongside such amazing photographers from across the globe is unbelievable. (And to be on page one is well… just amazing)…
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Understanding how and why tornadoes form is a matter of public safety. For @KnowableMag, @CarolynMWilke describes the latest research aimed at studying and modeling twisters.
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Budding Journalists: It's easy to fill your story with quotes. It's harder to paraphrase what people say, adding in your own context and clarity. Yet the latter makes for much better storytelling. Save your quotes for when others say it better than you ever could.
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🚨Now Hiring: Indigenous Affairs Editor🚨
Help guide the magazine's journalism and produce stories important to Indigenous communities and tribal nations across the Western United States.
For more information ⬇️
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Please spread the word!
The Open Notebook@Open_Notebook
Applications are now OPEN for our early-career fellowship program! Work with a mentor to plan, report, and write articles for The Open Notebook and become part of the TON team. Fellowships are supported by @BWFund. theopennotebook.com/early-career-f… 🧵
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I'm thrilled & deeply honored to win the @ONA Community Award for my work at @Open_Notebook! Huge gratitude to the judges & to the thousands of journalists who've shared their stories, insights, mentoring, & more to support TON & the crucial work of journalists who cover science.
Online News Association@ONA
The 2023 ONA Community Award recognizes @SiriCarpenter for her work leading The Open Notebook, a nonprofit organization on a mission to help journalists improve their skills in covering science, health, technology and the environment. awards.journalists.org/entries/siri-c…
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@KnowableMag @the_jmgaines @leslie_nemo @FlavorScience @ulachrobak @katarinazimmer @MitchWaldrop @bhunni @5Winfographics @alicemollon love this banner!!
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@Rachelwrit @the_jmgaines @leslie_nemo @FlavorScience @ulachrobak @katarinazimmer @MitchWaldrop @bhunni @5Winfographics 🕰️ Could getting rid of old cells turn back the clock on aging? Illustration by @alicemollon: Ozzies > Illustration > Consumer
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🧵 Some wonderful news: We are thrilled to announce that several Knowable Magazine pieces are finalists for this year’s Eddie & Ozzie Awards! #folioawards #eddieandozzieawards
Recognized pieces include👇
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“The remarkable developments that I’ve had the pleasure to witness over the last few decades might have happened much, much earlier if people had paid more attention to Turner’s writings,” says @LChittka (via @KnowableMag).
Read more: knowablemagazine.org/article/living…
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This was such a fascinating piece to report! I'll never think of coughing in the same way again. Very cool work from @michael_shiloh, Anne Chang of @AusBreathe, Stuart Mazzone @UniMelb and @karen_hegland @UFPHHP.
Knowable Magazine@KnowableMag
NEW: Whether caused by a tickle in your throat or an infection in your lungs, coughing helps to protect the airways. Scientists are revealing new secrets of the reflex that protects our lungs, spreads disease and irritates us all. ✍️ @scienceofmom knowablemagazine.org/article/health…
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@JournoResource Great list! many journals/publishers give free access to ppl that are members of professional journalism organizations, such as the National Association of Science Writers nasw.org (you do have to be a paying member of the professional society though)
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What do you recommend?
We're updating our tip sheet on ways journalists can get around academic journal paywalls. What other resources should we add?
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intriguing interview
Knowable Magazine@KnowableMag
Some plants send out odor signals to attract their enemies’ enemies. Could these stealthy survival tactics teach us how to curb the widespread use of chemical pesticides in agriculture? @timvernimmen chats with chemical ecologist Ted Turlings #ecology knowablemagazine.org/article/food-e…
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