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Science writers including columnists, reporters, editors, book authors, and so on engaged in such work as their primary occupation. Excludes professional researchers who write for the public as a supplemental activity (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, 9 mos on Twitter Tweets: 20/day • 10% new, 69% replies, 5% retweets, 16% quotes | 615,928 | 12,855 |
| 2. |  Carl Zimmer@carlzimmer @nytimes columnist. Author: She Has Her Mother's Laugh, Parasite Rex, etc. carlzimmer.com/books/ Connecticut 11 yrs, 10 mos on Twitter Tweets: 11/day • 26% new, 3% replies, 69% retweets, 2% quotes | 274,230 | 5,891 |
| 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, 11 mos on Twitter Tweets: 29/day • 12% new, 39% replies, 46% retweets, 3% quotes | 168,988 | 5,438 |
| 4. |  Emily Lakdawalla@elakdawalla Solar System Specialist, The Planetary Society. Planetary scientist, author, speaker, asteroid 274860. Views are my own & not those of employer. 🏳️🌈 she/her Pasadena, CA planetary.org/emily Video channel 11 yrs, 8 mos on Twitter Tweets: 17/day • 12% new, 54% replies, 15% retweets, 18% quotes | 165,034 | 4,811 |
| 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 11 yrs, 0 mos on Twitter Tweets: 35/day • 18% new, 19% replies, 54% retweets, 10% quotes | 112,963 | 4,035 |
| 6. |  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/WReZt_IPRCA Video channel 10 yrs, 5 mos on Twitter Tweets: 9/day • 20% new, 59% replies, 13% retweets, 8% quotes | 94,472 | 1,281 |
| 7. |  Matthew Herper@matthewherper Writing and events at STAT. This is biology's century; Every data point has a face. New York statnews.com/staff/matthew-… 10 yrs, 7 mos on Twitter Tweets: 23/day • 16% new, 35% replies, 47% retweets, 2% quotes | 93,915 | 3,086 |
| 8. |  Andrew Revkin@Revkin Pursuing #sustcomm progress on a finite, noisy planet at @Columbia's @EarthInstitute. The rest? Family, friends, books j.mp/revkinbooks, songs j.mp/revkinmusic Hudson Valley, NY, USA j.mp/revkininfo Video channel 12 yrs, 1 mo on Twitter Tweets: 14/day • 10% new, 25% replies, 11% retweets, 54% quotes | 86,564 | 4,284 |
| 9. |  🏳️🌈 Cara Santa Maria 🏳️🌈@CaraSantaMaria #SciCommFTW | 🎓 Neurobio & Clinical Psych | 🎙@TalkNerdy_Pod & @SkepticsGuide | 📺 @NatGeoChannel #BrainGames | 🙋🏻♀️@SciCommCamp @NerdBrigade | 🌈 she/her Los Angeles carasantamaria.com Video channel 10 yrs, 0 mos on Twitter Tweets: 8/day • 77% new, 11% replies, 7% retweets, 5% quotes | 79,601 | 2,041 |
| 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, 11 mos on Twitter Tweets: 9/day • 9% new, 22% replies, 55% retweets, 14% quotes | 78,592 | 2,377 |
| 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, 11 mos on Twitter Tweets: 5/day • 20% new, 71% replies, 7% retweets, 2% quotes | 68,408 | 1,197 |
| 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, 9 mos on Twitter Tweets: 15/day • 21% new, 65% replies, 5% retweets, 10% quotes | 63,505 | 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 briandunning.com Video channel 11 yrs, 8 mos on Twitter Tweets: 7/day • 42% new, 47% replies, 5% retweets, 6% quotes | 59,830 | 1,381 |
| 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, 7 mos on Twitter Tweets: 14/day • 6% new, 68% replies, 7% retweets, 18% quotes | 55,852 | 1,308 |
| 15. |  Damian Carrington@dpcarrington I'm Environment Editor at the Guardian - DMs open London theguardian.com/environment 9 yrs, 4 mos on Twitter Tweets: 6/day • 54% new, 8% replies, 34% retweets, 4% quotes | 55,236 | 1,926 |
| 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, 8 mos on Twitter Tweets: 4/day • 11% new, 64% replies, 9% retweets, 16% quotes | 53,776 | 978 |
| 17. |  Eric Berger@SciGuySpace Senior Space Editor at Ars Technica. I like rockets. And depots. Houston, TX arstechnica.com 11 yrs, 5 mos on Twitter Tweets: 9/day • 19% new, 49% replies, 25% retweets, 8% quotes | 49,053 | 1,887 |
| 18. |  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, 8 mos on Twitter Tweets: 44/day • 6% new, 0% replies, 83% retweets, 10% quotes | 47,181 | 1,047 |
| 19. |  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, 3 mos on Twitter Tweets: 3/day • 62% new, 17% replies, 13% retweets, 6% quotes | 46,937 | 1,035 |
| 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 12 yrs, 1 mo on Twitter Tweets: 3/day • 17% new, 52% replies, 16% retweets, 15% quotes | 45,796 | 2,198 |
| 21. |  David Bradley@sciencebase Science | Snaps | Songs Geordie. Not the actor, not the Ctl-Alt-Del guy, not the head of EMI, not The Atlantic editor, not the tractor, not the pornstar... Cambridge, EU sciencebase.com Video channel 12 yrs, 7 mos on Twitter Tweets: 14/day • 22% new, 73% replies, 1% retweets, 4% quotes | 42,150 | 1,686 |
| 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, 5 mos on Twitter Tweets: 13/day • 7% new, 53% replies, 27% retweets, 14% quotes | 41,903 | 1,970 |
| 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, 10 mos on Twitter Tweets: 6/day • 47% new, 46% replies, 5% retweets, 2% quotes | 41,483 | 1,417 |
| 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, 8 mos on Twitter Tweets: 0.6/day • 17% new, 24% replies, 58% retweets, 2% quotes *Follows 0.62 feeds per follower | 40,755* | 343 |
| 25. |  James Gleick@JamesGleick Time Travel. The Information. Chaos. New York around.com 10 yrs, 10 mos on Twitter Tweets: 6/day • 8% new, 13% replies, 43% retweets, 36% quotes | 40,196 | 1,374 |
| 26. |  Ariel Waldman@arielwaldman NASA advisor. Antarctic explorer. Global director @ScienceHackDay. Author. Host/producer of Offworld on @testedcom. Art school grad. youtube.com/arielwaldman San Francisco arielwaldman.com Patreon page 12 yrs, 10 mos on Twitter Tweets: 7/day • 4% new, 63% replies, 26% retweets, 6% quotes | 39,455 | 1,749 |
| 27. |  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, 9 mos on Twitter Tweets: 28/day • 47% new, 5% replies, 47% retweets, 0% quotes | 38,900 | 1,721 |
| 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, 11 mos on Twitter Tweets: 10/day • 17% new, 9% replies, 65% retweets, 9% quotes | 38,890 | 1,673 |
| 29. |  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, 2 mos on Twitter Tweets: 4/day • 26% new, 35% replies, 20% retweets, 18% quotes | 38,584 | 1,130 |
| 30. |  Moheb Costandi@mocost Neuroscientist/ freelance writer. Author of NEUROPLASTICITY (MIT Press, 2016) and 50 HUMAN BRAIN IDEAS (Quercus, 2013). London neurophilosophy.wordpress.com 11 yrs, 0 mos on Twitter Tweets: 7/day • 30% new, 20% replies, 47% retweets, 3% quotes | 38,397 | 0 |
| 31. |  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, 10 mos on Twitter Tweets: 12/day • 26% new, 42% replies, 6% retweets, 26% quotes | 38,333 | 1,259 |
| 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, 4 mos on Twitter Tweets: 0.8/day • 13% new, 15% replies, 71% retweets, 2% quotes | 38,141 | 1,165 |
| 33. |  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, 11 mos on Twitter Tweets: 1/day • 3% new, 80% replies, 9% retweets, 8% quotes | 37,688 | 1,947 |
| 34. |  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, 4 mos on Twitter Tweets: 0.1/day • 3% new, 58% replies, 38% retweets, 1% quotes | 37,216 | 613 |
| 35. |  Deborah Blum@deborahblum Book author, Science journalist, blogger, and director of the Knight Science Journalism Program at MIT. Cambridge, MA deborahblum.com 10 yrs, 4 mos on Twitter Tweets: 22/day • 33% new, 11% replies, 45% retweets, 12% quotes | 37,203 | 1,714 |
| 36. |  David Dobbs@David_Dobbs Writer @nytimes, @theatlantic, @NatGeo, @WIRED, etal, mostly about how science & medicine work (or fail). He/him/his. All over daviddobbs.net 11 yrs, 10 mos on Twitter Tweets: 1/day • 4% new, 51% replies, 40% retweets, 6% quotes | 36,772 | 1,650 |
| 37. |  Virginia Hughes@virginiahughes Deputy editor-in-chief, @BuzzFeedNews. Pro nutgraf, pro dog, anti sap. Brooklyn, NY virginiahughes.com 11 yrs, 2 mos on Twitter Tweets: 4/day • 72% new, 6% replies, 19% retweets, 2% quotes | 35,104 | 1,422 |
| 38. |  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, 5 mos on Twitter Tweets: 7/day • 39% new, 21% replies, 38% retweets, 2% quotes | 34,785 | 1,347 |
| 39. |  Seth Mnookin@sethmnookin I write books and articles and am the director of @MIT_SciWrite. website: sethmnookin.com. Boston sethmnookin.com 10 yrs, 10 mos on Twitter Tweets: 7/day • 22% new, 43% replies, 19% retweets, 18% quotes | 34,417 | 1,341 |
| 40. |  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, 5 mos on Twitter Tweets: 7/day • 81% new, 7% replies, 11% retweets, 2% quotes | 32,345 | 1,781 |
| 41. |  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, 11 mos on Twitter Tweets: 4/day • 9% new, 45% replies, 21% retweets, 25% quotes | 31,903 | 1,231 |
| 42. |  Maggie Koerth@maggiekb1 Senior Science Reporter at @FiveThirtyEight. Political science, gun violence, environment. Previously @niemanfdn fellow, @NYTMag, @boingboing, @mental_floss. Minneapolis, MN fivethirtyeight.com/contributors/m… 10 yrs, 10 mos on Twitter Tweets: 10/day • 16% new, 59% replies, 14% retweets, 11% quotes | 31,858 | 1,812 |
| 43. |  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 9 yrs, 0 mos on Twitter Tweets: 2/day • 4% new, 75% replies, 5% retweets, 15% quotes | 29,224 | 1,068 |
| 44. |  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, 11 mos on Twitter Tweets: 3/day • 96% new, 1% replies, 0% retweets, 2% quotes *Follows 0.57 feeds per follower | 28,803* | 719 |
| 45. |  Bora Zivkovic@BoraZ blog.coturnix.org Pittsboro, NC coturnix.org 11 yrs, 2 mos on Twitter Tweets: 33/day • 55% new, 8% replies, 37% retweets, 0% quotes | 27,980 | 0 |
| 46. |  Alice Bell@alicebell Campaigner, researcher and writer specialising in the history and politics of science, technology and the environment. [email protected] London climatehistories.com/who 11 yrs, 0 mos on Twitter Tweets: 13/day • 20% new, 59% replies, 19% retweets, 2% quotes | 27,579 | 1,343 |
| 47. |  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, 4 mos on Twitter Tweets: 4/day • 13% new, 25% replies, 55% retweets, 8% quotes | 27,216 | 1,214 |
| 48. |  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, 8 mos on Twitter Tweets: 1/day • 16% new, 55% replies, 21% retweets, 8% quotes | 26,773 | 752 |
| 49. |  Nadia Drake@nadiamdrake Contributing writer @natgeo. Former ballet dancer, slightly obsessed with planets (and MOONS), jungles and spiders. Champagneophile. PhD. (she/her) 9 yrs, 3 mos on Twitter Tweets: 4/day • 17% new, 76% replies, 1% retweets, 6% quotes | 26,751 | 817 |
| 50. |  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, 11 mos on Twitter Tweets: 2/day • 42% new, 28% replies, 23% retweets, 6% quotes | 26,363 | 784 |
| 51. |  Riley Black@Laelaps Distant cousin of T. rex. My Beloved Brontosaurus, Written in Stone, & Skeleton Keys author. Blogs @sciam. Formerly B. Switek. Trans, nb, she/her, please. Where the fossils are. patreon.com/laelaps Patreon page 10 yrs, 9 mos on Twitter Tweets: 16/day • 26% new, 55% replies, 17% retweets, 2% quotes | 25,901 | 1,193 |
| 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, 9 mos on Twitter Tweets: 1.0/day • 10% new, 8% replies, 78% retweets, 4% quotes | 25,512 | 1,836 |
| 53. |  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 11 yrs, 0 mos on Twitter Tweets: 3/day • 37% new, 22% replies, 29% retweets, 12% quotes | 25,105 | 584 |
| 54. |  Rose DF@_Astro_Nerd_ Attempting to understand the Universe. Con los pies en la tierra, y el corazón en el espacio. (She. Her. Ella) https://t.co/hn16cJqf6E / Avatar by: Beth Kerner. New York, NY instagram.com/_astro_nerd_ 5 yrs, 5 mos on Twitter Tweets: 35/day • 4% new, 89% replies, 5% retweets, 1% quotes | 23,986 | 344 |
| 55. |  Joss Fong@JossFong Video, science & tech | [email protected] youtube.com/playlist?list=… Video channel 10 yrs, 10 mos on Twitter Tweets: 0.9/day • 23% new, 31% replies, 36% retweets, 10% quotes | 23,785 | 331 |
| 56. |  Rose Eveleth ▷▷@roseveleth I make @flashforwardpod 〰〰 futurologist〰〰 skeptical optimist 〰〰 formerly @30for30 〰〰 she/her 〰〰 Tweets 🗑 in 30 days 〰〰 👽 🤖 ⚡️ 🚀 [email protected] roseveleth.com 10 yrs, 7 mos on Twitter Tweets: 0.4/day • 26% new, 33% replies, 37% retweets, 5% quotes | 23,692 | 886 |
| 57. |  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, 4 mos on Twitter Tweets: 59/day • 14% new, 49% replies, 31% retweets, 6% quotes | 23,536 | 907 |
| 58. |  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, 9 mos on Twitter Tweets: 6/day • 6% new, 52% replies, 27% retweets, 15% quotes | 23,431 | 931 |
| 59. |  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, 11 mos on Twitter Tweets: 12/day • 16% new, 39% replies, 34% retweets, 11% quotes | 23,103 | 1,065 |
| 60. |  Carin Anne Bondar@carinbondar Adj Prof of Biology at UFV. Media aIl over. I put science in media when no one is looking. Ambivert. Spectrum. I control my twitter destiny. B KIND. British Columbia, Canada carinbondar.com 10 yrs, 0 mos on Twitter Tweets: 5/day • 41% new, 10% replies, 23% retweets, 26% quotes | 22,674 | 897 |
| 61. |  Shannon Stirone 💀@shannonmstirone Writer. Art Historian. Find me in @NYTimes @washingtonpost @PopSci @ozm @TheAtlantic @NatGeo @SciAm @RollingStone @Wired @Longreads. Opinions are mine. Bay Area, CA shannonstirone.com 5 yrs, 5 mos on Twitter Tweets: 22/day • 14% new, 51% replies, 26% retweets, 10% quotes | 22,549 | 509 |
| 62. |  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, 10 mos on Twitter Tweets: 5/day • 24% new, 59% replies, 7% retweets, 9% quotes | 21,755 | 1,037 |
| 63. |  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, 7 mos on Twitter Tweets: 1/day • 14% new, 75% replies, 5% retweets, 6% quotes | 21,735 | 936 |
| 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, 4 mos on Twitter Tweets: 2/day • 7% new, 55% replies, 27% retweets, 10% quotes | 21,598 | 1,058 |
| 65. |  Mariette DiChristina@mdichristina Dean and Prof. of Practice in Journalism, Boston U. College of Communication. Past: Editor in Chief @sciam & EVP, Magazines, Springer Nature. Opinions my own. Boston bu.edu/com/ 9 yrs, 5 mos on Twitter Tweets: 7/day • 24% new, 15% replies, 41% retweets, 20% quotes | 21,400 | 1,214 |
| 66. |  Swapna Krishna@skrishna words: space, science, tech, pop culture, star trek/wars @engadget @startrek @syfy @latimes @slate | 1/2 @desigeekgirls | ed. Sword Stone Table (Vintage, 2021) Philly Main Line swapnakrishna.com 11 yrs, 1 mo on Twitter Tweets: 14/day • 13% new, 67% replies, 12% retweets, 8% quotes | 20,916 | 852 |
| 67. |  Brian Malow@sciencecomedian Science comedian, Earth. Available for off-world appearances, if transportation is provided. Raleigh, NC instagram.com/sciencecomedian 11 yrs, 0 mos on Twitter Tweets: 3/day • 11% new, 49% replies, 37% retweets, 4% quotes | 20,880 | 981 |
| 68. |  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, 3 mos on Twitter Tweets: 0.1/day • 6% new, 6% replies, 84% retweets, 4% quotes | 20,447 | 1,228 |
| 69. |  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, 8 mos on Twitter Tweets: <0.05/day • 23% new, 23% replies, 45% retweets, 9% quotes | 20,133 | 751 |
| 70. |  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, 10 mos on Twitter Tweets: 16/day • 15% new, 21% replies, 56% retweets, 8% quotes | 19,842 | 917 |
| 71. |  Maggie Fox@maggiemfox I write Health/Science/Tech in plain English. No PR pitches, please. facebook.com/maggiefox.jour… Washington maggiefox.com 11 yrs, 0 mos on Twitter Tweets: 5/day • 12% new, 6% replies, 67% retweets, 16% quotes | 19,674 | 939 |
| 72. |  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, 9 mos on Twitter Tweets: 6/day • 20% new, 59% replies, 17% retweets, 5% quotes | 19,465 | 774 |
| 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, 9 mos on Twitter Tweets: <0.05/day • 22% new, 43% replies, 23% retweets, 12% quotes | 19,222 | 657 |
| 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 11 yrs, 2 mos on Twitter Tweets: 5/day • 18% new, 29% replies, 47% retweets, 6% quotes | 19,082 | 900 |
| 75. |  Arielle Duhaime-Ross@adrs Host of Reset, a tech podcast @voxdotcom • Past: 1st climate correspondent in American TV news @hbo @vicenews • [email protected] •Tweets 🗑️ after 90 days • she/her New York City (et Montréal) pod.link/reset Video channel 8 yrs, 3 mos on Twitter Tweets: 0.3/day • 19% new, 38% replies, 34% retweets, 9% quotes | 18,401 | 531 |
| 76. |  rae paoletta@PAYOLETTER content strategist, writer, friend to bodega cats // rae.paoletta at gmail dot com nyc 8 yrs, 9 mos on Twitter Tweets: 5/day • 28% new, 50% replies, 16% retweets, 6% quotes | 17,958 | 478 |
| 77. |  Maddie Stone@themadstone “Brainwashed” | Founder of @EARTH3R, former science editor @Gizmodo | Earth & environmental sciences PhD | Trekkie Philadelphia, PA maddiestonewriting.com 8 yrs, 2 mos on Twitter Tweets: 7/day • 18% new, 67% replies, 11% retweets, 4% quotes | 17,739 | 693 |
| 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, 11 mos on Twitter Tweets: 16/day • 18% new, 62% replies, 11% retweets, 10% quotes | 17,467 | 923 |
| 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, 7 mos on Twitter Tweets: 16/day • 46% new, 11% replies, 29% retweets, 14% quotes | 17,214 | 997 |
| 80. |  Hannah Devlin@hannahdev Science Correspondent for The Guardian. Get in touch: [email protected] *DMs are open* London theguardian.com/science 10 yrs, 11 mos on Twitter Tweets: 2/day • 19% new, 31% replies, 39% retweets, 10% quotes | 17,180 | 639 |
| 81. |  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, 6 mos on Twitter Tweets: 8/day • 25% new, 11% replies, 53% retweets, 10% quotes | 17,155 | 1,070 |
| 82. |  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, 7 mos on Twitter Tweets: 6/day • 12% new, 50% replies, 36% retweets, 2% quotes | 16,944 | 280 |
| 83. |  Ross Andersen@andersen Deputy Editor, @TheAtlantic / [email protected] Washington, DC rossandersen.com 11 yrs, 6 mos on Twitter Tweets: 0.5/day • 12% new, 43% replies, 41% retweets, 4% quotes | 16,712 | 491 |
| 84. |  Leah Crane@DownHereOnEarth Space & physics reporter for @NewScientist. No longer quantum, not yet relativistic. Chicago 6 yrs, 9 mos on Twitter Tweets: 7/day • 7% new, 86% replies, 4% retweets, 3% quotes | 16,691 | 274 |
| 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, 10 mos on Twitter Tweets: 0.1/day • 28% new, 43% replies, 27% retweets, 4% quotes | 16,504 | 811 |
| 86. |  Christie Aschwanden@cragcrest Author NYT bestseller 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, 11 mos on Twitter Tweets: 2/day • 35% new, 27% replies, 16% retweets, 22% quotes | 16,357 | 724 |
| 87. |  Alexandra Sifferlin@acsifferlin Deputy Editor @elemental Health & Science @Medium Previously @TIME, @TIMEHealth New York City alexandrasifferlin.com 8 yrs, 9 mos on Twitter Tweets: 3/day • 31% new, 25% replies, 37% retweets, 8% quotes | 16,333 | 587 |
| 88. |  John Upton@johnupton Science journo. @ClimateCentral editor bringing data, science reporters and experience to news collaborations investigating climate change impacts & solutions. Newark and Princeton, NJ climatecentral.org/what-we-do/peo… 11 yrs, 1 mo on Twitter Tweets: 3/day • 25% new, 19% replies, 51% retweets, 5% quotes | 16,067 | 874 |
| 89. |  Sarah Kaplan@sarahkaplan48 Climate reporter @washingtonpost. I love all the planets but I write about how to save this one. Reach me at [email protected] Washington, D.C. washingtonpost.com/people/sarah-k… 8 yrs, 11 mos on Twitter Tweets: 6/day • 22% new, 14% replies, 55% retweets, 9% quotes | 15,796 | 506 |
| 90. |  Adam Rogers@jetjocko Senior Correspondent/Wired. Wrote Proof: The Science of Booze. I am not a number. [email protected] California adam-rogers.net 11 yrs, 0 mos on Twitter Tweets: 7/day • 17% new, 45% replies, 11% retweets, 26% quotes | 15,697 | 859 |
| 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, 10 mos on Twitter Tweets: 0.8/day • 72% new, 1% replies, 27% retweets, 0% quotes | 15,428 | 956 |
| 92. |  Aatish Bhatia@aatishb Science writer & educator ∿ Building a more joyful, inclusive, and personally-relevant math & science education ∿ Climate newsletter: https://t.co/RE61IOqfK8 aatishb.com 8 yrs, 8 mos on Twitter Tweets: 8/day • 12% new, 21% replies, 64% retweets, 3% quotes | 15,200 | 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, 9 mos on Twitter Tweets: 15/day • 13% new, 19% replies, 66% retweets, 2% quotes | 15,173 | 727 |
| 94. |  Jennifer Harrison@GeneticJen Science, feminism, LGBTQIA, NHS, 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, 3 mos on Twitter Tweets: 12/day • 8% new, 73% replies, 15% retweets, 4% quotes | 14,775 | 287 |
| 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, 9 mos on Twitter Tweets: 6/day • 48% new, 14% replies, 13% retweets, 25% quotes | 14,679 | 945 |
| 96. |  seth borenstein@borenbears Associated Press science writer, delegate reporter. [email protected] I cover Earth sciences, 2020 delegate hunt. Dad, BoSox fan. Teach at NYU/DC ap.org/tips/ tinyurl.com/sethap 10 yrs, 8 mos on Twitter Tweets: 2/day • 37% new, 23% replies, 37% retweets, 3% quotes | 14,516 | 924 |
| 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/ 11 yrs, 1 mo on Twitter Tweets: 0.6/day • 17% new, 22% replies, 28% retweets, 33% quotes | 13,925 | 735 |
| 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, 4 mos on Twitter Tweets: 4/day • 18% new, 52% replies, 17% retweets, 13% quotes | 13,764 | 468 |
| 99. |  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 11 yrs, 1 mo on Twitter Tweets: 1/day • 18% new, 59% replies, 22% retweets, 1% quotes | 13,536 | 701 |
| 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, 9 mos on Twitter Tweets: 2/day • 21% new, 30% replies, 35% retweets, 14% quotes | 13,473 | 581 |
| 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, 3 mos on Twitter Tweets: 25/day • 8% new, 28% replies, 59% retweets, 4% quotes | 13,355 | 921 |
| 102. |  Elizabeth Lopatto@mslopatto Deputy editor @verge. Tip me: [email protected] Put my cat tweets on television, you cowards. Oakland, California elizabethlopatto.com 8 yrs, 9 mos on Twitter Tweets: 0.1/day • 21% new, 51% replies, 21% retweets, 7% quotes | 13,067 | 524 |
| 103. |  Brendan Maher@bmaher Writer and Editor working for Nature (although views expressed here are my own). The Dirty Jerz nature.com/news 11 yrs, 1 mo on Twitter Tweets: 3/day • 11% new, 39% replies, 33% retweets, 17% quotes | 12,852 | 721 |
| 104. |  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, 8 mos on Twitter Tweets: 31/day • 11% new, 22% replies, 51% retweets, 16% quotes | 12,732 | 0 |
| 105. |  Ananyo Bhattacharya@Ananyo Science journalist, SF author/fan. Working on a book about John von Neumann for @allenlanebooks @wwnorton Ex- @TheEconomist, @naturenews. Nowhere 10 yrs, 11 mos on Twitter Tweets: 5/day • 6% new, 75% replies, 11% retweets, 9% quotes | 12,597 | 629 |
| 106. |  Peter🌋📈⛰️🌧️📉Brannen@PeterBrannen1 Carbon cycle correspondent. 📝 @TheAtlantic @NYTimes & more 📘:THE ENDS OF THE WORLD on 🌍's worst mass extinctions https://t.co/GbhGXPcwSu… Boulder, CO peterbrannen.com 6 yrs, 9 mos on Twitter Tweets: 1/day • 12% new, 59% replies, 15% retweets, 14% quotes | 12,165 | 280 |
| 107. |  Sarah Olson@ReadMoreScience Science writer and book reviewer. 📚🔬 Studying microbiology @OregonState 🦠 Contact: saraheolson(at)nasw(dot)org ✍🏼 Corvallis, OR | She/Her readmorescience.com 2 yrs, 11 mos on Twitter Tweets: 14/day • 8% new, 51% replies, 34% retweets, 6% quotes | 12,150 | 115 |
| 108. |  Nancy Shute@nancyshute Editor in chief of Science News. Science + journalism = !!! Washington, DC 11 yrs, 9 mos on Twitter Tweets: 1/day • 27% new, 16% replies, 49% retweets, 9% quotes | 12,021 | 813 |
| 109. |  Clara Moskowitz@ClaraMoskowitz Senior Editor at Scientific American, covering space & physics. Views expressed are my own. She/her New York, NY scientificamerican.com 9 yrs, 9 mos on Twitter Tweets: 0.8/day • 25% new, 12% replies, 61% retweets, 2% quotes | 11,933 | 599 |
| 110. |  Sarah Zhang@sarahzhang staff writer @TheAtlantic, eukaryote // email: [email protected] DC theatlantic.com/author/sarah-z… 11 yrs, 11 mos on Twitter Tweets: 0.1/day • 39% new, 33% replies, 21% retweets, 8% quotes | 11,807 | 420 |
| 111. |  David Kroll@davidkroll State univ pharmaceutical sciences prof, freelance pharma & healthcare writer @forbeshealth, clips @indyweek @cenmag. Gator PhD in Pharmacology & Therapeutics. Denver, CO forbes.com/sites/davidkro… 11 yrs, 0 mos on Twitter Tweets: 9/day • 3% new, 35% replies, 59% retweets, 4% quotes *Follows 0.93 feeds per follower | 11,655* | 736 |
| 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, 4 mos on Twitter Tweets: 6/day • 30% new, 50% replies, 5% retweets, 14% quotes | 11,506 | 493 |
| 113. |  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, 7 mos on Twitter Tweets: 7/day • 16% new, 49% replies, 29% retweets, 6% quotes | 11,500 | 417 |
| 114. |  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, 7 mos on Twitter Tweets: 4/day • 7% new, 47% replies, 47% retweets, 0% quotes | 11,497 | 497 |
| 115. |  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, 7 mos on Twitter Tweets: 3/day • 17% new, 55% replies, 13% retweets, 14% quotes | 11,473 | 653 |
| 116. |  Robin Lloyd@RobinLloyd99 reporter covering pipes, cities, food, pollution. My latest pipes story: shorturl.at/ceiGT. My science media pitch list: shorturl.at/ltHRY. Non-toxic feed. 11 yrs, 11 mos on Twitter Tweets: 3/day • 7% new, 34% replies, 54% retweets, 5% quotes | 11,216 | 641 |
| 117. |  Melinda Wenner Moyer@lindy2350 Journalist. Contributing ed @SciAm, columnist @Slate. Nat’l Mag Award finalist. 2019 Bricker Award winner. Writing a book about raising kind kids @putnambooks. Hudson Valley, NY melindawennermoyer.com 12 yrs, 4 mos on Twitter Tweets: 0.5/day • 18% new, 65% replies, 15% retweets, 3% quotes | 11,037 | 572 |
| 118. |  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, 11 mos on Twitter Tweets: 8/day • 8% new, 59% replies, 18% retweets, 14% quotes | 11,037 | 358 |
| 119. |  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, 8 mos on Twitter Tweets: 5/day • 24% new, 27% replies, 37% retweets, 12% quotes | 10,936 | 336 |
| 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, 8 mos on Twitter Tweets: 2/day • 22% new, 55% replies, 15% retweets, 8% quotes | 10,845 | 424 |
| 121. |  Lena V. Groeger@lenagroeger science journalist & designer, news apps developer @ProPublica. @SND @NAHJ San Francisco, CA lenagroeger.com 10 yrs, 6 mos on Twitter Tweets: 1/day • 25% new, 21% replies, 41% retweets, 14% quotes | 10,787 | 720 |
| 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 11 yrs, 0 mos on Twitter Tweets: 9/day • 14% new, 17% replies, 67% retweets, 2% quotes *Follows 0.79 feeds per follower | 10,673* | 550 |
| 123. |  Luis Quevedo@luis_quevedo 📚 on deadline 🙀 Buscándome la vida en el Antropoceno🎙Cofundador @cuondapodcast 📺 @telemadrid 🏛@cienciamento 👨🏻🏫 @ui1Universidad elquevedo.com 10 yrs, 4 mos on Twitter Tweets: 8/day • 28% new, 43% replies, 23% retweets, 6% quotes | 10,602 | 424 |
| 124. |  Terri Hansen | Indigenous@TerriHansen Journalist 12 yrs on US tribal & global #Indigenous peoples #climate beat 🌏 [email protected] @WinnebagoTribe. Started memoir! #ActOnClimate 🙏 Pacific Northwest muckrack.com/terrihansen 11 yrs, 8 mos on Twitter Tweets: 1/day • 14% new, 9% replies, 75% retweets, 2% quotes *Follows 0.75 feeds per follower | 10,523* | 571 |
| 125. |  Nicholas St. Fleur@SciFleur Award-winning science journalist covering archaeology, paleontology, space. 💀🦖🚀Passionate about diversity & outreach in science. @nytimes [email protected] email = [email protected] 7 yrs, 4 mos on Twitter Tweets: 4/day • 1% new, 13% replies, 86% retweets, 0% quotes *Follows 0.52 feeds per follower | 10,444* | 427 |
| 126. |  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, 11 mos on Twitter Tweets: 1/day • 12% new, 5% replies, 67% retweets, 16% quotes | 10,388 | 532 |
| 127. |  Sheril Kirshenbaum@Sheril_ Climate, food & politics @michiganstateu. Author. Former Hill staff. Dir of @SciDebate. Host of Serving Up Science on @PBSDS & @NPR. East Lansing, MI sherilkirshenbaum.com 10 yrs, 7 mos on Twitter Tweets: 2/day • 22% new, 67% replies, 3% retweets, 7% quotes | 10,338 | 747 |
| 128. |  David W. Brown@dwbwriter Author. Runner. Next: THE MISSION, about scientists who wrangled a spaceship from NASA to explore Europa, the ocean moon of Jupiter. (Custom House, 2020) Louisiana instagram.com/dwbwriter 11 yrs, 4 mos on Twitter Tweets: 0.3/day • 7% new, 22% replies, 69% retweets, 3% quotes | 10,277 | 551 |
| 129. |  Joe's Big Idea@joesbigidea Virtually training scientists to become better communicators. Founded by @joepalca and @maddie_sofia. Tweets by @travlinscientst. Join our #scicomm community⬇️. Nationwide npr.org/2017/08/24/537… 11 yrs, 9 mos on Twitter Tweets: 0.5/day • 11% new, 11% replies, 65% retweets, 14% quotes | 10,166 | 451 |
| 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, 9 mos on Twitter Tweets: 6/day • 24% new, 1% replies, 56% retweets, 18% quotes | 10,015 | 422 |
| 131. |  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 BloombergGreen.com 12 yrs, 0 mos on Twitter Tweets: 5/day • 18% new, 67% replies, 11% retweets, 4% quotes | 10,005 | 577 |
| 132. |  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, 8 mos on Twitter Tweets: 4/day • 26% new, 36% replies, 33% retweets, 6% quotes | 9,990 | 404 |
| 133. |  Pauline Acalin@w00ki33 Spaceflight photojournalist. Mom, explorer, astrophotographer, tee designer, foodie. Rockets are amazing. pale blue dot instagram.com/pacalin/ 9 yrs, 5 mos on Twitter Tweets: 4/day • 13% new, 39% replies, 40% retweets, 8% quotes | 9,809 | 236 |
| 134. |  Erika Check Hayden@Erika_Check My dream: to help you achieve yours. Director @UCSC_SciCom Science Communication Program: scicom.ucsc.edu. Bay Area erikacheck.com 11 yrs, 2 mos on Twitter Tweets: 1/day • 6% new, 41% replies, 42% retweets, 12% quotes | 9,756 | 591 |
| 135. |  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, 11 mos on Twitter Tweets: 17/day • 4% new, 26% replies, 61% retweets, 10% quotes | 9,753 | 594 |
| 136. |  Ron Winslow@ronwinslow Freelance medical + science writer after 33+ yrs at #WSJ; @onepeloton, hiker, skier, #redsox. [email protected] Mount Washington Valley, NH 10 yrs, 3 mos on Twitter Tweets: 0.5/day • 12% new, 25% replies, 58% retweets, 6% quotes | 9,721 | 516 |
| 137. |  (((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, 7 mos on Twitter Tweets: 8/day • 1% new, 5% replies, 88% retweets, 7% quotes | 9,696 | 674 |
| 138. |  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, 4 mos on Twitter Tweets: 0.5/day • 82% new, 1% replies, 15% retweets, 1% quotes | 9,669 | 305 |
| 139. |  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, 4 mos on Twitter Tweets: 4/day • 26% new, 21% replies, 41% retweets, 12% quotes | 9,553 | 402 |
| 140. |  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, 5 mos on Twitter Tweets: 4/day • 9% new, 27% replies, 48% retweets, 16% quotes | 9,550 | 449 |
| 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, 10 mos on Twitter Tweets: 1/day • 24% new, 35% replies, 33% retweets, 7% quotes | 9,531 | 355 |
| 142. |  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, 3 mos on Twitter Tweets: 3/day • 26% new, 65% replies, 3% retweets, 6% quotes | 9,493 | 0 |
| 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, 9 mos on Twitter Tweets: 5/day • 12% new, 57% replies, 19% retweets, 11% quotes | 9,456 | 593 |
| 144. |  Carmen Drahl@carmendrahl Freelance chemistry and food journalist. Bylines @cenmag @Forbes @DCist @SciAm. Chemistry Ph.D. Inglés+Español. Washington, DC, mostly. carmendrahl.com 10 yrs, 6 mos on Twitter Tweets: 3/day • 18% new, 51% replies, 15% retweets, 16% quotes | 9,417 | 506 |
| 145. |  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, 10 mos on Twitter Tweets: 4/day • 16% new, 36% replies, 33% retweets, 16% quotes | 9,376 | 557 |
| 146. |  Katherine H. Courage@KHCourage Science journalist. Author of CULTURED amzn.to/2TUT5sn and OCTOPUS! amzn.to/17xUF5R. @SciAm contributor. Erstwhile triathlete. Novice mom. Part-time nerd. Longmont, CO katherinecourage.com 11 yrs, 4 mos on Twitter Tweets: 2/day • 37% new, 25% replies, 21% retweets, 17% quotes | 9,320 | 555 |
| 147. |  Akshat Rathi@AkshatRathi Climate and energy nerd at @business. PhD from @UniofOxford. Writing a book on scaling climate solutions. Opinions mine. London, UK akshatrathi.com 11 yrs, 11 mos on Twitter Tweets: 0.4/day • 32% new, 19% replies, 43% retweets, 6% quotes | 9,304 | 445 |
| 148. |  Lisa Grossman@astrolisa Astronomy reporter at Science News, lifelong astronomy nerd. Ideas my own. She/her/hers Cambridge, MA 10 yrs, 11 mos on Twitter Tweets: 1/day • 16% new, 60% replies, 15% retweets, 10% quotes | 9,151 | 452 |
| 149. |  Michael Slezak@MikeySlezak National Science Technology and Environment Reporter @abcnews. Was: @GuardianAus & @NewScientist DMs open [email protected] Sydney, New South Wales 11 yrs, 6 mos on Twitter Tweets: 5/day • 15% new, 29% replies, 49% retweets, 6% quotes | 9,145 | 353 |
| 150. |  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 11 yrs, 2 mos on Twitter Tweets: 0.7/day • 32% new, 17% replies, 36% retweets, 14% quotes | 9,123 | 760 |
| 151. |  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, 10 mos on Twitter Tweets: 3/day • 7% new, 65% replies, 25% retweets, 2% quotes | 9,079 | 351 |
| 152. |  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, 8 mos on Twitter Tweets: 7/day • 22% new, 47% replies, 23% retweets, 8% quotes | 8,978 | 360 |
| 153. |  Hannah Waters@hannahjwaters words and birds 🌾writer, naturalist, climate editor @audubonsociety. stands up for the common bird. she/her. [email protected] NYC/BK 9 yrs, 7 mos on Twitter Tweets: 4/day • 14% new, 24% replies, 55% retweets, 8% quotes | 8,966 | 580 |
| 154. |  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, 8 mos on Twitter Tweets: 4/day • 44% new, 14% replies, 15% retweets, 27% quotes | 8,902 | 683 |
| 155. |  Wade Roush@wroush Sci/tech storyteller. Host @soonishpodcast, columnist @sciam, producer @TechReview, author @mitpress, co-founder @hubspokeaudio, PhD @MITPSTS Cambridge, MA waderoush.com 12 yrs, 10 mos on Twitter Tweets: 2/day • 38% new, 41% replies, 19% retweets, 3% quotes | 8,800 | 577 |
| 156. |  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, 6 mos on Twitter Tweets: 2/day • 16% new, 55% replies, 17% retweets, 12% quotes | 8,784 | 634 |
| 157. |  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, 8 mos on Twitter Tweets: 6/day • 7% new, 22% replies, 68% retweets, 4% quotes | 8,709 | 627 |
| 158. |  Todd B. Bates@ByToddBBates SciComm @RutgersU, ex 35yr Journalist (Enviro/Investig/WX/Health, etc. @AsburyParkPress, The Home News, etc.), Pulitzer Finalist, _/ Player from ROC. RTs ≠Agree Piscataway, New Jersey linkedin.com/in/todd-b-bate… 10 yrs, 8 mos on Twitter Tweets: 16/day • 55% new, 1% replies, 45% retweets, 0% quotes | 8,687 | 397 |
| 159. |  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 12 yrs, 0 mos on Twitter Tweets: 3/day • 18% new, 24% replies, 57% retweets, 0% quotes | 8,644 | 574 |
| 160. |  Will Gater@willgater Astronomer | Journalist | Space geek 🌍 https://t.co/qdUaJi892Z 🔭 https://t.co/vtY0MvxbF8 🎫 Show dates & tickets: https://t.co/vQFc3wAD4z UK willgater.com 11 yrs, 8 mos on Twitter Tweets: 2/day • 26% new, 33% replies, 26% retweets, 16% quotes | 8,562 | 401 |
| 161. |  Jason Davis@jasonrdavis Editorial Director of @exploreplanets 🚀🏜️ Tucson, AZ planetary.org/about/staff/ja… 11 yrs, 6 mos on Twitter Tweets: 3/day • 22% new, 27% replies, 32% retweets, 19% quotes | 8,524 | 480 |
| 162. |  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 11 yrs, 0 mos on Twitter Tweets: 9/day • 33% new, 33% replies, 32% retweets, 2% quotes | 8,461 | 343 |
| 163. |  Michael Moyer@mmoyr Deputy editor @QuantaMagazine. Fan of bicycles, sourdough, evidence. Old tweets auto-deleted. New York quantamagazine.org 11 yrs, 2 mos on Twitter Tweets: <0.05/day • 29% new, 22% replies, 35% retweets, 13% quotes | 8,402 | 434 |
| 164. |  Peter Aldhous@paldhous Science. Data. Journalism. Maps. Reporter @BuzzFeedNews, lecturer @UCSC_SciCom @ucbsoj, instructor @AMI_Berkeley San Francisco peteraldhous.com 7 yrs, 8 mos on Twitter Tweets: 6/day • 41% new, 27% replies, 27% retweets, 6% quotes | 8,399 | 610 |
| 165. |  Emma Marris@Emma_Marris Writer in Oregon. Environment, wildlife, ripping yarns. Writing a book about wild animals. Borderline utopian. Radical Gleasonian. She/her Klamath Falls, OR emmamarris.com 8 yrs, 11 mos on Twitter Tweets: 2/day • 23% new, 54% replies, 18% retweets, 5% quotes | 8,280 | 310 |
| 166. |  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, 9 mos on Twitter Tweets: 2/day • 6% new, 0% replies, 59% retweets, 35% quotes | 8,246 | 481 |
| 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/ 8 yrs, 1 mo on Twitter Tweets: 5/day • 6% new, 15% replies, 59% retweets, 20% quotes | 8,136 | 297 |
| 168. |  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, 3 mos on Twitter Tweets: 2/day • 28% new, 40% replies, 17% retweets, 16% quotes | 8,118 | 449 |
| 169. |  Dan Fagin@danfagin Professing journalism, directing SHERP @ NYU. One-time-only winner of my fantasy baseball league and the Pulitzer Prize in General Nonfiction. Butterfly chaser. New York danfagin.com 10 yrs, 10 mos on Twitter Tweets: 7/day • 28% new, 32% replies, 25% retweets, 16% quotes | 7,928 | 402 |
| 170. |  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, 10 mos on Twitter Tweets: 2/day • 86% new, 3% replies, 10% retweets, 1% quotes | 7,907 | 414 |
| 171. |  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, 3 mos on Twitter Tweets: 10/day • 6% new, 39% replies, 47% retweets, 8% quotes | 7,839 | 465 |
| 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, 9 mos on Twitter Tweets: 14/day • 9% new, 49% replies, 29% retweets, 12% quotes | 7,823 | 449 |
| 173. |  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, 5 mos on Twitter Tweets: 6/day • 13% new, 47% replies, 17% retweets, 24% quotes | 7,784 | 404 |
| 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, 8 mos on Twitter Tweets: 3/day • 30% new, 27% replies, 33% retweets, 10% quotes | 7,678 | 521 |
| 175. |  kelly oakes@kahoakes science journalist 🚀 bylines at BBC Future, The Observer, New Scientist, etc 🌍 previously at BuzzFeed 🐱 [email protected] 💌 she/her London via Oldham kellyoak.es 10 yrs, 11 mos on Twitter Tweets: 3/day • 19% new, 37% replies, 26% retweets, 18% quotes | 7,638 | 397 |
| 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, 10 mos on Twitter Tweets: <0.05/day • 100% new, 0% replies, 0% retweets, 0% quotes | 7,553 | 461 |
| 177. |  Nidhi Subbaraman@NidhiSubs Senior reporter at @NatureNews. Send me tips: [email protected] Past: @buzzfeednews @BostonGlobe @NBCNews Washington, DC nidhisubbaraman.com 11 yrs, 0 mos on Twitter Tweets: 3/day • 34% new, 19% replies, 33% retweets, 14% quotes | 7,543 | 440 |
| 178. |  Jeanne Garbarino, PhD@JeanneGarb Directs @RockEDU_ Science Outreach at @RockefellerUniv. Social justice & STEM education. Biochemist. Mom. Product of The Bronx. Views and typos mine. she/her NYC rockefeller.edu/outreach/ 9 yrs, 9 mos on Twitter Tweets: 4/day • 6% new, 47% replies, 31% retweets, 16% quotes | 7,527 | 367 |
| 179. |  Aleszu Bajak@aleszubajak Science and data journalist teaching @NUjournalism • Editor @Storybench @LatAmSci • @KSJatMIT ‘14 • Alum @Undarkmag @EsquireClassic @SciFri • Peruvian-gringo Cambridge, MA aleszu.com 10 yrs, 8 mos on Twitter Tweets: 4/day • 12% new, 9% replies, 70% retweets, 10% quotes | 7,362 | 427 |
| 180. |  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, 4 mos on Twitter Tweets: 3/day • 13% new, 47% replies, 37% retweets, 4% quotes | 7,264 | 175 |
| 181. |  Sarah Keenihan PhD@sciencesarah Freelance ✮ Writer ✮ Editor ✮ Copywriter ✮ Science ✮ Technology ✮ Space ✮ Medicine ✮ Health ✮ Geology ✮ Adelaide, South Australia sarahkeenihan.com 11 yrs, 4 mos on Twitter Tweets: 6/day • 30% new, 47% replies, 11% retweets, 10% quotes | 7,124 | 283 |
| 182. |  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, 2 mos on Twitter Tweets: 0.7/day • 32% new, 55% replies, 3% retweets, 10% quotes | 7,087 | 355 |
| 183. |  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, 10 mos on Twitter Tweets: 1/day • 50% new, 17% replies, 27% retweets, 6% quotes | 7,050 | 377 |
| 184. |  Katia Moskvitch@SciTech_Cat Editorial Lead @IBMResearch. Ex journo: WIRED, Nature, BBC. Astrophysicist & rockclimber. Quark-filled Canadian in UK. My 📖 on neutron stars✨ out Sept 2020! London, UK katiamoskvitch.com 9 yrs, 2 mos on Twitter Tweets: 4/day • 26% new, 15% replies, 52% retweets, 8% quotes | 7,031 | 320 |
| 185. |  Ainissa Ramirez, Ph.D.@ainissaramirez Scientist. Speaker. Author. Thinker. THE ALCHEMY OF US (MIT Press) 4/2020. mitpress.mit.edu/books/alchemy-… Speaker Rep’ed by: https://t.co/eo08ni74jg Always from New Jersey ainissaramirez.com 10 yrs, 0 mos on Twitter Tweets: 6/day • 38% new, 15% replies, 31% retweets, 16% quotes | 7,008 | 387 |
| 186. |  Emily Conover@emcconover Reporter at @sciencenews, bringing you the juiciest physics news. Award-winning science writer and peep dioramist. She/her Washington, DC emilyconover.net 6 yrs, 6 mos on Twitter Tweets: 2/day • 24% new, 51% replies, 9% retweets, 17% quotes | 6,952 | 200 |
| 187. |  (((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, 3 mos on Twitter Tweets: 7/day • 10% new, 31% replies, 55% retweets, 4% quotes | 6,901 | 458 |
| 188. |  Eric Michael Johnson@ericmjohnson Award-winning science writer, scholar, simian. Evolutionary Anthropology and History of Science. Vancouver, BC ericmichaeljohnson.net 11 yrs, 0 mos on Twitter Tweets: 4/day • 64% new, 17% replies, 13% retweets, 6% quotes | 6,897 | 559 |
| 189. |  Lisa Song@lisalsong Environment reporter @ProPublica. Formerly @InsideClimate. Fan of geology, cats. [email protected] New York, NY propublica.org 6 yrs, 7 mos on Twitter Tweets: 3/day • 16% new, 39% replies, 37% retweets, 8% quotes | 6,897 | 364 |
| 190. |  Natasha Geiling@ngeiling studying @berkeleylaw & writing about climate change on the internet. live every day like it's scorpio season. Berkeley, CA 10 yrs, 6 mos on Twitter Tweets: 2/day • 27% new, 16% replies, 25% retweets, 32% quotes | 6,870 | 315 |
| 191. |  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, 4 mos on Twitter Tweets: 2/day • 18% new, 27% replies, 45% retweets, 9% quotes | 6,853 | 218 |
| 192. |  Ben Goldfarb@ben_a_goldfarb Independent 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, 4 mos on Twitter Tweets: 3/day • 26% new, 45% replies, 21% retweets, 8% quotes | 6,853 | 230 |
| 193. |  Jamie Vernon@JLVernonPhD Husband, Dad, Scientist, Science Advocate, Civic Citizen. #scicomm-er & #scipol-er. This is the personal account of @SigmaXiCEO Raleigh, NC linkedin.com/in/jlvernon/ 10 yrs, 10 mos on Twitter Tweets: 6/day • 5% new, 36% replies, 41% retweets, 18% quotes | 6,773 | 470 |
| 194. |  Kris Hirst@archaeology writer, editor, archaeologist, Thoughtco.com archaeology expert American midwest thoughtco.com/archaeology-41… 11 yrs, 9 mos on Twitter Tweets: 3/day • 100% new, 0% replies, 0% retweets, 0% quotes | 6,765 | 406 |
| 195. |  Caitlin S., PhD@Paleophile fossils are my jam | science communicator | evolutionary anthropology PhD | #scicomm #sciengage #scipol #evoed #DBER | #celiac |🐶🐈 #rescue | Personal acct OH➡NJ➡️NYC➡️AZ➡️DC and MD 8 yrs, 11 mos on Twitter Tweets: 34/day • 14% new, 45% replies, 23% retweets, 18% quotes | 6,725 | 418 |
| 196. |  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, 3 mos on Twitter Tweets: 2/day • 41% new, 26% replies, 21% retweets, 12% quotes | 6,715 | 299 |
| 197. |  Laurie Winkless@laurie_winkless Physicist-turned-science storyteller. Book#1: SCIENCE AND THE CITY. Book#2: STICKY (2021?). @ForbesScience contributor. Irish. Feminist. Opinionated. She/her. Wellington NZ (via London) lauriewinkless.com 10 yrs, 5 mos on Twitter Tweets: 7/day • 18% new, 31% replies, 45% retweets, 8% quotes | 6,587 | 235 |
| 198. |  Adam Mann@adamspacemann Aspiring space philosopher @NatGeo @SciAm @WSJ @NatureNews @NewsfromScience @Wired @PNASNews @LiveScience Oakland, Ca 8 yrs, 5 mos on Twitter Tweets: 0.8/day • 31% new, 39% replies, 15% retweets, 14% quotes | 6,536 | 365 |
| 199. |  Gabrielle Birchak@GabriellBirchak Mathematician, writer, podcaster in love with sci-history. #math #science #history #EverybodyinSTEM My tweets are part of the collective. Resistance was futile. Los Angeles, CA mathsciencehistory.com 10 yrs, 7 mos on Twitter Tweets: 6/day • 38% new, 26% replies, 34% retweets, 3% quotes | 6,523 | 119 |
| 200. |  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, 8 mos on Twitter Tweets: 3/day • 38% new, 7% replies, 38% retweets, 18% quotes | 6,489 | 520 |
| 201. |  Richard Van Noorden@Richvn Features editor, Nature. E-mail: initial[dot]lastname[at]nature[dot]com 10 yrs, 11 mos on Twitter Tweets: 0.2/day • 14% new, 50% replies, 27% retweets, 9% quotes | 6,470 | 247 |
| 202. |  Jules Howard@juleslhoward Science-writer, author, zoology correspondent. Guardian / BBC. Did I ever tell you about the VR duck vagina app? It can probably wait. theguardian.com/profile/jules-… 9 yrs, 9 mos on Twitter Tweets: 6/day • 15% new, 79% replies, 4% retweets, 2% quotes | 6,466 | 152 |
| 203. |  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, 9 mos on Twitter Tweets: 5/day • 20% new, 48% replies, 16% retweets, 16% quotes | 6,335 | 233 |
| 204. |  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 Colorado Springs, COLORADO rebecca-boyle.com 11 yrs, 2 mos on Twitter Tweets: 0.8/day • 10% new, 47% replies, 28% retweets, 16% quotes | 6,332 | 296 |
| 205. |  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, 3 mos on Twitter Tweets: 3/day • 15% new, 1% replies, 67% retweets, 18% quotes | 6,306 | 450 |
| 206. |  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, 8 mos on Twitter Tweets: 4/day • 13% new, 67% replies, 15% retweets, 5% quotes | 6,223 | 234 |
| 207. |  Dr Helen Scales@helenscales Marine biologist. Writer. Talker. UK helenscales.com 10 yrs, 8 mos on Twitter Tweets: 3/day • 10% new, 49% replies, 21% retweets, 20% quotes | 6,208 | 265 |
| 208. |  Dave Levitan@davelevitan Journalist, mostly science and politics; bylines @gizmodo @thedailybeast @newrepublic @washingtonpost and lots more. Author: NOT A SCIENTIST davelevitan.com 10 yrs, 11 mos on Twitter Tweets: 6/day • 34% new, 23% replies, 9% retweets, 34% quotes | 6,185 | 261 |
| 209. |  Rafi Letzter@RafiLetzter Writer @LiveScience. Before: @businessinsider, @popsci. Member @futureusunion / @wgaeast. Builds bikes, takes photos. Extremely Jewish with incredible posts. New York, NY 6 yrs, 5 mos on Twitter Tweets: 13/day • 8% new, 39% replies, 43% retweets, 10% quotes | 6,179 | 104 |
| 210. |  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, 7 mos on Twitter Tweets: 8/day • 10% new, 35% replies, 45% retweets, 10% quotes | 6,138 | 282 |
| 211. |  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, 9 mos on Twitter Tweets: 5/day • 6% new, 77% replies, 6% retweets, 11% quotes | 6,098 | 209 |
| 212. |  Allie Wilkinson@AllieWilkinson Freelance science journalist. Web producer @sciencenews. Award-winning baker and freelance cheesemonger. Washington, DC alliewilkinson.com 11 yrs, 2 mos on Twitter Tweets: 3/day • 34% new, 23% replies, 33% retweets, 8% quotes | 6,067 | 527 |
| 213. |  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. She/her New York tanyaalewis.com 8 yrs, 8 mos on Twitter Tweets: 2/day • 29% new, 13% replies, 50% retweets, 8% quotes | 6,037 | 221 |
| 214. |  Robert Lee Hotz@leHotz I cover science for The Wall Street Journal. Distinguished Writer in Residence @nyu_journalism. President of The Alicia Patterson Foundation. Whovian. New York 9 yrs, 8 mos on Twitter Tweets: 3/day • 35% new, 3% replies, 59% retweets, 4% quotes | 5,977 | 354 |
| 215. |  Kathleen Raven@inkkr Science writer. Currently tracking: hearing loss & suicide as a symptom & things that make you 🤔 // #FutureIsFemale // In flight 10 yrs, 3 mos on Twitter Tweets: 3/day • 47% new, 9% replies, 38% retweets, 6% quotes | 5,971 | 352 |
| 216. |  Nsikan Akpan@MoNscience Highly melanated. @NatGeo science editor | Past: @NewsHour science producer | PhD pathobiologist | YNWA | For secure communications, DM for Signal. Washington DC pbs.org/newshour/tag/s… 8 yrs, 3 mos on Twitter Tweets: 6/day • 17% new, 58% replies, 19% retweets, 6% quotes | 5,948 | 285 |
| 217. |  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, 4 mos on Twitter Tweets: 21/day • 31% new, 13% replies, 55% retweets, 2% quotes | 5,888 | 278 |
| 218. |  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, 10 mos on Twitter Tweets: 2/day • 50% new, 1% replies, 44% retweets, 5% quotes | 5,865 | 256 |
| 219. |  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, 8 mos on Twitter Tweets: 0.2/day • 16% new, 30% replies, 49% retweets, 6% quotes | 5,851 | 176 |
| 220. |  Christine Dell'Amore@cdellamore Bug-loving adventurer. Senior animals editor at National Geographic. Author of the book South Pole. Co-founder of the @DCSWA Newsbrief Award. Washington, D.C. nationalgeographic.com/contributors/d… 10 yrs, 7 mos on Twitter Tweets: 2/day • 34% new, 31% replies, 29% retweets, 5% quotes | 5,836 | 155 |
| 221. |  John McQuaid@johnmcquaid Journalist. Author of Tasty: The Art and Science of What We Eat Silver Spring, MD, USA tastybook.net 12 yrs, 2 mos on Twitter Tweets: 8/day • 25% new, 45% replies, 14% retweets, 16% quotes | 5,680 | 614 |
| 222. |  Maia Weinstock@20tauri @MIT News deputy editor; @LegoNASAwomen creator; author of forthcoming Millie Dresselhaus bio (MIT Press, 2021); champion of women. Tweets = my views. She | her Massachusetts maiaw.com 10 yrs, 10 mos on Twitter Tweets: 3/day • 20% new, 44% replies, 26% retweets, 11% quotes | 5,513 | 303 |
| 223. |  Hillary Rosner@hillaryrosner Independent journalist in the medium formerly known as print. Boulder, CO hillaryr.net 10 yrs, 6 mos on Twitter Tweets: 0.9/day • 62% new, 13% replies, 13% retweets, 12% quotes | 5,483 | 367 |
| 224. |  Ewen Callaway@ewencallaway Immigrant. Journalist at Nature. Mostly just listening. London 11 yrs, 2 mos on Twitter Tweets: 1/day • 22% new, 23% replies, 47% retweets, 8% quotes | 5,452 | 326 |
| 225. |  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, 2 mos on Twitter Tweets: 4/day • 24% new, 37% replies, 32% retweets, 8% quotes | 5,419 | 332 |
| 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, 5 mos on Twitter Tweets: 12/day • 11% new, 43% replies, 42% retweets, 5% quotes | 5,406 | 370 |
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