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Science writers, columnists, reporters, editors, etc. reaching general audiences. Excludes active scientists (also see lists of astronomers and physicists).
| # | Twitter profile & related links | Twitter followers | Listed count |
| 1. |  Phil Plait@BadAstronomer SCIENCE! I love this stuff. My Bad Astronomy blog: syfy.com/badastronomy I use likes for bookmarks; no endorsement implied. He/him. Boulder about.me/philplait Video channel 12 yrs, 6 mos on Twitter Tweets: 20/day • 7% new, 75% replies, 5% retweets, 14% quotes | 615,667 | 12,870 |
| 2. |  Carl Zimmer@carlzimmer @nytimes columnist. Author: She Has Her Mother's Laugh, Parasite Rex, etc. carlzimmer.com/books/ Connecticut 11 yrs, 8 mos on Twitter Tweets: 11/day • 26% new, 7% replies, 65% retweets, 2% quotes | 274,482 | 5,914 |
| 3. |  Ed Yong@edyong209 Science writer at The Atlantic. Author of I CONTAIN MULTITUDES, a New York Times bestseller on animal-microbe partnerships. edyong.me (he/him) Washington, DC theatlantic.com/author/ed-yong/ 10 yrs, 9 mos on Twitter Tweets: 29/day • 13% new, 43% replies, 39% retweets, 4% quotes | 167,823 | 5,434 |
| 4. |  Emily Lakdawalla@elakdawalla Senior Editor & Planetary Evangelist, The Planetary Society. Planetary scientist. Asteroid 274860. Views are my own & not those of employer. 🏳️🌈 she/her Pasadena, CA planetary.org/emily Video channel 11 yrs, 5 mos on Twitter Tweets: 17/day • 14% new, 50% replies, 19% retweets, 17% quotes | 163,570 | 4,824 |
| 5. |  Steve Silberman@stevesilberman Author of NeuroTribes: The Legacy of Autism and the Future of Neurodiversity, a NYT bestseller. The Taste of Salt, a history of cystic fibrosis, coming 2023. San Francisco stevesilberman.com 10 yrs, 10 mos on Twitter Tweets: 35/day • 26% new, 18% replies, 43% retweets, 13% quotes | 110,556 | 4,030 |
| 6. |  Matthew Herper@matthewherper Senior Writer, Medicine at STAT. This is biology's century; Every data point has a face. New York statnews.com/staff/matthew-… 10 yrs, 5 mos on Twitter Tweets: 23/day • 20% new, 43% replies, 34% retweets, 3% quotes | 92,786 | 3,072 |
| 7. |  Kyle Hill@Sci_Phile I explore science on TV and the internet. Host/EP @BecauseScience. Business: kylehill.net. Insta: Sci_Phile. LATEST VIDEO 👇🔥 Los Angeles youtu.be/7gQIGyOc6Fs Video channel 10 yrs, 3 mos on Twitter Tweets: 9/day • 16% new, 61% replies, 15% retweets, 7% quotes | 90,697 | 1,263 |
| 8. |  Andrew Revkin@Revkin Pursuing communication progress on a finite, noisy planet at @EarthInstitute. The rest? Family, friends, books j.mp/revkinbooks, songs j.mp/revkinmusic Hudson Valley, NY, USA j.mp/revkininfo Video channel 11 yrs, 10 mos on Twitter Tweets: 13/day • 8% new, 17% replies, 29% retweets, 46% quotes | 85,968 | 4,272 |
| 9. |  🏳️🌈 Cara Santa Maria 🏳️🌈@CaraSantaMaria #SciCommFTW | Host: @TalkNerdy_Pod @SkepticsGuide | On TV: @NatGeoChannel @BillNyeSaves | Cofounder: @SciCommCamp @NerdBrigadeLA | she/her Los Angeles carasantamaria.com Video channel 9 yrs, 9 mos on Twitter Tweets: 8/day • 82% new, 9% replies, 7% retweets, 2% quotes | 79,700 | 2,040 |
| 10. |  Simon Singh@SLSingh Author of The Simpsons and Their Mathematical Secrets, Fermat's Last Theorem, The Code Book, Big Bang & Trick or Treatment? London simonsingh.net 10 yrs, 8 mos on Twitter Tweets: 10/day • 9% new, 25% replies, 53% retweets, 12% quotes | 78,465 | 2,376 |
| 11. |  Corey S. Powell@coreyspowell Casting pods with @BillNye on Science Rules. Making magazines @discovermag and @AmSciMag. Writing all around. Science-curious. Brooklyn, NY discovermagazine.com/outthere 10 yrs, 8 mos on Twitter Tweets: 5/day • 32% new, 59% replies, 7% retweets, 2% quotes | 67,900 | 1,178 |
| 12. |  Bethany Brookshire@BeeBrookshire Science writer and journalist. @SNStudents and @ScienceNews, host @sci4thepeople. She/her. My opinions are my own and don’t represent the views of my employer. Washington, DC bethanybrookshire.com Video channel 10 yrs, 6 mos on Twitter Tweets: 15/day • 14% new, 53% replies, 22% retweets, 10% quotes | 63,596 | 2,593 |
| 13. |  Brian Dunning@BrianDunning Science writer. principlesofcuriosity.com movie; skeptoid.com science podcast since 2006; author 'Conspiracies Declassified' a.co/h3G9z6w Bend, OR about.me/briandunning Video channel 11 yrs, 5 mos on Twitter Tweets: 7/day • 36% new, 47% replies, 11% retweets, 6% quotes | 56,735 | 1,367 |
| 14. |  Mika McKinnon@mikamckinnon Field geophysicist, disaster researcher, scifi science consultant, science writer, public speaker, irrepressibly curious. #scicomm #womeninSTEM she/her 🇨🇦🇺🇸 West Coast about.me/mikamckinnon Video channel 10 yrs, 5 mos on Twitter Tweets: 14/day • 9% new, 71% replies, 4% retweets, 16% quotes | 54,392 | 1,272 |
| 15. |  Damian Carrington@dpcarrington I'm Environment Editor at the Guardian - DMs open London theguardian.com/environment 9 yrs, 1 mo on Twitter Tweets: 6/day • 50% new, 9% replies, 37% retweets, 2% quotes | 54,104 | 1,894 |
| 16. |  Emily Calandrelli@TheSpaceGal Emmy-Nominated Host, Host/Executive Producer for #XplorationOuterSpace on FOX, Author - Ada Lace Series, WVU & @MIT grad, WV native. San Francisco, CA thespacegal.com Video channel 10 yrs, 5 mos on Twitter Tweets: 4/day • 14% new, 55% replies, 9% retweets, 22% quotes | 52,783 | 959 |
| 17. |  Marcus Chown@marcuschown Writer. Books include The Ascent of Gravity, What a Wonderful World, We Need to Talk About Kelvin, Quantum Theory Cannot Hurt You & Solar System for iPad London marcuschown.com 10 yrs, 6 mos on Twitter Tweets: 43/day • 5% new, 0% replies, 89% retweets, 6% quotes | 47,105 | 1,054 |
| 18. |  Ian Sample@iansample Guardian Science editor | Bad surfer | Author of Massive, shortlisted Royal Society Science Book Prize. Leaks & whistleblows ONLY: irsampleatproton I live by the river theguardian.com/profile/iansam… 10 yrs, 1 mo on Twitter Tweets: 3/day • 66% new, 15% replies, 13% retweets, 5% quotes | 46,921 | 1,027 |
| 19. |  Eric Berger@SciGuySpace Senior Space Editor at Ars Technica. I like rockets. And depots. Houston, TX arstechnica.com 11 yrs, 3 mos on Twitter Tweets: 9/day • 11% new, 49% replies, 29% retweets, 10% quotes | 46,177 | 1,862 |
| 20. |  Rebecca Skloot@RebeccaSkloot Author NYTimes Bestseller IMMORTAL LIFE OF #HENRIETTALACKS #HeLa now an HBO/@Oprah Film #HeLaMovie. Next book: humans #animals #ethics. Instagram @rebeccaskloot Oakland, CA rebeccaskloot.com Video channel 11 yrs, 10 mos on Twitter Tweets: 3/day • 16% new, 52% replies, 16% retweets, 16% quotes | 45,841 | 2,213 |
| 21. |  David Bradley@sciencebase Science and Stuff Cambridge, UK sciencebase.com Video channel 12 yrs, 5 mos on Twitter Tweets: 14/day • 12% new, 81% replies, 1% retweets, 6% quotes | 42,316 | 1,691 |
| 22. |  Maryn McKenna@marynmck journalist | senior fellow @EmoryCSHH | TED | BIG CHICKEN (PLUCKED), SUPERBUG, BEATING BACK THE DEVIL | public health, global health, food | She/her ATL, BGR, CDG marynmckenna.com 11 yrs, 3 mos on Twitter Tweets: 13/day • 4% new, 53% replies, 31% retweets, 12% quotes | 41,390 | 1,950 |
| 23. |  Fraser Cain@fcain Publisher of universetoday.com, co-host of astronomycast.com. Named after Asteroid 158092. Courtenay, British Columbia about.me/frasercain 12 yrs, 7 mos on Twitter Tweets: 6/day • 84% new, 15% replies, 1% retweets, 1% quotes | 41,173 | 1,405 |
| 24. |  Andrea Morris@DraisyMorris Redheaded stepchild. I write about arts & science. Journalist, @Forbes Head of Story Dept @Wondros Member of @ScienceWriters Los Angeles, CA forbes.com/sites/andreamo… 10 yrs, 6 mos on Twitter Tweets: 0.6/day • 17% new, 28% replies, 54% retweets, 2% quotes *Follows 0.62 feeds per follower | 41,144* | 344 |
| 25. |  Erin Biba@erinbiba Freelance Science Journalist - National Geographic, BBC, Scientific American, NBC News, PopSci, Gizmodo, Earther, Dame, WIRED and others. Fact Checker. Deep Space Nine 10 yrs, 9 mos on Twitter Tweets: 3/day • 4% new, 67% replies, 25% retweets, 4% quotes | 40,251 | 1,183 |
| 26. |  James Gleick@JamesGleick Time Travel. The Information. Chaos. New York around.com 10 yrs, 7 mos on Twitter Tweets: 6/day • 12% new, 15% replies, 33% retweets, 40% quotes | 39,590 | 1,360 |
| 27. |  Ariel Waldman@arielwaldman NASA advisor. Antarctic explorer. Global director @ScienceHackDay. Author of “What’s It Like in Space?”. YouTuber https://t.co/iXJbu3mwtM. Art school grad. San Francisco arielwaldman.com Patreon page 12 yrs, 8 mos on Twitter Tweets: 7/day • 9% new, 45% replies, 29% retweets, 18% quotes | 39,268 | 1,749 |
| 28. |  Alan Boyle@b0yle Aerospace and science editor @GeekWire. Longtime blogger @CosmicLog. Author of 'The Case for Pluto.' Links/RTs ≠ endorsements Seattle geekwire.com/author/alanboy… 11 yrs, 8 mos on Twitter Tweets: 10/day • 15% new, 10% replies, 65% retweets, 10% quotes | 38,762 | 1,674 |
| 29. |  Jennifer Ouellette@JenLucPiquant Science and culture writer Jennifer Ouellette. Senior writer, Ars Technica. Past: Gizmodo. Ex-evangelical. Married to @seanmcarroll. She/her. Los Angeles, CA cocktailpartyphysics.com 9 yrs, 7 mos on Twitter Tweets: 28/day • 40% new, 5% replies, 56% retweets, 0% quotes | 38,604 | 1,717 |
| 30. |  Moheb Costandi@mocost Neuroscientist/ freelance writer. Author of NEUROPLASTICITY (MIT Press, 2016) and 50 HUMAN BRAIN IDEAS (Quercus, 2013). London neurophilosophy.wordpress.com 10 yrs, 9 mos on Twitter Tweets: 7/day • 30% new, 22% replies, 44% retweets, 4% quotes | 38,344 | 2,159 |
| 31. |  Loren Grush@lorengrush Senior science reporter at @verge, covering all things space. Host of #VergeSpaceCraft. Texas-bred: Clear eyes, full hearts. [email protected] New York, NY theverge.com/authors/loren-… 11 yrs, 0 mos on Twitter Tweets: 4/day • 21% new, 39% replies, 26% retweets, 14% quotes | 37,840 | 1,106 |
| 32. |  Elizabeth Kolbert@ElizKolbert I am a New Yorker staff writer and author of Field Notes from a Catastrophe and The Sixth Extinction. ElizabethKolbert.com 6 yrs, 2 mos on Twitter Tweets: 0.8/day • 12% new, 18% replies, 69% retweets, 2% quotes | 37,611 | 1,157 |
| 33. |  Joe Hanson@DrJoeHanson Nerdy by nature. Ph.D. biologist, science writer, creator of @okaytobesmart and @HotMessPBS on YouTube. Instagram: drjoehanson Austin, TX youtube.com/itsokaytobesma… Video channel 10 yrs, 7 mos on Twitter Tweets: 12/day • 18% new, 52% replies, 11% retweets, 20% quotes | 37,529 | 1,256 |
| 34. |  Annalee Newitz@Annaleen I write science fiction and nonfiction. Author: Future of Another Timeline. Contributor: @nytopinion. Podcast: @ooacpod. Founder: @io9. They/Them. I ❤️ noodles. California techsploitation.com 12 yrs, 9 mos on Twitter Tweets: 1/day • 4% new, 79% replies, 13% retweets, 4% quotes | 36,816 | 1,927 |
| 35. |  David Dobbs@David_Dobbs Writer @nytimes, @theatlantic, @NatGeo, @WIRED, etal. Mostly on how sci & med work (or fail). Anonymous tipbox at tinyurl.com/DobbsAnon All over daviddobbs.net 11 yrs, 8 mos on Twitter Tweets: 1/day • 8% new, 52% replies, 35% retweets, 4% quotes | 36,725 | 1,647 |
| 36. |  Deborah Blum@deborahblum Book author, Science journalist, blogger, and director of the Knight Science Journalism Program at MIT. Cambridge, MA deborahblum.com 10 yrs, 2 mos on Twitter Tweets: 23/day • 34% new, 7% replies, 51% retweets, 9% quotes | 36,608 | 1,705 |
| 37. |  Virginia Hughes@virginiahughes Deputy editor-in-chief, @BuzzFeedNews. Pro nutgraf, pro dog, anti sap. Brooklyn, NY virginiahughes.com 11 yrs, 0 mos on Twitter Tweets: 4/day • 40% new, 11% replies, 41% retweets, 8% quotes | 35,139 | 1,433 |
| 38. |  Seth Mnookin@sethmnookin I write books and articles and am the director of @MIT_SciWrite. website: sethmnookin.com. Boston sethmnookin.com 10 yrs, 8 mos on Twitter Tweets: 7/day • 20% new, 43% replies, 19% retweets, 18% quotes | 34,589 | 1,347 |
| 39. |  Laura Helmuth@laurahelmuth Health & science editor at @washingtonpost. Past president of National Association of @ScienceWriters. Formerly @NatGeo @Slate @SmithsonianMag @NewsFromScience Washington DC washingtonpost.com 9 yrs, 2 mos on Twitter Tweets: 7/day • 34% new, 35% replies, 28% retweets, 2% quotes | 34,203 | 1,323 |
| 40. |  Angela Saini@AngelaDSaini Award-winning science journalist for New Scientist, Wired, BBC, Nat Geo. Author of INFERIOR and SUPERIOR. Oxford engineer, MIT Fellow, Kavli AAAS Gold prize London angelasaini.co.uk 9 yrs, 2 mos on Twitter Tweets: 0.2/day • 4% new, 53% replies, 39% retweets, 4% quotes | 32,415 | 566 |
| 41. |  Ivan Oransky@ivanoransky VP, Editorial, @Medscape. Distinguished Writer In Residence, @NYU_Journalism; co-founder, @RetractionWatch; president, @AHCJ. Northampton, MA and New York, NY retractionwatch.com 11 yrs, 2 mos on Twitter Tweets: 7/day • 83% new, 3% replies, 13% retweets, 2% quotes | 32,238 | 1,778 |
| 42. |  Alok Jha@alokjha Science correspondent at @TheEconomist • Former @WellcomeTrust fellow • Author: The Water Book https://t.co/lySv8Xl9zt • [email protected]📧 London, England alokjha.com 10 yrs, 8 mos on Twitter Tweets: 5/day • 9% new, 43% replies, 24% retweets, 24% quotes | 31,916 | 1,235 |
| 43. |  Maggie Koerth@maggiekb1 Senior Science Reporter at @FiveThirtyEight. Nieman Fellow. Political science & the environment = my faves. I like giving public talks. She/her. Minneapolis, MN maggiekb.com 10 yrs, 7 mos on Twitter Tweets: 10/day • 8% new, 67% replies, 12% retweets, 12% quotes | 31,896 | 1,818 |
| 44. |  Mary Roach@mary_roach I write books, most recently GRUNT: The Curious Science of Humans at War. Also: STIFF, GULP, PACKING FOR MARS, BONK. and SPOOK. Oakland, CA • author maryroach.net 8 yrs, 10 mos on Twitter Tweets: 2/day • 4% new, 75% replies, 6% retweets, 15% quotes | 29,116 | 1,071 |
| 45. |  Garth Sundem@garthsundem Author. Science writer. GeekDad. Math nerd. Climber. TED-ED speaker. Wipeout loser. Books here: goo.gl/qI6n3o Boulder, CO garthsundem.com 10 yrs, 9 mos on Twitter Tweets: 3/day • 96% new, 1% replies, 0% retweets, 2% quotes *Follows 0.57 feeds per follower | 29,029* | 726 |
| 46. |  Bora Zivkovic@BoraZ blog.coturnix.org Pittsboro, NC coturnix.org 10 yrs, 11 mos on Twitter Tweets: 34/day • 55% new, 8% replies, 37% retweets, 0% quotes | 28,128 | 2,167 |
| 47. |  Alice Bell@alicebell Co-run a climate charity. Writing a book on the history of the climate crisis. Former journo, academic & museum worker. Own views, obvs. [email protected] London climatehistories.com/who 10 yrs, 9 mos on Twitter Tweets: 13/day • 20% new, 48% replies, 30% retweets, 2% quotes | 27,394 | 1,341 |
| 48. |  Nadia Drake@nadiamdrake Contributing writer @natgeo. Former ballet dancer, slightly obsessed with planets (and MOONS), jungles and spiders. Champagneophile. PhD. 9 yrs, 1 mo on Twitter Tweets: 4/day • 17% new, 70% replies, 3% retweets, 10% quotes | 26,566 | 818 |
| 49. |  Alex Bellos@alexbellos Maths, puzzles, football, Brazil. Latest books: So You Think You've Got Problems?, Football School Joke Book London alexbellos.com 10 yrs, 9 mos on Twitter Tweets: 2/day • 42% new, 27% replies, 25% retweets, 6% quotes | 26,031 | 778 |
| 50. |  Julia Belluz@juliaoftoronto Health correspondent @voxdotcom #medicine #science #publichealth #globalhealth MIT Knight Fellow '14. Contact me securely @ jbelluz on KeyBase or DM for Signal Vienna, Austria juliabelluz.com 10 yrs, 1 mo on Twitter Tweets: 4/day • 24% new, 23% replies, 39% retweets, 14% quotes | 25,959 | 1,181 |
| 51. |  Riley but spooky 🦇@Laelaps Distant cousin of T. rex. My Beloved Brontosaurus, Written in Stone, & Skeleton Keys author. Blogs @sciam. Aka Brian Switek. Trans, enby, she/her or they/them. Where the fossils are. patreon.com/laelaps Patreon page 10 yrs, 7 mos on Twitter Tweets: 16/day • 37% new, 45% replies, 17% retweets, 1% quotes | 25,768 | 1,199 |
| 52. |  𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐧𝐨 “𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐞𝐭 𝐁” (⧖)@GrrlScientist evolutionary ecologist & ornithologist writes science @Forbes & @Medium. Also @BCI_journal @BirdNoteRadio & more. Formerly @Guardian. Always: Ravenclaw, heretic 40.7619, -73.9763 about.me/grrlscientist 10 yrs, 7 mos on Twitter Tweets: 1/day • 24% new, 9% replies, 57% retweets, 10% quotes | 25,516 | 1,840 |
| 53. |  Natalie Wolchover@nattyover Physics writer and editor @QuantaMagazine. I have a Klein bottle that contains the universe. New York, New York quantamagazine.org/authors/natali… 9 yrs, 5 mos on Twitter Tweets: 1/day • 16% new, 53% replies, 23% retweets, 8% quotes | 25,444 | 726 |
| 54. |  Sarah Cruddas@sarahcruddas Host of CONTACT on @Discovery and @ScienceChannel | Space Journalist, TV Presenter, Adventurer & Author. Background in astrophysics. [email protected] Lost in Space geni.us/TheSpaceRace 10 yrs, 9 mos on Twitter Tweets: 3/day • 26% new, 35% replies, 31% retweets, 8% quotes | 25,007 | 575 |
| 55. |  Joss Fong@JossFong Video, science | [email protected] youtube.com/playlist?list=… Video channel 10 yrs, 8 mos on Twitter Tweets: 0.9/day • 25% new, 29% replies, 35% retweets, 10% quotes | 23,130 | 320 |
| 56. |  Maia Szalavitz@maiasz Neuroscience Journalist, VICE.com, TIME.com ti.me/rWCQsZ, etc. Author, Unbroken Brain, Soros Justice Fellow New York maiasz.com 11 yrs, 7 mos on Twitter Tweets: 6/day • 7% new, 67% replies, 19% retweets, 8% quotes | 23,025 | 935 |
| 57. |  Rose Eveleth ▷▷@roseveleth I make @flashforwardpod 〰〰 futurologist〰〰 skeptical optimist 〰〰 formerly @30for30 〰〰 she/her 〰〰 Tweets 🗑 in 30 days 〰〰 👽 🤖 ⚡️ 🚀 [email protected] roseveleth.com 10 yrs, 5 mos on Twitter Tweets: 0.2/day • 22% new, 29% replies, 48% retweets, 2% quotes | 22,915 | 873 |
| 58. |  Gwen Pearson@bug_gwen I'm a bug AND a feature! I do insect education & write about science. Founder of @ento_allies. Tweets personal/do not represent employers etc 🐝 she/her/PhD Potawatomi land, IN bit.ly/GwenPearson 10 yrs, 9 mos on Twitter Tweets: 12/day • 20% new, 35% replies, 35% retweets, 10% quotes | 22,900 | 1,070 |
| 59. |  Matthew R "Who Owns An Asteroid?" Francis@DrMRFrancis Writer of science. Wearer of jaunty hats. Help fund my science comics collection with @ScienceComic : unbound.com/books/who-owns… . He/him. bowlerhatscience.org Patreon page 9 yrs, 2 mos on Twitter Tweets: 59/day • 18% new, 47% replies, 29% retweets, 6% quotes | 22,835 | 908 |
| 60. |  Carin Anne Bondar@carinbondar PhD Biologist. Scientific Storyteller. Ambivert. Philosopher. I seek beauty, and beauty is everywhere. Bondarmedia.com British Columbia, Canada carinbondar.com 9 yrs, 10 mos on Twitter Tweets: 5/day • 40% new, 9% replies, 41% retweets, 10% quotes | 22,710 | 899 |
| 61. |  Alexandra Witze@alexwitze Correspondent for Nature, views my own. Reach me (preferred) witzescience-at-gmaildotcom or (secure) awitze-at-protonmaildotcom. She/her/hers. Boulder, CO alexandrawitze.com 10 yrs, 8 mos on Twitter Tweets: 5/day • 22% new, 49% replies, 16% retweets, 14% quotes | 21,600 | 1,034 |
| 62. |  Rose DF@_Astro_Nerd_ Physics. Astronomy. Astronautics. Social Justice. | Con los pies en la tierra, y el corazón en el espacio. | Avatar by: https://t.co/FNtvSgrU64 | Views = own New York, NY / She, Her, Ella. about.me/rosedf 5 yrs, 2 mos on Twitter Tweets: 36/day • 6% new, 87% replies, 3% retweets, 4% quotes | 21,500 | 319 |
| 63. |  Mariette DiChristina@mdichristina Dean, Boston University College of Communication. Past: Editor in Chief @sciam & EVP, Editorial & Publishing, Magazines, Springer Nature. Opinions my own. Boston bu.edu/com/ 9 yrs, 3 mos on Twitter Tweets: 7/day • 13% new, 46% replies, 25% retweets, 16% quotes | 21,458 | 1,217 |
| 64. |  Amy Harmon@amy_harmon New York Times reporter covering science, tech & race. She/Her. Mom of @rumblecomics New York, NY nytimes.com/by/amy-harmon 11 yrs, 2 mos on Twitter Tweets: 2/day • 10% new, 48% replies, 35% retweets, 8% quotes | 21,262 | 1,052 |
| 65. |  Shannon Stirone 💀@shannonmstirone Writer. Art Historian. Find me in @NYTimes @washingtonpost @PopSci @ozm @TheAtlantic @NatGeo @NewRepublic @RollingStone @Wired @Longreads. Opinions are mine. Bay Area, CA shannonstirone.com 5 yrs, 3 mos on Twitter Tweets: 22/day • 16% new, 41% replies, 34% retweets, 8% quotes | 21,220 | 488 |
| 66. |  Brian Malow@sciencecomedian Science comedian, Earth. Available for off-world appearances, if transportation is provided. Raleigh, NC instagram.com/sciencecomedian 10 yrs, 10 mos on Twitter Tweets: 3/day • 8% new, 55% replies, 35% retweets, 2% quotes | 20,828 | 987 |
| 67. |  Ferris Jabr@ferrisjabr science writer ✵ contributing writer @NYTmag and @sciam ✵ writing a book about the coevolution of Earth and life for @RandomHouse ✵ surname rhymes with neighbor Portland, OR ferrisjabr.com 10 yrs, 5 mos on Twitter Tweets: 1/day • 16% new, 71% replies, 3% retweets, 10% quotes | 20,788 | 915 |
| 68. |  Swapna Krishna@skrishna writes about space, tech, star trek/wars, books. bylines: @latimes @engadget @theverge @startrek @syfy @bustle. 1/2 @desigeekgirls. rep: @annasproul @katemckean Philly Main Line swapnakrishna.com 10 yrs, 11 mos on Twitter Tweets: 14/day • 12% new, 67% replies, 8% retweets, 13% quotes | 20,632 | 853 |
| 69. |  Bryan Walsh@bryanrwalsh Interim editor for OneZero @medium. Author of END TIMES, a book on the end of world, published by @hachetteUS. Former foreign editor @time. [email protected] New York endtimesthebook.com 10 yrs, 0 mos on Twitter Tweets: 0.2/day • 18% new, 3% replies, 73% retweets, 5% quotes | 20,494 | 1,227 |
| 70. |  Dave Mosher@DaveMosher Senior space correspondent at @businessinsider. DMs open. Stories + private comms: businessinsider.com/author/dave-mo… (Note: My tweets delete after 2 weeks) New York, NY davemosher.com 11 yrs, 5 mos on Twitter Tweets: <0.05/day • 10% new, 24% replies, 64% retweets, 2% quotes | 20,151 | 749 |
| 71. |  Rachel Feltman@RachelFeltman Articles Editor and Chief Science Officer of the USS @popsci // Previously @washingtonpost // Host of @weirdest_thing // She/Her/My Dude // [email protected] NYC popsci.com 10 yrs, 8 mos on Twitter Tweets: 16/day • 14% new, 20% replies, 61% retweets, 4% quotes | 19,738 | 918 |
| 72. |  Maggie Fox@maggiemfox I write Health/Science/Tech in plain English. No PR pitches, please. facebook.com/maggiefox.jour… Washington maggiefox.com 10 yrs, 9 mos on Twitter Tweets: 5/day • 22% new, 3% replies, 63% retweets, 12% quotes | 19,563 | 929 |
| 73. |  Miriam Kramer@mirikramer I write the @Axios Space newsletter. It's not aliens. It's never aliens. Get in touch: [email protected] Pronouns: she/her Now: NYC. Before: Tennessee. link.axios.com/join/space-sig… 9 yrs, 6 mos on Twitter Tweets: 0.1/day • 24% new, 43% replies, 23% retweets, 9% quotes | 19,071 | 664 |
| 74. |  LizNeeley@LizNeeley Executive Director of The @StoryCollider. Lecturer @Yale with @NNCIonline. Into: science, storytelling, #scicomm studies & gorgeous design. she/her Washington DC area storycollider.org 10 yrs, 11 mos on Twitter Tweets: 5/day • 17% new, 29% replies, 43% retweets, 11% quotes | 18,887 | 901 |
| 75. |  rae paoletta@PAYOLETTER friend to bodega cats nyc 8 yrs, 7 mos on Twitter Tweets: 5/day • 24% new, 61% replies, 11% retweets, 4% quotes | 17,590 | 464 |
| 76. |  Ethan Siegel@StartsWithABang The Universe is: Expanding, cooling, and dark. It starts with a bang! #Cosmology Science writer, astrophysicist, author, Forbes & NASA columnist. Portland, OR forbes.com/sites/startswi… Patreon page 8 yrs, 7 mos on Twitter Tweets: 6/day • 14% new, 72% replies, 12% retweets, 2% quotes | 17,570 | 760 |
| 77. |  Arielle Duhaime-Ross@adrs I host Reset, a tech podcast @recode @voxdotcom • Past: 1st climate correspondent in American TV news @hbo @vicenews • [email protected] • Tweets 🗑️ after 90 days New York City (et Montréal) pod.link/reset Video channel 8 yrs, 1 mo on Twitter Tweets: 0.3/day • 9% new, 31% replies, 52% retweets, 8% quotes | 17,446 | 523 |
| 78. |  Sally Church@MaverickNY Scientist, cancer geek, Londoner, adventurer, explorer, immigrant, lover of curry, fine wine & football. Science writer @biotechstrategy, roadie @targetspodcast Earthling biotechstrategyblog.com 11 yrs, 8 mos on Twitter Tweets: 16/day • 16% new, 66% replies, 7% retweets, 11% quotes | 17,302 | 926 |
| 79. |  Roger Highfield@RogerHighfield Museum exec, writer & visiting prof at @Dunn_School and @UCLChemistry. Ex New Scientist Editor & Science Editor of The Daily Telegraph. Neutron bouncer London rogerhighfield.com 10 yrs, 5 mos on Twitter Tweets: 17/day • 48% new, 7% replies, 31% retweets, 14% quotes | 17,227 | 998 |
| 80. |  Dan Vergano@dvergano BuzzFeed News science desk in Washington D.C. Contact: [email protected] Secure tips: contact.buzzfeed.com Washington, DC linkedin.com/pub/dan-vergan… 10 yrs, 3 mos on Twitter Tweets: 7/day • 28% new, 13% replies, 49% retweets, 10% quotes | 17,089 | 1,066 |
| 81. |  Hannah Devlin@hannahdev Science Correspondent for The Guardian. Get in touch: [email protected] *DMs are open* London theguardian.com/science 10 yrs, 9 mos on Twitter Tweets: 2/day • 20% new, 29% replies, 39% retweets, 12% quotes | 17,013 | 636 |
| 82. |  Maddie Stone@themadstone Science journalist | Founder of @EARTH3R, former science editor @Gizmodo | Earth & environmental sciences PhD | Trekkie Philadelphia, PA maddiestonewriting.com 7 yrs, 11 mos on Twitter Tweets: 6/day • 26% new, 48% replies, 19% retweets, 8% quotes | 16,822 | 649 |
| 83. |  Ross Andersen@andersen Deputy Editor, @TheAtlantic / [email protected] Washington, DC rossandersen.com 11 yrs, 4 mos on Twitter Tweets: 0.5/day • 14% new, 41% replies, 41% retweets, 4% quotes | 16,707 | 491 |
| 84. |  Leah Crane@DownHereOnEarth Space & physics reporter for @NewScientist. No longer quantum, not yet relativistic. Cambridge via Chicago 6 yrs, 6 mos on Twitter Tweets: 7/day • 8% new, 81% replies, 5% retweets, 6% quotes | 16,635 | 270 |
| 85. |  Jason G. Goldman@jgold85 Science journalist. Wildlife reporter. Expedition leader. Bylines @SciAm @Biographic @BBCEarth @NatGeo & more. @GoScifari @SciCommCamp @NerdBrigadeLA co-founder Los Angeles jasonggoldman.com 9 yrs, 8 mos on Twitter Tweets: 0.1/day • 34% new, 36% replies, 28% retweets, 2% quotes | 16,476 | 810 |
| 86. |  Alexandra Sifferlin@acsifferlin Deputy Editor @elemental Health & Science @Medium Previously @TIME, @TIMEHealth New York City alexandrasifferlin.com 8 yrs, 7 mos on Twitter Tweets: 3/day • 44% new, 17% replies, 30% retweets, 9% quotes | 16,121 | 585 |
| 87. |  John Upton@johnupton Science journo. @ClimateCentral editor. We bring data, science reporting and editorial leadership to local news collabs on climate change impacts and solutions. Newark and Princeton, NJ climatecentral.org/what-we-do/peo… 10 yrs, 11 mos on Twitter Tweets: 4/day • 16% new, 19% replies, 58% retweets, 7% quotes | 16,003 | 869 |
| 88. |  Maryam Zaringhalam, PhD@webmz_ Writes in codes 👩🏻💻 ∞ science for the people ∞ DC @storycollider producer ∞ former @AAAS_STPF ∞ @500womensci ∞she/her∞ Tweets are mine, my own, my Precious Washington, DC webmz.nyc 7 yrs, 4 mos on Twitter Tweets: 6/day • 13% new, 49% replies, 33% retweets, 6% quotes | 15,940 | 269 |
| 89. |  Adam Rogers@jetjocko Senior Correspondent/Wired. Science and geekery. Wrote Proof: The Science of Booze. Recruited by the Star League to defend the frontier. [email protected] California adam-rogers.net 10 yrs, 9 mos on Twitter Tweets: 7/day • 19% new, 39% replies, 27% retweets, 15% quotes | 15,602 | 853 |
| 90. |  Christie Aschwanden@cragcrest Author GOOD TO GO goodtogobook.com @wwnorton co-host EMERGING FORM bit.ly/2HEKGpW @FiveThirtyEight alum. Adventurer. My parties have dancing. Colorado christieaschwanden.com 10 yrs, 9 mos on Twitter Tweets: 2/day • 31% new, 25% replies, 23% retweets, 20% quotes | 15,535 | 718 |
| 91. |  David DiSalvo@Neuronarrative I write about science, health, and all things Mind for Forbes, Psych Today and a few other pubs. Author of three books on the brain and cognitive psych. daviddisalvo.org 10 yrs, 8 mos on Twitter Tweets: 0.8/day • 70% new, 1% replies, 29% retweets, 0% quotes | 15,451 | 960 |
| 92. |  Aatish Bhatia@aatishb ∿ Writer, teacher, physicist ∿ Into science for creative expression & personal empowerment ∿ Sign up for my climate science newsletter https://t.co/RE61IO8ESA aatishb.com 8 yrs, 5 mos on Twitter Tweets: 8/day • 11% new, 22% replies, 63% retweets, 4% quotes | 15,231 | 592 |
| 93. |  Dr. Paige Jarreau@FromTheLabBench #SciComm Nerd. Director of Social Media & #SciComm @LifeOmic! I'm a science blogger @LSUscience, blog researcher & social media consultant. Ask me anything! Baton Rouge fromthelabbench.com 8 yrs, 7 mos on Twitter Tweets: 15/day • 24% new, 46% replies, 25% retweets, 5% quotes | 14,919 | 725 |
| 94. |  Jennifer Harrison@GeneticJen Science, feminism, LGBTQIA, all the games and making one. Data and healthcare. 日本語も. Scottish in Yorkshire. She/her. On a mote of dust gofundme.com/pay-to-destroy… 5 yrs, 1 mo on Twitter Tweets: 12/day • 6% new, 79% replies, 14% retweets, 2% quotes | 14,693 | 285 |
| 95. |  David Biello@dbiello Dispatches from the future present. Me: Science curator @TEDtalks, book The Unnatural World, et cetera, et cetera... New York, NY davidbiello.com 11 yrs, 7 mos on Twitter Tweets: 7/day • 40% new, 13% replies, 21% retweets, 26% quotes | 14,683 | 945 |
| 96. |  seth borenstein@borenbears Associated Press science writer. [email protected] I cover Earth & other sciences, disasters & more. Dad, BoSox fan. Teach at NYU/DC ap.org/tips/ tinyurl.com/sethap 10 yrs, 6 mos on Twitter Tweets: 2/day • 43% new, 31% replies, 25% retweets, 2% quotes | 14,421 | 916 |
| 97. |  Katie Hobson@KatherineHobson Freelance journalist, health & etc., for NYT Parenting, O magazine + more. Retired Ironman. Runner again, slower this time. I lost on Jeopardy! Brooklyn, NY katherinehobson.com/bio/ 10 yrs, 10 mos on Twitter Tweets: 0.6/day • 17% new, 21% replies, 29% retweets, 33% quotes | 13,954 | 733 |
| 98. |  Beatrice the Biologist@beatricebiology Science illustrations, comics, and books! Co-host of @sciencebrunch, a conversational and irreverent science podcast. My real name is Katie McKissick. She/her. Los Angeles, CA Patreon page 9 yrs, 1 mo on Twitter Tweets: 4/day • 16% new, 53% replies, 19% retweets, 12% quotes | 13,796 | 469 |
| 99. |  Sarah Kaplan@sarahkaplan48 Reporter @washingtonpost covering news from around the nation and across the universe. [email protected] Washington, D.C. washingtonpost.com/people/sarah-k… 8 yrs, 9 mos on Twitter Tweets: 6/day • 18% new, 17% replies, 54% retweets, 12% quotes | 13,547 | 468 |
| 100. |  Simon Oxenham@simoxenham Science journalist with a passion for cleaning up science, journalism & scientific publishing. Psych/neuro aficionado. Bylines inc. Nature, New Scientist, BBC. neurobonkers.com 9 yrs, 6 mos on Twitter Tweets: 2/day • 22% new, 31% replies, 32% retweets, 16% quotes | 13,519 | 576 |
| 101. |  Daniel Fischer@cosmos4u All things astronomy and space (and then some) - in tiny bits and pieces but mostly with links to more ... :-) Königswinter, Germany skyweek.wordpress.com 11 yrs, 1 mo on Twitter Tweets: 25/day • 15% new, 39% replies, 43% retweets, 4% quotes | 13,239 | 918 |
| 102. |  Kate Wong@katewong Senior editor at Scientific American. I write about human origins, animals past and present, wildlife conservation. Views are my own. New York City 10 yrs, 11 mos on Twitter Tweets: 1/day • 16% new, 57% replies, 24% retweets, 2% quotes | 13,179 | 699 |
| 103. |  Brendan Maher@bmaher Writer and Editor working for Nature (although views expressed here are my own). The Dirty Jerz nature.com/news 10 yrs, 11 mos on Twitter Tweets: 3/day • 10% new, 44% replies, 35% retweets, 12% quotes | 12,864 | 724 |
| 104. |  Ananyo Bhattacharya@Ananyo Science journalist, SF author/fan. Working on a book about John von Neumann for @allenlanebooks @wwnorton Ex- @TheEconomist, @naturenews. Agent @ChrisWellbelove London 10 yrs, 8 mos on Twitter Tweets: 5/day • 14% new, 61% replies, 17% retweets, 8% quotes | 12,617 | 626 |
| 105. |  Thomas Levenson, Zṓiarchos@TomLevenson Author, The Hunt for Vulcan and Newton and the Counterfeiter; writer and professor of Science Writing at MIT; occasional @GlobeIdeas columnist. Cambridge, MA inversesquare.wordpress.com 10 yrs, 6 mos on Twitter Tweets: 31/day • 10% new, 29% replies, 43% retweets, 19% quotes | 12,606 | 727 |
| 106. |  Elizabeth Lopatto@mslopatto Deputy editor @verge. Tip me: [email protected] Put my cat tweets on television, you cowards. Oakland, California elizabethlopatto.com 8 yrs, 7 mos on Twitter Tweets: 0.1/day • 22% new, 40% replies, 29% retweets, 9% quotes | 12,224 | 522 |
| 107. |  Nancy Shute@nancyshute Editor in chief of Science News. Science + journalism = !!! Washington, DC 11 yrs, 7 mos on Twitter Tweets: 1/day • 27% new, 16% replies, 49% retweets, 9% quotes | 12,035 | 816 |
| 108. |  Clara Moskowitz@ClaraMoskowitz Senior Editor at Scientific American, covering space & physics. Views expressed are my own. New York, NY scientificamerican.com 9 yrs, 6 mos on Twitter Tweets: 0.8/day • 26% new, 13% replies, 60% retweets, 2% quotes | 11,881 | 599 |
| 109. |  David Kroll@davidkroll @CUPharmacy pharmaceutical sciences prof, freelance pharma & healthcare writer @forbeshealth, clips @indyweek @cenmag. Gator PhD in Pharmacology & Therapeutics. Denver, CO forbes.com/sites/davidkro… 10 yrs, 10 mos on Twitter Tweets: 9/day • 4% new, 29% replies, 59% retweets, 8% quotes *Follows 0.92 feeds per follower | 11,678* | 740 |
| 110. |  Nancy Atkinson@Nancy_A Science journalist & author of new book on Apollo, 'Eight Years to the Moon,' amazon.com/gp/product/162… Minnesota nancyatkinson.com 11 yrs, 4 mos on Twitter Tweets: 3/day • 17% new, 45% replies, 19% retweets, 20% quotes | 11,498 | 654 |
| 111. |  Sarah Zhang@sarahzhang staff writer @TheAtlantic, eukaryote // email: [email protected] DC theatlantic.com/author/sarah-z… 11 yrs, 8 mos on Twitter Tweets: 0.1/day • 39% new, 35% replies, 19% retweets, 7% quotes | 11,488 | 414 |
| 112. |  Rowan Hooper@rowhoop Head of Features @newscientist. PhD in evolutionary biology. Former Tokyoite & entomologist; columnist for @japantimes. New book, SUPERHUMAN, out now すごい! London rowanhooper.contently.com 11 yrs, 2 mos on Twitter Tweets: 6/day • 32% new, 44% replies, 12% retweets, 13% quotes | 11,403 | 495 |
| 113. |  David Quammen@DavidQuammen Author of The Tangled Tree, Spillover, & other books. Varied journalism for National Geographic, Harper's, NY Times Magazine, etc. Bozeman, Montana davidquammen.com 7 yrs, 5 mos on Twitter Tweets: 4/day • 13% new, 40% replies, 47% retweets, 0% quotes | 11,225 | 491 |
| 114. |  Peter🌋📈⛰️🌧️📉Brannen@PeterBrannen1 Synapsid. 📝 @TheAtlantic @NYTimes & more 📘:THE ENDS OF THE WORLD on 🌍's worst mass extinctions https://t.co/GbhGXPu8h4… Boulder, CO peterbrannen.com 6 yrs, 6 mos on Twitter Tweets: 1/day • 16% new, 60% replies, 17% retweets, 7% quotes | 11,177 | 261 |
| 115. |  Robin Lloyd@RobinLloyd99 reporter covering underground pipes, cities, food, pollution. My latest pipes story: undark.org/article/cured-… 11 yrs, 8 mos on Twitter Tweets: 3/day • 14% new, 29% replies, 51% retweets, 6% quotes | 11,160 | 642 |
| 116. |  Evelyn Lamb@evelynjlamb Math and science writer. Complex analysis fangirl. Half of @myfavethm. She/her. Black lives matter. blogs.scientificamerican.com/roots-of-unity/ Salt Lake City, UT tinyletter.com/evelynjlamb 7 yrs, 5 mos on Twitter Tweets: 7/day • 21% new, 58% replies, 16% retweets, 5% quotes | 11,023 | 418 |
| 117. |  Melinda Wenner Moyer@lindy2350 Journalist. Contributing editor @SciAm. National Mag Award finalist. 2019 Bricker Award winner. Writing a book about raising kind kids for @putnambooks. Hudson Valley, NY melindawennermoyer.com 12 yrs, 2 mos on Twitter Tweets: 0.4/day • 28% new, 59% replies, 11% retweets, 2% quotes | 10,871 | 576 |
| 118. |  Lena V. Groeger@lenagroeger science journalist & designer, news apps developer @ProPublica. @SND @NAHJ San Francisco, CA lenagroeger.com 10 yrs, 4 mos on Twitter Tweets: 1/day • 25% new, 21% replies, 41% retweets, 14% quotes | 10,827 | 720 |
| 119. |  Sarah Olson@ReadMoreScience Science writer, book reviewer, feminist. She/Her. Corvallis, OR readmorescience.com 2 yrs, 9 mos on Twitter Tweets: 13/day • 10% new, 49% replies, 35% retweets, 7% quotes *Follows 0.57 feeds per follower | 10,686* | 99 |
| 120. |  Liz Landau@lizlandau @NASAJPL Senior Storyteller. Freelance writer. Ex @CNN reporter. Likes pi. @Princeton & @Columbia grad. Views my own. RTs ≠ endorsements https://t.co/5xHZNsIBGk Los Angeles 10 yrs, 5 mos on Twitter Tweets: 2/day • 14% new, 51% replies, 21% retweets, 14% quotes | 10,646 | 415 |
| 121. |  Philip Ball@philipcball Author, writer and broadcaster, mostly about science. Books include The Music Instinct, Curiosity, Critical Mass. Obsessed by (too) many things. London, UK philipball.co.uk 5 yrs, 9 mos on Twitter Tweets: 8/day • 10% new, 57% replies, 23% retweets, 11% quotes | 10,408 | 343 |
| 122. |  John R. Platt@johnrplatt Environmental journalist covering endangered species, climate, pollution & related topics. Editor, @Revelator_News. Tips, pitches: jplatt @ therevelator.org Portland, Oregon therevelator.org 10 yrs, 9 mos on Twitter Tweets: 9/day • 14% new, 11% replies, 71% retweets, 2% quotes *Follows 0.79 feeds per follower | 10,376* | 544 |
| 123. |  Luis Quevedo@luis_quevedo Presentador, productor y hombre de ciencia. Autor de dos documentales sobre nuestra evolución🎙Cofundador @cuondapodcast 📺 #vayacrack @telemadrid @cienciamento elquevedo.com 10 yrs, 2 mos on Twitter Tweets: 8/day • 36% new, 31% replies, 26% retweets, 7% quotes | 10,342 | 425 |
| 124. |  Marina Koren@marinakoren Staff writer at @theatlantic. Views expressed here are like black holes: they don't reflect anything. [email protected] Washington, D.C. / The Milky Way 9 yrs, 6 mos on Twitter Tweets: 6/day • 27% new, 24% replies, 36% retweets, 13% quotes | 10,321 | 321 |
| 125. |  David W. Brown@dwbwriter Author. Next: About scientists who studied Europa, needed to know more, and convinced NASA to fly a spaceship there. (Custom House 2020) Then: Antarctica (2022) Louisiana, USA instagram.com/dwbwriter 11 yrs, 2 mos on Twitter Tweets: 0.3/day • 4% new, 19% replies, 75% retweets, 2% quotes | 10,293 | 551 |
| 126. |  Nicholas St. Fleur@SciFleur Award-winning science journalist covering archaeology, paleontology, space. @nytimes Passionate about diversity & outreach in science. [email protected] [email protected] 7 yrs, 2 mos on Twitter Tweets: 3/day • 0% new, 7% replies, 93% retweets, 0% quotes *Follows 0.50 feeds per follower | 10,240* | 418 |
| 127. |  Terri Hansen | Indigenous@TerriHansen Journalist 12 years on #climate beat 🌏 [email protected] @WinnebagoTribe, Thunder Clan. Cherokee. DMs open to youth of any age with climate anxiety. Pacific Northwest muckrack.com/terrihansen 11 yrs, 5 mos on Twitter Tweets: 0.6/day • 9% new, 3% replies, 87% retweets, 2% quotes *Follows 0.74 feeds per follower | 10,143* | 553 |
| 128. |  Sheril Kirshenbaum@Sheril_ Host of Serving Up Science on @PBSDS & @NPR. Climate, food & politics @michiganstateu. Author. Former Hill staff. Dir of @SciDebate. East Lansing, MI sherilkirshenbaum.com 10 yrs, 4 mos on Twitter Tweets: 2/day • 24% new, 66% replies, 4% retweets, 6% quotes | 10,134 | 735 |
| 129. |  Marilynn Marchione@MMarchioneAP I'm chief medical writer for the Associated Press, always looking for a good story, good book, bike ride on a nice day. [email protected] ap.org 8 yrs, 9 mos on Twitter Tweets: 1/day • 13% new, 7% replies, 65% retweets, 15% quotes | 10,132 | 519 |
| 130. |  Marc Abrahams@MarcAbrahams editor of the Annals of Improbable Research magazine, organizer of the Ig Nobel Prizes. Also see: @ImprobResearch Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA improbable.com 10 yrs, 6 mos on Twitter Tweets: 6/day • 28% new, 1% replies, 54% retweets, 18% quotes | 9,948 | 417 |
| 131. |  Joe's Big Idea@joesbigidea Telling stories of the people and processes of science. We help scientists become better communicators. Message us to join our nationwide #scicomm community. Washington, DC npr.org/2017/08/24/537… 11 yrs, 6 mos on Twitter Tweets: 0.5/day • 17% new, 7% replies, 59% retweets, 18% quotes | 9,940 | 447 |
| 132. |  Erika Check Hayden@Erika_Check Director, @UCSC_SciCom Science Communication Program: scicom.ucsc.edu. @NatureNews alum. Bay Area erikacheck.com 11 yrs, 0 mos on Twitter Tweets: 1/day • 9% new, 37% replies, 44% retweets, 10% quotes | 9,755 | 593 |
| 133. |  John J. Berger@johnjberger Author. Editor. Energy consultant. Forthcoming book: Climate Solutions: Turning Global Peril into Jobs and Prosperity. San Francisco Bay Area johnjberger.com 10 yrs, 2 mos on Twitter Tweets: 0.5/day • 82% new, 1% replies, 15% retweets, 1% quotes | 9,727 | 306 |
| 134. |  Ron Winslow@ronwinslow Freelance medical + science writer after 33+ yrs at #WSJ; @onepeloton, hiker, skier, #redsox. [email protected] Mount Washington Valley, NH 10 yrs, 0 mos on Twitter Tweets: 0.6/day • 13% new, 24% replies, 58% retweets, 5% quotes | 9,713 | 517 |
| 135. |  Eric Roston@eroston Important things are more fun than fun things are important. Carbon stuff. 'Lucid and occasionally disturbing.' Pals around with @KarenYourish. RT=PV/n. New York, NY Bloomberg.com 11 yrs, 10 mos on Twitter Tweets: 4/day • 16% new, 51% replies, 25% retweets, 8% quotes | 9,671 | 564 |
| 136. |  (((John Rennie)))@tvjrennie Science writer/editor @QuantaMagazine. Frmrly @SciAm, TWC's Hacking the Planet & more. Faculty for NYU SHERP, Beakerhead SciComm. Opinions = my own — at most. New York, NY johnrennie.net 10 yrs, 4 mos on Twitter Tweets: 8/day • 2% new, 8% replies, 87% retweets, 2% quotes | 9,671 | 676 |
| 137. |  Oliver Morton@Eaterofsun Author of The Moon: A History for the Future medium.com/@Eaterofsun/th… Views not discernible from RTs Greenwich, UK heliophage.wordpress.com 10 yrs, 8 mos on Twitter Tweets: 17/day • 6% new, 19% replies, 65% retweets, 10% quotes | 9,664 | 593 |
| 138. |  Tariq J. Malik 🦃@tariqjmalik Astrojournalist, Space.com Editor in Chief, rocket fan. Covering the 'verse for @Spacedotcom/@FuturePLC since 2001. Hailing freq: [email protected] New York, NY space.com 11 yrs, 3 mos on Twitter Tweets: 4/day • 12% new, 16% replies, 55% retweets, 17% quotes | 9,502 | 449 |
| 139. |  John Timmer@j_timmer Chief science wrangler for Ars Technica. Writes, edits, and teaches science communications. The big city arstechnica.com/author/john-ti… 11 yrs, 0 mos on Twitter Tweets: 3/day • 27% new, 63% replies, 2% retweets, 8% quotes | 9,492 | 739 |
| 140. |  Carmen Drahl@carmendrahl [On leave as of 8/2019] Freelance chemistry and food journalist. Bylines @cenmag @Forbes @DCist @SciAm. Chemistry Ph.D. Inglés+Español. Washington, DC, mostly. carmendrahl.com 10 yrs, 4 mos on Twitter Tweets: 3/day • 17% new, 51% replies, 17% retweets, 15% quotes | 9,461 | 507 |
| 141. |  Deborah Netburn@DeborahNetburn Science and features writer at the Los Angeles Times. Refuse to let the world corrupt you. Los Angeles latimes.com 9 yrs, 7 mos on Twitter Tweets: 1/day • 26% new, 33% replies, 33% retweets, 8% quotes | 9,458 | 353 |
| 142. |  Brooke Borel@brookeborel Sr. Editor @undarkmag • Instructor @nyu_journalism • Freelance journo for many (maybe you?) • Books: Infested / The Chicago Guide to Fact-Checking • She/Her brookeborel.com 9 yrs, 2 mos on Twitter Tweets: 5/day • 22% new, 27% replies, 35% retweets, 16% quotes | 9,443 | 401 |
| 143. |  Miriam E. Tucker@MiriamETucker Writer/journalist specializing in medicine/health. Living with type 1 diabetes since 1973. Washington DC area linkedin.com/in/miriametuck… 10 yrs, 7 mos on Twitter Tweets: 5/day • 12% new, 42% replies, 31% retweets, 15% quotes | 9,366 | 596 |
| 144. |  Katherine H. Courage@KHCourage Science writer and editor. Author of CULTURED amzn.to/2TUT5sn and OCTOPUS! amzn.to/17xUF5R. Former @SciAm. Erstwhile triathlete. Novice mom. Part-time nerd. Longmont, CO katherinecourage.com 11 yrs, 2 mos on Twitter Tweets: 2/day • 36% new, 29% replies, 17% retweets, 18% quotes | 9,309 | 552 |
| 145. |  Pauline Acalin@w00ki33 Spaceflight photojournalist. Traveler, astrophotographer, tee designer, foodie. Rockets are amazing. pale blue dot instagram.com/pacalin/ 9 yrs, 3 mos on Twitter Tweets: 3/day • 9% new, 29% replies, 46% retweets, 16% quotes | 9,272 | 227 |
| 146. |  Lisa Grossman@astrolisa Astronomy reporter at Science News, lifelong astronomy nerd. Ideas my own. She/her/hers Cambridge, MA 10 yrs, 8 mos on Twitter Tweets: 1/day • 14% new, 60% replies, 15% retweets, 10% quotes | 9,132 | 452 |
| 147. |  Betsy Mason@betsymason Freelance journalist, geologist, beer snob, calm assertive pack leader. Co-author of the book All Over the Map (Oct. 30 bit.ly/alloverthemap) San Francisco Bay Area betsymason.com 10 yrs, 11 mos on Twitter Tweets: 0.7/day • 34% new, 17% replies, 35% retweets, 14% quotes | 9,120 | 759 |
| 148. |  Emily Mullin@emilylmullin Staff writer at @medium’s OneZero (@ozm), covering the intersection of biology and technology. Science writing instructor, @johnshopkins. [email protected] Baltimore, Maryland medium.com/@emilymullin 10 yrs, 6 mos on Twitter Tweets: 4/day • 29% new, 37% replies, 31% retweets, 4% quotes | 9,096 | 393 |
| 149. |  Kim Kowal Arcand@kimberlykowal Visualization & emerging tech/X-ray astronomy; speaker; author; 'Light from the Void' 20 Years of @chandraxray now out; opinions=my own; she/her RI, USA kimarcand.com 11 yrs, 8 mos on Twitter Tweets: 3/day • 7% new, 65% replies, 26% retweets, 2% quotes | 9,037 | 355 |
| 150. |  Dr. David Warmflash@CosmicEvolution Astrobiologist, physician, author, science advisor @ Let's Rover the Moon, communicates about astrobiology,origins of life, genetics,neurology,spacemed,biotech Portland, United States amazon.com/Moon-Illustrat… 10 yrs, 6 mos on Twitter Tweets: 4/day • 32% new, 11% replies, 19% retweets, 38% quotes | 8,927 | 685 |
| 151. |  Hannah Waters@hannahjwaters words and birds 🌾climate and science journalist. editor @audubonsociety. stands up for the common bird. she/her. [email protected] NYC/BK 9 yrs, 4 mos on Twitter Tweets: 4/day • 14% new, 19% replies, 63% retweets, 4% quotes | 8,909 | 576 |
| 152. |  Geoff Brumfiel@gbrumfiel I'm an editor/correspondent for @nprscience. Mostly smart on the radio. Mostly stupid on the Twitter. Nukes/Rockets/Missiles/Space/etc. securedrop.npr.org npr.org 10 yrs, 7 mos on Twitter Tweets: 4/day • 12% new, 37% replies, 31% retweets, 20% quotes | 8,838 | 528 |
| 153. |  Wade Roush@wroush Sci/tech storyteller. Host @soonishpodcast, columnist @sciam, co-founder @hubspokeaudio, former @KSJatMIT @Xconomy @TechReview @ScienceMagazine, PhD @MITPSTS Cambridge, MA waderoush.com 12 yrs, 7 mos on Twitter Tweets: 2/day • 42% new, 27% replies, 25% retweets, 6% quotes | 8,797 | 585 |
| 154. |  Todd B. Bates@ByToddBBates Science Comms @RutgersU, ex 35-yr Journalist (Enviro/Investig/WX/Health, etc. @AsburyParkPress, The Home News), Pulitzer Finalist, _/ Player from ROC. RTs≠Agree Piscataway, New Jersey linkedin.com/in/todd-b-bate… 10 yrs, 6 mos on Twitter Tweets: 17/day • 26% new, 0% replies, 75% retweets, 0% quotes | 8,741 | 392 |
| 155. |  Brandon Keim@9brandon Freelance journalist + writer | Nature, animals, science & environment | Author, The Eye of the Sandpiper goo.gl/cn6c1y | Co-founder @KittyEatsBugs Bangor, ME instagram.com/9brandon/ 12 yrs, 3 mos on Twitter Tweets: 2/day • 28% new, 43% replies, 19% retweets, 12% quotes | 8,702 | 633 |
| 156. |  Ash Jogalekar@curiouswavefn History of science and technology, especially math, physics etc. Drug discovery and chemistry. Computation and complexity. All views my own. San Francisco, CA wavefunction.fieldofscience.com 10 yrs, 6 mos on Twitter Tweets: 7/day • 30% new, 51% replies, 13% retweets, 6% quotes | 8,699 | 358 |
| 157. |  George Musser@gmusser contributing editor for Scientific American, author of The Complete Idiot’s Guide to String Theory and Spooky Action at a Distance New York georgemusser.com 11 yrs, 10 mos on Twitter Tweets: 3/day • 17% new, 35% replies, 48% retweets, 0% quotes | 8,657 | 576 |
| 158. |  Lee Billings@LeeBillings Science journalist covering space and physics for @sciam. Author of Five Billion Years of Solitude, a book on the search for alien Earths. Opinions are my own. New York City leebillings.com 10 yrs, 6 mos on Twitter Tweets: 6/day • 4% new, 17% replies, 79% retweets, 1% quotes | 8,610 | 624 |
| 159. |  Michael Slezak@MikeySlezak National Science Technology and Environment Reporter @abcnews. Was: @GuardianAus & @NewScientist DMs open [email protected] Sydney, New South Wales 11 yrs, 3 mos on Twitter Tweets: 5/day • 17% new, 55% replies, 24% retweets, 4% quotes | 8,577 | 337 |
| 160. |  Jason Davis@jasonrdavis Editorial Director of @exploreplanets. S P A C E K N O W E R 🚀🏜️ Tucson, AZ planetary.org/about/staff/ja… 11 yrs, 4 mos on Twitter Tweets: 3/day • 24% new, 31% replies, 28% retweets, 18% quotes | 8,557 | 480 |
| 161. |  Michael Moyer@mmoyr Deputy editor @QuantaMagazine. Fan of bicycles, sourdough, evidence. Old tweets auto-deleted. (Currently on Twitter hiatus.) New York quantamagazine.org 10 yrs, 11 mos on Twitter Tweets: <0.05/day • 39% new, 20% replies, 35% retweets, 6% quotes | 8,408 | 433 |
| 162. |  Will Gater@willgater Astronomer, journalist & space geek 🔭https://t.co/qdUaJi892Z | https://t.co/vtY0MvxbF8 | Live show: https://t.co/vQFc3wAD4z UK willgater.com 11 yrs, 5 mos on Twitter Tweets: 2/day • 24% new, 45% replies, 20% retweets, 12% quotes | 8,403 | 404 |
| 163. |  Dr Claire O’Connell@claireoconnell PhD cell biology UCD, MSc Sci Comm DCU, writes for Silicon Republic and The Irish Times. Irish Science Writer of the Year 2016. MC. Adjunct Professor @ucd_sbbs Dublin tinyurl.com/cb5ht3q 10 yrs, 10 mos on Twitter Tweets: 9/day • 34% new, 25% replies, 39% retweets, 2% quotes | 8,335 | 339 |
| 164. |  Peter Aldhous@paldhous Science. Data. Journalism. Maps. Reporter @BuzzFeedNews, lecturer @UCSC_SciCom @ucbsoj, instructor @AMI_Berkeley San Francisco peteraldhous.com 7 yrs, 5 mos on Twitter Tweets: 6/day • 39% new, 17% replies, 35% retweets, 10% quotes | 8,248 | 608 |
| 165. |  Akshat Rathi@AkshatRathi @qz's senior reporter covering energy and climate change | Newsletter qz.com/emails/the-rac… London 11 yrs, 8 mos on Twitter Tweets: 0.6/day • 26% new, 17% replies, 51% retweets, 6% quotes | 8,102 | 418 |
| 166. |  Michelle Nijhuis@nijhuism Editor of #LifeUpClose @TheAtlantic. Writer @NatGeoMag & @NYTMag, consigliere @HighCountryNews. Author of BELOVED BEASTS, forthcoming @WWNorton. Mom @GirlBilbo. Columbia River Gorge rhymeswithmyhouse.com 10 yrs, 0 mos on Twitter Tweets: 2/day • 32% new, 35% replies, 21% retweets, 12% quotes | 8,043 | 450 |
| 167. |  Robert Garisto@RobertGaristo Theoretical physicist, editor for the physics journal @PhysRevLett, & author of pop science pieces. Opinions: mine & not necessarily those of APS. Long Island, NY journals.aps.org/prl/ 7 yrs, 11 mos on Twitter Tweets: 5/day • 5% new, 20% replies, 59% retweets, 16% quotes | 7,996 | 297 |
| 168. |  Bob Henson@bhensonweather Meteorologist, journalist, @wunderground blogger. I cover wacky #weather, changing #climate & how we live, love, work, get around & dream. Views are my own. Boulder, CO wunderground.com/cat6 10 yrs, 6 mos on Twitter Tweets: 2/day • 6% new, 1% replies, 65% retweets, 28% quotes | 7,996 | 472 |
| 169. |  Brian Clark Howard@socialpyramid I'm an environmental journalist (now Deputy Editor with The Hill). Personal site: brianclarkhoward.com Washington, DC news.nationalgeographic.com 11 yrs, 8 mos on Twitter Tweets: 2/day • 86% new, 3% replies, 9% retweets, 2% quotes | 7,895 | 419 |
| 170. |  Dan Fagin@danfagin Professing journalism, directing SHERP @ NYU. Wrote Toms River, winner of 2014 Pulitzer Prize in Nonfiction. Butterfly chaser. Discontinue if irritation occurs. New York danfagin.com 10 yrs, 8 mos on Twitter Tweets: 7/day • 20% new, 37% replies, 25% retweets, 18% quotes | 7,888 | 402 |
| 171. |  Ben Lillie@BenLillie Co-founder of @caveatnyc. Previously: co-founder of @storycollider & writer for TED. Retweets are attempts to comprehend the universe. New York, NY caveat.nyc 11 yrs, 2 mos on Twitter Tweets: 6/day • 18% new, 23% replies, 33% retweets, 27% quotes | 7,756 | 401 |
| 172. |  Matt Shipman@ShipLives I get paid to write, which is nice. I dislike bullies. My book on science PR: press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/book… (he/him) Raleigh, NC …ecommunicationbreakdown.wordpress.com 10 yrs, 6 mos on Twitter Tweets: 14/day • 4% new, 45% replies, 40% retweets, 10% quotes | 7,744 | 448 |
| 173. |  Tara Haelle@tarahaelle Science/health journalist • mom • feminist • teacher • photographer • author • @Forbes • kid lit • #MBL • #AHCJ • #binder • Gryffindor • Texan • she/her DFW tarahaelle.net 11 yrs, 0 mos on Twitter Tweets: 10/day • 4% new, 31% replies, 53% retweets, 11% quotes | 7,667 | 462 |
| 174. |  Emily Anthes@EmilyAnthes Freelance science journalist. Author of Frankenstein's Cat: Cuddling Up to Biotech's Brave New Beasts (bit.ly/TxqZkm). Brooklyn, NY emilyanthes.com 9 yrs, 6 mos on Twitter Tweets: 3/day • 26% new, 31% replies, 29% retweets, 14% quotes | 7,663 | 517 |
| 175. |  kelly oakes@kahoakes science journalist 🚀 bylines at BBC Future, The Observer, New Scientist, etc 🌍 previously at BuzzFeed 🐱 [email protected] London via Oldham kellyoak.es 10 yrs, 9 mos on Twitter Tweets: 3/day • 19% new, 37% replies, 27% retweets, 18% quotes | 7,617 | 400 |
| 176. |  Samuel Arbesman@arbesman Scientist + Writer @Lux_Capital | Author of 'Overcomplicated' + 'The Half-Life of Facts' | ☞ https://t.co/VDWqi2B8cT | Ensorcelled by wonder Edge of the Great American Desert arbesman.net 12 yrs, 7 mos on Twitter Tweets: <0.05/day • 86% new, 14% replies, 0% retweets, 0% quotes | 7,547 | 457 |
| 177. |  Jeanne Garbarino, PhD@JeanneGarb Directs @RockEDU_ Science Outreach at @RockefellerUniv. Social justice & STEM education. Biochemist. Mom. Product of The Bronx. I make a ton of typos. she/her NYC rockefeller.edu/outreach/ 9 yrs, 6 mos on Twitter Tweets: 4/day • 18% new, 48% replies, 20% retweets, 14% quotes | 7,490 | 369 |
| 178. |  Emma Marris@Emma_Marris Writer and person with opinions in Oregon. Environment, wildlife, ripping yarns. Writing a book about what humanity owes wild animals in the Anthropocene. Klamath Falls, OR emmamarris.com 8 yrs, 8 mos on Twitter Tweets: 2/day • 26% new, 31% replies, 33% retweets, 8% quotes | 7,440 | 295 |
| 179. |  Aleszu Bajak@aleszubajak Science and data journalist teaching at @NUjournalism • Editor @Storybench @LatAmSci • @KSJatMIT ‘14 • Alum @Undarkmag @EsquireClassic @SciFri • Peruvian-gringo Cambridge, MA aleszu.com 10 yrs, 6 mos on Twitter Tweets: 4/day • 22% new, 9% replies, 63% retweets, 6% quotes | 7,222 | 426 |
| 180. |  Nidhi Subbaraman@NidhiSubs Science reporter @BuzzFeedNews on the poison beat. [email protected] Secure: contact.buzzfeed.com Past: @BostonGlobe @NBCNews Washington, DC nidhisubbaraman.com 10 yrs, 10 mos on Twitter Tweets: 3/day • 24% new, 17% replies, 53% retweets, 7% quotes | 7,208 | 433 |
| 181. |  ryan@RyanFMandelbaum I'm like a bird I'll only fly away I don't know where my soul is (Soul is) I don't know where my home is And baby all I need for you to know (they/them) New York, USA 4 yrs, 2 mos on Twitter Tweets: 3/day • 16% new, 36% replies, 46% retweets, 2% quotes | 7,168 | 170 |
| 182. |  Sarah Keenihan PhD@sciencesarah Freelance ✮ Writer ✮ Editor ✮ Copywriter ✮ Science ✮ Technology ✮ Space ✮ Medicine ✮ Health ✮ Geology ✮ formerly Section Editor SciTech The Conversation ✮ Adelaide, South Australia sarahkeenihan.com 11 yrs, 2 mos on Twitter Tweets: 6/day • 20% new, 60% replies, 7% retweets, 13% quotes | 7,093 | 286 |
| 183. |  Rachel Nuwer@RachelNuwer Freelance journalist. Contributes to the NY Times, NatGeo & more. Author of POACHED: Inside the Dark World of Wildlife Trafficking. Brooklyn rachelnuwer.com 9 yrs, 0 mos on Twitter Tweets: 0.7/day • 32% new, 53% replies, 3% retweets, 12% quotes | 7,016 | 353 |
| 184. |  Emily Conover@emcconover Reporter at @sciencenews, bringing you the juiciest physics news. Award-winning science writer and peep dioramist. Washington, DC emilyconover.net 6 yrs, 3 mos on Twitter Tweets: 2/day • 24% new, 53% replies, 10% retweets, 13% quotes | 6,966 | 197 |
| 185. |  Ainissa Ramirez, Ph.D.@ainissaramirez THE ALCHEMY OF US (The MIT Press) April 2020. mitpress.mit.edu/books/alchemy-… Author. Scientist. Speaker Rep’ed by: https://t.co/eo08ni74jg New England ainissaramirez.com 9 yrs, 10 mos on Twitter Tweets: 6/day • 52% new, 14% replies, 22% retweets, 12% quotes | 6,965 | 390 |
| 186. |  Karen Weintraub@kweintraub Cover Health/Sci news for NYTimes, SciAm, STAT etc. Teach at Boston University. Co-wrote books on autism, adult ADHD. Fan of great journalism, penguins. She/her Cambridge, Ma karenweintraub.com 10 yrs, 8 mos on Twitter Tweets: 1/day • 52% new, 13% replies, 28% retweets, 8% quotes | 6,927 | 375 |
| 187. |  Eric Michael Johnson@ericmjohnson Award-winning science writer, scholar, simian. Evolutionary Anthropology and History of Science. Vancouver, BC ericmichaeljohnson.net 10 yrs, 9 mos on Twitter Tweets: 4/day • 64% new, 19% replies, 12% retweets, 6% quotes | 6,906 | 556 |
| 188. |  Natasha Geiling@ngeiling studying @berkeleylaw & writing about climate change on the internet. live every day like it's scorpio season. Berkeley, CA 10 yrs, 4 mos on Twitter Tweets: 2/day • 22% new, 17% replies, 25% retweets, 36% quotes | 6,882 | 315 |
| 189. |  Katia Moskvitch@SciTech_Cat Editorial Lead @IBMResearch. Ex journo: WIRED, Nature, BBC. Theoretical physicist & rockclimber. Quark-filled Canadian in the UK. Writing a 📖 on neutron stars✨ London, UK katiamoskvitch.com 8 yrs, 11 mos on Twitter Tweets: 4/day • 28% new, 41% replies, 27% retweets, 4% quotes | 6,847 | 309 |
| 190. |  (((Steve Mirsky)))@SteveMirsky Editor, columnist, podcaster for @sciam magazine. Opinions expressed are my own and are subject to revision with new information. Like science. The Bronx scientificamerican.com/podcasts/ 10 yrs, 1 mo on Twitter Tweets: 7/day • 12% new, 32% replies, 50% retweets, 6% quotes | 6,820 | 460 |
| 191. |  Jamie Vernon@JLVernonPhD Science advocate, champion for evidence-based decision making. Husband, Dad, Citizen, Scientist. This is the personal account of @SigmaXiCEO Raleigh, NC linkedin.com/in/jlvernon/ 10 yrs, 7 mos on Twitter Tweets: 6/day • 6% new, 43% replies, 37% retweets, 13% quotes | 6,806 | 470 |
| 192. |  Kris Hirst@archaeology writer, editor, archaeologist, Thoughtco.com archaeology expert American midwest thoughtco.com/archaeology-41… 11 yrs, 7 mos on Twitter Tweets: 3/day • 100% new, 0% replies, 0% retweets, 0% quotes | 6,774 | 408 |
| 193. |  Lauren Wolf@laurenkwolf Head of science & tech @cenmag. Lover of science quirk. Ocean pee-er. Follow me for #chemistry news. Views my own. Washington DC cen.acs.org/index.html 10 yrs, 0 mos on Twitter Tweets: 2/day • 42% new, 23% replies, 23% retweets, 12% quotes | 6,709 | 301 |
| 194. |  Caitlin S., PhD@Paleophile science communicator | evolutionary anthropology PhD | museum docent | #scicomm #sciengage #scipol #evoed #DBER #histSTM | #celiac |🐶🐈 #rescue | Personal acct OH➡NJ➡️NYC➡️AZ➡️DC and MD 8 yrs, 9 mos on Twitter Tweets: 34/day • 10% new, 45% replies, 22% retweets, 22% quotes | 6,661 | 420 |
| 195. |  Lisa Song@lisalsong Environment reporter @ProPublica. Formerly @InsideClimate. Fan of geology, cats. [email protected] New York, NY propublica.org 6 yrs, 5 mos on Twitter Tweets: 3/day • 16% new, 31% replies, 43% retweets, 9% quotes | 6,525 | 352 |
| 196. |  Adam Mann@adamspacemann Aspiring space philosopher @NatGeo @SciAm @WSJ @NatureNews @NewsfromScience @Wired @PNASNews @LiveScience Oakland, Ca 8 yrs, 3 mos on Twitter Tweets: 0.8/day • 26% new, 41% replies, 17% retweets, 17% quotes | 6,517 | 361 |
| 197. |  Ben Goldfarb@ben_a_goldfarb Independent conservation journalist. Alicia Patterson fellow on the #roadecology beat. Author of EAGER, a book about beaver belief: goo.gl/DQA1Qn Spokane, WA bengoldfarb.com 8 yrs, 2 mos on Twitter Tweets: 3/day • 34% new, 39% replies, 18% retweets, 8% quotes | 6,515 | 221 |
| 198. |  Laurie Winkless@laurie_winkless Physicist-turned-science storyteller. Book#1: SCIENCE AND THE CITY. Book#2: STICKY (2021?). @sciforbes contributor. Irish. Feminist. Opinionated. She/her. Wellington NZ (via London) lauriewinkless.com 10 yrs, 3 mos on Twitter Tweets: 7/day • 15% new, 33% replies, 44% retweets, 8% quotes | 6,514 | 228 |
| 199. |  Richard Van Noorden@Richvn Features editor, Nature. E-mail: initial[dot]lastname[at]nature[dot]com 10 yrs, 9 mos on Twitter Tweets: 0.2/day • 14% new, 56% replies, 24% retweets, 6% quotes | 6,462 | 245 |
| 200. |  Thomas Lin@7homaslin @QuantaMagazine founder + editor in chief; @ScienceWriting board; former @nytimes; books: (science) amzn.to/31Z0BXO + (math) amzn.to/2Ygz9CP New York City quantamagazine.org 10 yrs, 2 mos on Twitter Tweets: 2/day • 22% new, 16% replies, 51% retweets, 11% quotes | 6,439 | 211 |
| 201. |  Jules Howard@juleslhoward Writer, author, zoology correspondent. Guardian/BBC. Also, ummm the podcast. Did I ever tell you about the VR duck vagina app? It can probably wait. juleshoward.co.uk 9 yrs, 7 mos on Twitter Tweets: 6/day • 12% new, 82% replies, 3% retweets, 3% quotes | 6,389 | 148 |
| 202. |  Carrie Arnold@edbites Science writer covering our weird and wonderful world. Contributing editor at Nova Next. Author of Decoding Anorexia, lover of coffee, cats, cycling and yarn. Virginia carriearnold.com 10 yrs, 7 mos on Twitter Tweets: 5/day • 19% new, 49% replies, 17% retweets, 16% quotes | 6,322 | 234 |
| 203. |  Darryl Fears@bydarrylfears WaPo reporter covering environment/wildlife. LA Times, Atlanta Constitution, Detroit Freep alum. HU Bison. Track & Field nut. wapo.st/1nlOX DC washingtonpost.com 11 yrs, 5 mos on Twitter Tweets: 3/day • 42% new, 3% replies, 45% retweets, 10% quotes | 6,293 | 509 |
| 204. |  Cristine Russell@russellcris Science, enviro, health writer: climate science+policy; the media; women in science. World Conf of Sci Journalists 2017 co-chair; Harvard Kennedy School fellow Cambridge, MA; CT; wherever 11 yrs, 0 mos on Twitter Tweets: 3/day • 26% new, 0% replies, 57% retweets, 16% quotes | 6,266 | 445 |
| 205. |  Gabrielle Birchak@GabriellBirchak Mathematician and writer in love with sci-history. I'm for #EverybodyInSTEM My tweets are part of the collective. Resistance was futile. Los Angeles, CA mathsciencehistory.com 10 yrs, 5 mos on Twitter Tweets: 6/day • 24% new, 27% replies, 43% retweets, 7% quotes | 6,219 | 118 |
| 206. |  Rebecca 🌓 Boyle@rboyle31 Writer, writing science for @TheAtlantic @nytimes @sciam @newscientist @TheLWON & more. Pro-night, pro-dog. Writing a book about the Moon for @randomhouse Saint Louis, MO rebecca-boyle.com 11 yrs, 0 mos on Twitter Tweets: 0.8/day • 12% new, 45% replies, 33% retweets, 10% quotes | 6,219 | 299 |
| 207. |  Dr Helen Scales@helenscales Marine biologist. Writer. Talker. UK helenscales.com 10 yrs, 5 mos on Twitter Tweets: 3/day • 14% new, 47% replies, 18% retweets, 20% quotes | 6,133 | 263 |
| 208. |  Allie Wilkinson@AllieWilkinson Freelance science journalist. Web producer @sciencenews. Award-winning baker and freelance cheesemonger. Washington, DC alliewilkinson.com 11 yrs, 0 mos on Twitter Tweets: 3/day • 34% new, 24% replies, 34% retweets, 9% quotes | 6,088 | 527 |
| 209. |  Rafi Letzter@RafiLetzter Staff writer @LiveScience. Before: @businessinsider, @popsci. Proud member of the @futureusunion / @wgaeast. Extremely Jewish with incredible posts. New York, NY 6 yrs, 2 mos on Twitter Tweets: 11/day • 12% new, 41% replies, 31% retweets, 16% quotes | 6,073 | 101 |
| 210. |  Tanya Lewis@tanyalewis314 Associate Health and Medicine Editor @SciAm. 'I learn less and less about more and more until I know nothing about everything.' Tweets are my own opinion. New York tanyaalewis.com 8 yrs, 5 mos on Twitter Tweets: 2/day • 26% new, 11% replies, 54% retweets, 9% quotes | 6,009 | 211 |
| 211. |  Kathleen Raven@inkkr Science writer. Currently tracking: hearing loss & suicide as a symptom & things that make you 🤔 // #FutureIsFemale // In flight 10 yrs, 0 mos on Twitter Tweets: 3/day • 47% new, 9% replies, 38% retweets, 6% quotes | 5,998 | 353 |
| 212. |  Robert Lee Hotz@leHotz I cover science matters for The Wall Street Journal. Distinguished Writer in Residence @nyu_journalism. President of The Alicia Patterson Foundation. Whovian. New York 9 yrs, 6 mos on Twitter Tweets: 3/day • 43% new, 1% replies, 51% retweets, 4% quotes | 5,932 | 352 |
| 213. |  Gaia Vince@WanderingGaia Writer, broadcaster, author (Transcendence amzn.to/2nSFEyQ; Adventures In The Anthropocene amzn.to/1KKAUc7). Science of humanity and our planet Earth WanderingGaia.com 10 yrs, 4 mos on Twitter Tweets: 8/day • 12% new, 37% replies, 43% retweets, 8% quotes | 5,884 | 283 |
| 214. |  Mary Hoff@mkhoff #Science & #environment communicator and editor in chief @ensiamedia. Tweets are my own. linkedin.com/in/maryhoff Minnesota linkedin.com/in/maryhoff/ 10 yrs, 8 mos on Twitter Tweets: 2/day • 52% new, 1% replies, 41% retweets, 6% quotes | 5,799 | 248 |
| 215. |  Michael Balter@mbalter Journalism prof, City College of New York; contributor to CJR, SciAm, SAPIENS, The Verge, Yale E360, etc. Anthro, mental health, environ, #MeTooSTEM Recently returned to USA from 29 yrs exile in Europe. michaelbalter.com 11 yrs, 2 mos on Twitter Tweets: 21/day • 34% new, 15% replies, 49% retweets, 2% quotes | 5,778 | 279 |
| 216. |  Dave Levitan@davelevitan Journalist, mostly science and politics; bylines @gizmodo @thedailybeast @newrepublic @washingtonpost and lots more. Author: NOT A SCIENTIST davelevitan.com 10 yrs, 8 mos on Twitter Tweets: 6/day • 32% new, 22% replies, 13% retweets, 34% quotes | 5,706 | 253 |
| 217. |  Laura Seward Forczyk 🌙💫🚀@LauraForczyk Founder @Astralytical. Space professional, scientist, mom, & #FutureAstronaut. I tweet about NASA, women in science, aerospace industry & policy. #Feminist Atlanta, GA astralytical.com 9 yrs, 6 mos on Twitter Tweets: 5/day • 10% new, 63% replies, 13% retweets, 14% quotes | 5,656 | 207 |
| 218. |  John McQuaid@johnmcquaid Journalist. Author of Tasty: The Art and Science of What We Eat Silver Spring, MD, USA tastybook.net 11 yrs, 11 mos on Twitter Tweets: 8/day • 32% new, 31% replies, 18% retweets, 18% quotes | 5,643 | 615 |
| 219. |  Christine Dell'Amore@cdellamore Bug-loving adventurer. Animals editor at National Geographic. Author of the @AssoulinePub book South Pole. Co-founder of the @DCSWA Newsbrief Award. Washington, D.C. 10 yrs, 4 mos on Twitter Tweets: 2/day • 37% new, 25% replies, 35% retweets, 3% quotes | 5,626 | 150 |
| 220. |  Nsikan Akpan@MoNscience Highly melanated. @PBS @NewsHour science producer & ScienceScope co-creator | PhD pathobiologist | YNWA | Secure comms via Signal: 240-516-8357 Washington DC pbs.org/newshour/tag/s… 8 yrs, 1 mo on Twitter Tweets: 6/day • 19% new, 34% replies, 39% retweets, 8% quotes | 5,578 | 280 |
| 221. |  Dr Robin George Andrews 🌋@SquigglyVolcano Science Journalist | Volcanologist | Time Lord | Words @NatGeo @TheAtlantic @SciAm @nytimes @Forbes @WIRED @Nature @Gizmodo @AtlasObscura @Verge @QuantaMagazine London, England robingeorgeandrews.com 8 yrs, 5 mos on Twitter Tweets: 4/day • 18% new, 57% replies, 25% retweets, 1% quotes | 5,571 | 201 |
| 222. |  Hillary Rosner@hillaryrosner Independent journalist in the medium formerly known as print. Boulder, CO hillaryr.net 10 yrs, 4 mos on Twitter Tweets: 1.0/day • 62% new, 13% replies, 13% retweets, 12% quotes | 5,508 | 364 |
| 223. |  Maia Weinstock@20tauri @MIT News deputy editor; @LegoNASAwomen creator; author of forthcoming Millie Dresselhaus biography; champion of women. Tweets = my own views. She | her Cambridge, MA maiaw.com 10 yrs, 8 mos on Twitter Tweets: 3/day • 17% new, 50% replies, 26% retweets, 7% quotes | 5,469 | 303 |
| 224. |  Erica Klarreich@EricaKlarreich Mathematics and science journalist. My work has appeared in Quanta, Nature, The Atlantic, New Scientist, Science News and other publications. Berkeley, California ericaklarreich.com 6 yrs, 6 mos on Twitter Tweets: 0.2/day • 18% new, 23% replies, 53% retweets, 7% quotes | 5,467 | 164 |
| 225. |  Ewen Callaway@ewencallaway Immigrant. Journalist at Nature. London 11 yrs, 0 mos on Twitter Tweets: 1/day • 22% new, 23% replies, 47% retweets, 8% quotes | 5,441 | 331 |
| 226. |  Emily 💖💜💙@seelix Yes, I am a master of disguise & trained as a forensic anthropologist. No, I'm not a supervillain. she/they 11 yrs, 2 mos on Twitter Tweets: 12/day • 16% new, 31% replies, 50% retweets, 2% quotes | 5,431 | 368 |
| 227. |  Liza Gross@lizabio Journalist #health #environment. @FERNnews. Ed, @PLOSBiology. Views my own. She/Her. Science Writers' Investigative Reporting Handbook amzn.to/2PXr7i8 San Francisco lizagross.com 11 yrs, 0 mos on Twitter Tweets: 4/day • 32% new, 27% replies, 35% retweets, 4% quotes | 5,355 | 328 |
| 228. |  Liz Lee Heinecke@KitchPantrySci Science Storyteller, Singer, Painter, Banjo Player. Author of Quarto’s “Science Lab for Kids” series and DK’s “Star Wars Maker Lab.” Minneapolis, MN kitchenpantryscientist.com 10 yrs, 1 mo on Twitter Tweets: 3/day • 36% new, 18% replies, 43% retweets, 4% quotes | 5,263 | 327 |
| 229. |  Simon Watt@SimonDWatt Biologist, sci com, writer, comic, TV bod. Head of The @UglyAnimal Preservation Society. Host of @LevelUpHuman. Arts at @CrackedLightArt. Quiz at @UniSillyChal readysteadyscience.com 9 yrs, 3 mos on Twitter Tweets: 2/day • 24% new, 42% replies, 29% retweets, 5% quotes | 5,226 | 120 |
| 230. |  Brian Vastag@brianvastag Former Washington Post science reporter, now disabled. Contributor, The Science Writers' Handbook. Living a quiet life on a quiet island. Kauai washingtonpost.com/health/glacier… 9 yrs, 8 mos on Twitter Tweets: 2/day • 12% new, 46% replies, 21% retweets, 21% quotes | 5,160 | 320 |
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