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A list of professional science writers with over 5,000 followers. This list includes science 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).
| # | Account | Peer followers |
| 1. |  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) At home theatlantic.com/author/ed-yong/ 11 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 12% new, 49% replies, 36% retweets, 3% quotes On 5,982 user lists 199,611 followers | 206 |
| 2. |  Carl Zimmer@carlzimmer @nytimes columnist. Author: Planet of Viruses, She Has Her Mother's Laugh, etc. carlzimmer.com/books/ Connecticut 12 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 19% new, 11% replies, 66% retweets, 4% quotes On 6,094 user lists 279,420 followers | 204 |
| 3. |  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 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 50% new, 28% replies, 20% retweets, 2% quotes On 1,594 user lists 39,081 followers | 200 |
| 4. |  Virginia Hughes@virginiahughes Deputy editor-in-chief, @BuzzFeedNews. Pro nutgraf, pro dog, anti sap. She/her. Brooklyn, NY virginiahughes.com 11 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 84% new, 1% replies, 13% retweets, 2% quotes On 1,427 user lists 35,538 followers | 193 |
| 5. |  Alexandra Witze@alexwitze Independent science journalist, contributor to THE CRAFT OF SCIENCE WRITING (bit.ly/2GIoKJ6). witzescience-at-gmail-dot-com. She/her/hers. Boulder, CO alexandrawitze.com 11 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 14% new, 63% replies, 17% retweets, 6% quotes On 1,039 user lists 22,171 followers | 188 |
| 6. |  Maggie Koerth@maggiekb1 Sr Science Reporter at @FiveThirtyEight. All I write about is COVID now. Follow for news, (hopefully) insightful analysis, and isolated parenting adventures. Minneapolis, MN fivethirtyeight.com/contributors/m… 11 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 21% new, 44% replies, 24% retweets, 11% quotes On 1,866 user lists 33,323 followers | 187 |
| 7. |  Deborah Blum@deborahblum Book author, science journalist, publisher of Undark, and director of the Knight Science Journalism Program at MIT. Cambridge, MA deborahblum.com 10 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 37% new, 7% replies, 34% retweets, 22% quotes On 1,761 user lists 38,583 followers | 177 |
| 8. |  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 12 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 2% new, 39% replies, 53% retweets, 7% quotes On 1,664 user lists 37,144 followers | 177 |
| 9. |  Maryn McKenna@marynmck journalist | senior fellow @EmoryCSHH | TED | books: BIG CHICKEN (PLUCKED), SUPERBUG, BEATING BACK THE DEVIL | secure: [email protected] | She/her ATL, BGR, CDG marynmckenna.com 11 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 6% new, 33% replies, 43% retweets, 18% quotes On 2,504 user lists 48,970 followers | 176 |
| 10. |  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 10 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 40% new, 5% replies, 55% retweets, 0% quotes On 1,727 user lists 39,237 followers | 166 |
| 11. |  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 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 78% new, 7% replies, 13% retweets, 2% quotes On 1,772 user lists 32,676 followers | 166 |
| 12. |  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 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 6% new, 35% replies, 51% retweets, 6% quotes On 1,076 user lists 22,212 followers | 164 |
| 13. |  Robin Lloyd@RobinLloyd99 reporter/editor covering sewers & public health. Pipes story: shorturl.at/ceiGT. 'useful, science stuff about COVID-19' newsletter: robinlloyd.substack.com 12 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 10% new, 33% replies, 54% retweets, 4% quotes On 638 user lists 11,310 followers | 164 |
| 14. |  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 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 24% new, 55% replies, 15% retweets, 6% quotes On 2,598 user lists 64,260 followers | 160 |
| 15. |  Nadia Drake@nadiamdrake Contributing writer @natgeo. Former ballet dancer, slightly obsessed with planets (and MOONS), jungles and spiders. Champagneophile. PhD. (she/her) 9 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 16% new, 72% replies, 1% retweets, 10% quotes On 818 user lists 26,798 followers | 157 |
| 16. |  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 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 21% new, 19% replies, 46% retweets, 14% quotes On 4,036 user lists 119,116 followers | 156 |
| 17. |  Andrew Revkin@Revkin Pursuing #sustcomm progress on a finite, noisy planet at @Columbia's @EarthInstitute. The rest? Family, friends, books j.mp/revkinbooks, tunes j.mp/revkinmusic Hudson Valley, NY, USA j.mp/revkininfo Video channel 12 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 12% new, 27% replies, 12% retweets, 48% quotes On 4,288 user lists 87,260 followers | 156 |
| 18. |  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 11 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 26% new, 62% replies, 7% retweets, 6% quotes On 1,228 user lists 71,920 followers | 154 |
| 19. |  Dave Mosher@DaveMosher Senior correspondent at @businessinsider. DMs open. Stories + private comms: businessinsider.com/author/davemos… (Note: My tweets delete after 2 weeks) New York, NY davemosher.com 11 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 20% new, 39% replies, 36% retweets, 5% quotes On 760 user lists 20,114 followers | 154 |
| 20. |  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 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 17% new, 13% replies, 47% retweets, 22% quotes On 1,200 user lists 21,401 followers | 152 |
| 21. |  Seth Mnookin@sethmnookin I write books and articles and am the director of @MIT_SciWrite. website: sethmnookin.com. Boston sethmnookin.com 11 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 23% new, 43% replies, 19% retweets, 16% quotes On 1,344 user lists 34,262 followers | 151 |
| 22. |  Christie Aschwanden@cragcrest Author NYT bestseller GOOD TO GO goodtogobook.com @wwnorton co-host EMERGING FORM bit.ly/efwit alum @FiveThirtyEight, Adventurer. My parties have dancing. Colorado christieaschwanden.com 11 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 32% new, 29% replies, 20% retweets, 19% quotes On 726 user lists 16,594 followers | 151 |
| 23. |  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 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 10% new, 36% replies, 36% retweets, 18% quotes On 902 user lists 19,575 followers | 149 |
| 24. |  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 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 28% new, 14% replies, 51% retweets, 7% quotes On 411 user lists 9,626 followers | 149 |
| 25. |  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 11 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 12% new, 19% replies, 64% retweets, 6% quotes On 926 user lists 19,913 followers | 147 |
| 26. |  Brendan Maher@bmaher Interim news editor for the Americas at @NatureNews. he/him. Views are my own. The Dirty Jerz nature.com/news 11 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 18% new, 31% replies, 39% retweets, 12% quotes On 716 user lists 12,887 followers | 147 |
| 27. |  scifleur@SciFleur Award-winning science journalist covering archaeology, paleontology & space @nytimes Author of 'Did You Know? Dinosaurs' (2020) DK [email protected] nytimes.com/by/nicholas-st… 7 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 1% new, 5% replies, 94% retweets, 0% quotes On 428 user lists 10,660 followers (follows 0.54 accounts per follower) | 147 |
| 28. |  Rose Eveleth ▷▷@roseveleth I make @flashforwardpod 〰〰 futurologist〰〰 skeptical optimist 〰〰 formerly @30for30 〰〰 she/her 〰〰 Tweets 🗑 in 30 days 〰〰 👽 🤖 ⚡️ 🚀 [email protected] roseveleth.com 10 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 18% new, 33% replies, 47% retweets, 2% quotes On 906 user lists 24,593 followers | 145 |
| 29. |  David Biello@dbiello 'We are waves of the same sea, leaves of the same tree, flowers of the same garden.' - Seneca Me: Science curator @TEDtalks, wrote The Unnatural World etc, etc Brooklyn, NY davidbiello.com 12 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 44% new, 11% replies, 17% retweets, 28% quotes On 936 user lists 14,727 followers | 141 |
| 30. |  (((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 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 4% new, 11% replies, 77% retweets, 9% quotes On 670 user lists 9,726 followers | 140 |
| 31. |  Annalee "we are going to survive" 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 13 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 4% new, 85% replies, 9% retweets, 2% quotes On 1,961 user lists 38,549 followers | 138 |
| 32. |  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 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 14% new, 73% replies, 3% retweets, 10% quotes On 1,108 user lists 26,225 followers | 138 |
| 33. |  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 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 30% new, 4% replies, 59% retweets, 6% quotes On 1,094 user lists 17,644 followers | 138 |
| 34. |  Azeen Ghorayshi@azeen science editor @BuzzFeedNews / send me tips: [email protected] / signal: ask me (open DMs) / fairly certain I've watched more fly sex than you Brooklyn, NY azeeng.com 9 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 22% new, 3% replies, 74% retweets, 1% quotes On 420 user lists 11,507 followers | 138 |
| 35. |  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 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 24% new, 63% replies, 3% retweets, 11% quotes On 736 user lists 9,599 followers | 137 |
| 36. |  Emily Anthes@EmilyAnthes Science journalist and author • THE GREAT INDOORS, out in June 2020 from @fsgbooks, is now available for pre-order! https://t.co/4q7nTAgXTB Brooklyn, NY emilyanthes.com 9 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 36% new, 24% replies, 35% retweets, 6% quotes On 520 user lists 7,777 followers | 137 |
| 37. |  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 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 11% new, 68% replies, 5% retweets, 16% quotes On 12,839 user lists 616,997 followers | 136 |
| 38. |  Riley Black@Laelaps Distant cousin of T. rex. My Beloved Brontosaurus, Written in Stone, & Skeleton Keys author. Formerly B. Switek. Trans, nb, she/her, please. Where the fossils are. patreon.com/laelaps Patreon page 11 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 34% new, 49% replies, 12% retweets, 5% quotes On 1,186 user lists 26,042 followers | 136 |
| 39. |  Peter Aldhous@paldhous Science. Data. Journalism. Maps. Reporter @BuzzFeedNews, lecturer @UCSC_SciCom @ucbsoj, instructor @AMI_Berkeley San Francisco peteraldhous.com 7 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 52% new, 22% replies, 23% retweets, 2% quotes On 639 user lists 8,795 followers | 136 |
| 40. |  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 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 12% new, 60% replies, 13% retweets, 15% quotes On 2,192 user lists 45,849 followers | 133 |
| 41. |  Ross Andersen@andersen Deputy Editor, @TheAtlantic / [email protected] Washington, DC rossandersen.com 11 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 22% new, 37% replies, 35% retweets, 6% quotes On 497 user lists 16,838 followers | 133 |
| 42. |  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 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 10% new, 31% replies, 37% retweets, 23% quotes On 734 user lists 12,809 followers | 133 |
| 43. |  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 11 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 19% new, 37% replies, 24% retweets, 20% quotes On 414 user lists 8,087 followers | 133 |
| 44. |  Adam Rogers@jetjocko Senior Correspondent/Wired. Wrote Proof: The Science of Booze. I am not a number. [email protected] California adam-rogers.net 11 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 12% new, 31% replies, 39% retweets, 19% quotes On 891 user lists 16,587 followers | 130 |
| 45. |  Melinda Wenner Moyer@lindy2350 Science journalist. Contributing editor @SciAm, columnist @Slate. 2019 Bricker Award winner. Author of HOW TO RAISE KIDS WHO AREN’T A*SHOLES, out 2021. She/her Hudson Valley, NY melindawennermoyer.com 12 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 24% new, 49% replies, 22% retweets, 5% quotes On 600 user lists 12,282 followers | 129 |
| 46. |  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 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 8% new, 27% replies, 45% retweets, 20% quotes On 402 user lists 7,815 followers | 129 |
| 47. |  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 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 16% new, 69% replies, 7% retweets, 8% quotes On 4,830 user lists 167,764 followers | 128 |
| 48. |  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… 12 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 18% new, 4% replies, 72% retweets, 6% quotes On 1,689 user lists 39,254 followers | 127 |
| 49. |  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 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 12% new, 38% replies, 48% retweets, 2% quotes On 563 user lists 14,647 followers | 127 |
| 50. |  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 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 8% new, 11% replies, 75% retweets, 6% quotes On 622 user lists 8,733 followers | 127 |
| 51. |  Aatish Bhatia@aatishb Science writer, educator, physicist ∿ Working on projects that encourage curiosity, creativity & community ∿ Climate newsletter: https://t.co/RE61IO8ESA aatishb.com 8 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 19% new, 29% replies, 50% retweets, 3% quotes On 620 user lists 16,722 followers | 126 |
| 52. |  Michael Moyer@mmoyr Deputy editor @QuantaMagazine. Fan of bicycles, sourdough, evidence. Old tweets auto-deleted. New York quantamagazine.org 11 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 22% new, 29% replies, 34% retweets, 14% quotes On 437 user lists 8,521 followers | 126 |
| 53. |  Katherine H. Courage@KHCourage Science journalist. Author of CULTURED amzn.to/2TUT5sn and OCTOPUS! amzn.to/17xUF5R. @SciAm contributor. Erstwhile triathlete. Novice mom. She/her Longmont, CO katherinecourage.com 11 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 38% new, 26% replies, 25% retweets, 10% quotes On 551 user lists 9,367 followers | 125 |
| 54. |  Chris Mooney@chriscmooney Climate and environment writer at @washingtonpost. Views are my own. USA washingtonpost.com/climate-enviro… 10 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 67% new, 17% replies, 13% retweets, 2% quotes On 2,228 user lists 38,317 followers | 124 |
| 55. |  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 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 18% new, 53% replies, 29% retweets, 2% quotes On 703 user lists 13,820 followers | 124 |
| 56. |  EJ Willingham@ejwillingham Texan🤘🤠. Journalist, chronicler of 🧠&🍆. PHALLACY, re penises&such, pubs in 2020. THE TAILORED BRAIN, re the 🧠, in 2021. DM (open) for Signal or email. The World tinyurl.com/7hguqyd 10 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 7% new, 14% replies, 73% retweets, 6% quotes On 686 user lists 12,055 followers | 123 |
| 57. |  Christie Wilcox@NerdyChristie Author of Venomous (amzn.to/1Y9WwIm); Editor for @SciShow; Cell & Molec PhD; @BuehlerSciWri’s partner; Mom (definitely not in that order) | she/her Washington, USA christiewilcox.com 11 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 4% new, 23% replies, 69% retweets, 4% quotes On 1,145 user lists 20,085 followers | 122 |
| 58. |  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 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 19% new, 35% replies, 37% retweets, 10% quotes On 544 user lists 19,133 followers | 122 |
| 59. |  Sarah Kaplan@sarahkaplan48 Climate reporter @washingtonpost. I love all the planets but I write about efforts to save this one. Reach me at [email protected] Washington, D.C. washingtonpost.com/people/sarah-k… 9 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 20% new, 9% replies, 65% retweets, 6% quotes On 532 user lists 16,525 followers | 122 |
| 60. |  Amy Maxmen@amymaxmen I report on science & scientists for Nature @naturenews. Views are my own. Researchers of all kinds, please write me any time at amy.maxmen at us.nature. com. Oakland, California amymaxmen.com 9 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 15% new, 42% replies, 23% retweets, 20% quotes On 789 user lists 13,133 followers | 122 |
| 61. |  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 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 6% new, 47% replies, 35% retweets, 12% quotes On 452 user lists 8,027 followers | 122 |
| 62. |  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 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 6% new, 49% replies, 31% retweets, 14% quotes On 298 user lists 6,443 followers | 122 |
| 63. |  Nancy Shute@nancyshute Editor in chief of Science News. Science + journalism = !!! Washington, DC 12 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 29% new, 16% replies, 47% retweets, 9% quotes On 814 user lists 11,996 followers | 120 |
| 64. |  Hannah Waters@hannahjwaters words and birds 🌾 writer, naturalist, climate editor @audubonsociety. stands up for the common bird. she/her. NYC/BK clippings.me/hannahjwaters 9 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 16% new, 26% replies, 53% retweets, 5% quotes On 581 user lists 8,961 followers | 120 |
| 65. |  Helen Branswell@HelenBranswell Sr writer, infectious diseases @statnews. Conspiracy theory free zone; I block rude, racism. Please consider Googling first. #coronavirus #Covid19 #Ebola🇨🇦 Boston, MA statnews.com 11 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 22% new, 53% replies, 14% retweets, 10% quotes On 5,305 user lists 154,613 followers | 119 |
| 66. |  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 10 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 29% new, 39% replies, 29% retweets, 3% quotes On 808 user lists 16,537 followers | 118 |
| 67. |  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 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 3% new, 71% replies, 1% retweets, 24% quotes On 1,346 user lists 60,761 followers | 117 |
| 68. |  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 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 16% new, 29% replies, 53% retweets, 2% quotes On 3,197 user lists 97,308 followers | 116 |
| 69. |  Alok Jha@alokjha Science correspondent at @TheEconomist • Former @WellcomeTrust fellow • Author: The Water Book https://t.co/lySv8Xl9zt • [email protected]📧 London, England alokjha.com 11 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 8% new, 59% replies, 19% retweets, 14% quotes On 1,239 user lists 32,053 followers | 116 |
| 70. |  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 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 26% new, 42% replies, 16% retweets, 16% quotes On 444 user lists 8,210 followers | 116 |
| 71. |  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 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 31% new, 3% replies, 64% retweets, 2% quotes On 358 user lists 6,046 followers | 116 |
| 72. |  Kathleen Raven@inkkr Science writer. Currently tracking: hearing loss & suicide as a symptom & things that make you 🤔 // #FutureIsFemale // In flight 10 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 47% new, 9% replies, 38% retweets, 6% quotes On 348 user lists 5,946 followers | 116 |
| 73. |  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 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 4% new, 77% replies, 5% retweets, 14% quotes On 1,063 user lists 29,305 followers | 114 |
| 74. |  Joe (Stay) Home-son@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 11 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 28% new, 47% replies, 1% retweets, 23% quotes On 1,264 user lists 40,457 followers | 112 |
| 75. |  Matthew R "Who Owns An Asteroid?" Francis@DrMRFrancis Writer of science, fiction, and comics. Wearer of jaunty hats. Profile portrait by @sciencecomic . He/him. bowlerhatscience.org Patreon page 9 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 12% new, 46% replies, 32% retweets, 10% quotes On 901 user lists 24,075 followers | 112 |
| 76. |  Eric Michael Johnson@ericmjohnson Historian of science, evolutionary anthropologist, and award-winning science writer currently producing massive amounts of adenosine triphosphate. Vancouver, BC ericmichaeljohnson.net 11 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 59% new, 21% replies, 13% retweets, 8% quotes On 557 user lists 6,907 followers | 112 |
| 77. |  Hillary Rosner@hillaryrosner Independent journalist in the medium formerly known as print. Boulder, CO hillaryr.net 10 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 62% new, 13% replies, 13% retweets, 12% quotes On 368 user lists 5,469 followers | 112 |
| 78. |  Ananyo Bhattacharya@Ananyo Science journalist, SF author/fan. Working on a book about John von Neumann for @allenlanebooks @wwnorton Ex- @TheEconomist, @naturenews. Nowhere 11 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 16% new, 57% replies, 17% retweets, 10% quotes On 630 user lists 12,615 followers | 111 |
| 79. |  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 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 4% new, 21% replies, 65% retweets, 8% quotes On 733 user lists 11,610 followers (follows 0.94 accounts per follower) | 111 |
| 80. |  Erika Check Hayden@Erika_Check My dream: to help you achieve yours. Director @UCSC_SciCom Science Communication Program: scicom.ucsc.edu. she/her Bay Area erikacheck.com 11 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 5% new, 41% replies, 43% retweets, 11% quotes On 593 user lists 9,777 followers | 111 |
| 81. |  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 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 5% new, 0% replies, 70% retweets, 25% quotes On 453 user lists 6,352 followers | 111 |
| 82. |  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 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 37% new, 48% replies, 5% retweets, 10% quotes On 364 user lists 7,319 followers | 110 |
| 83. |  Ian Sample@iansample Guardian Science editor | Bad surfer | Wrote Massive, shortlisted Royal Society Science Book Prize. Leaks & whistleblows ONLY: [email protected] Atbash I live by the river theguardian.com/profile/iansam… 10 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 64% new, 16% replies, 13% retweets, 6% quotes On 1,043 user lists 47,198 followers | 109 |
| 84. |  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 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 12% new, 46% replies, 33% retweets, 10% quotes On 769 user lists 27,671 followers | 109 |
| 85. |  Nidhi Subbaraman@NidhiSubs Senior reporter at @NatureNews. Send me tips: [email protected] Past: @buzzfeednews @BostonGlobe @NBCNews Washington, DC nidhisubbaraman.com 11 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 22% new, 2% replies, 61% retweets, 14% quotes On 447 user lists 7,716 followers | 109 |
| 86. |  Nsikan Akpan@MoNscience Highly melanated. @NatGeo science editor | Past: @NewsHour science producer | PhD pathobiologist | YNWA | For secure communications, DM for Signal. Washington DC nationalgeographic.com/science/corona… 8 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 22% new, 31% replies, 37% retweets, 8% quotes On 372 user lists 7,142 followers | 109 |
| 87. |  Lisa Grossman@astrolisa Astronomy reporter at Science News. Lifelong astronomy nerd. Queer Jewish mom. Ideas my own. She/her/hers Cambridge, MA sciencenews.org/author/lisa-gr… 11 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 14% new, 54% replies, 21% retweets, 12% quotes On 456 user lists 9,263 followers | 108 |
| 88. |  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 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 32% new, 17% replies, 37% retweets, 14% quotes On 758 user lists 9,101 followers | 108 |
| 89. |  Aleszu Bajak@aleszubajak Science & data journalist teaching @NUjournalism • Edits @Storybench @LatAmSci • @KSJatMIT Fellow 14 • Alum @Undarkmag @EsquireClassic @SciFri • Peruvian-gringo Cambridge, MA aleszu.com 10 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 11% new, 3% replies, 75% retweets, 12% quotes On 421 user lists 7,406 followers | 106 |
| 90. |  @borenbears@borenbears Associated Press science writer. [email protected] I cover Earth sciences, climate change, disasters. Dad, BoSox fan. Teach at NYU/DC ap.org/tips/ Washington, DC, USA apnews.com/apf-science 10 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 32% new, 17% replies, 49% retweets, 2% quotes On 928 user lists 14,503 followers | 105 |
| 91. |  Elizabeth Kolbert@ElizKolbert I'm a New Yorker staff writer and author of 'Field Notes from a Catastrophe' and 'The Sixth Extinction.' ElizabethKolbert.com 6 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 12% new, 25% replies, 50% retweets, 14% quotes On 1,186 user lists 38,963 followers | 103 |
| 92. |  Elizabeth Lopatto@mslopatto Deputy editor @verge. Tip me: [email protected] Put my cat tweets on television, you cowards. Oakland, California elizabethlopatto.com 9 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 26% new, 35% replies, 32% retweets, 7% quotes On 539 user lists 13,860 followers | 103 |
| 93. |  Erin Biba@erinbiba Freelance Science Journalist - National Geographic, BBC, Scientific American, NBC News, PopSci, Gizmodo, Earther, Dame, WIRED and others. Fact Checker. The Great Link 11 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 8% new, 73% replies, 17% retweets, 3% quotes On 1,225 user lists 43,420 followers | 102 |
| 94. |  Miriam Kramer@mirikramer I write the @Axios Space newsletter. It's not aliens. It's never aliens. Get in touch: [email protected] (she/her) Now: NYC. Before: Tennessee. link.axios.com/join/space-sig… 9 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 14% new, 31% replies, 41% retweets, 14% quotes On 663 user lists 19,448 followers | 102 |
| 95. |  Sarah Zhang@sarahzhang staff writer @TheAtlantic, eukaryote // email: [email protected] DC theatlantic.com/author/sarah-z… 12 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 40% new, 31% replies, 23% retweets, 6% quotes On 432 user lists 12,360 followers | 102 |
| 96. |  kelly oakes@kahoakes science journalist 🚀 bylines at BBC Future, New Scientist, The Observer etc 🌍 previously at BuzzFeed 🐱 [email protected] 💌 she/her 🐣 on mat leave London via Oldham kellyoak.es 11 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 19% new, 41% replies, 25% retweets, 15% quotes On 395 user lists 7,631 followers | 102 |
| 97. |  Brian Malow@sciencecomedian Science comedian, Earth. Available for off-world appearances, if transportation is provided. Raleigh, NC instagram.com/sciencecomedian 11 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 18% new, 49% replies, 31% retweets, 2% quotes On 969 user lists 20,996 followers | 101 |
| 98. |  (((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 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 10% new, 25% replies, 61% retweets, 4% quotes On 466 user lists 7,048 followers | 101 |
| 99. |  Maddie Stone@themadstone Science journalist & PhD | Bylines at Gizmodo, Vice, Grist, National Geographic, The Atlantic, Washington Post, etc | Founder of Earther | Half Vulcan 🖖🏼 Philadelphia, PA maddiestonewriting.com 8 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 32% new, 51% replies, 13% retweets, 3% quotes On 708 user lists 18,330 followers | 100 |
| 100. |  Victoria Jaggard@vmjaggard99 Executive Editor for Science @NatGeo. Astronomy fan, coffee lover, gaming + anime geek, goth fashionista, Navy brat. Always on for karaoke. Washington, DC nationalgeographic.com/latest-stories/ 9 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 32% new, 49% replies, 13% retweets, 6% quotes On 171 user lists 7,326 followers | 100 |
| 101. |  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… 10 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 12% new, 21% replies, 49% retweets, 17% quotes On 325 user lists 5,339 followers | 100 |
| 102. |  Eric Berger@SciGuySpace Senior Space Editor at Ars Technica. I like rockets. And depots. Houston, TX arstechnica.com 11 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 16% new, 48% replies, 27% retweets, 8% quotes On 1,944 user lists 56,053 followers | 98 |
| 103. |  Shannon Stirone 💀@shannonmstirone Writer. Art Historian. Find me in @NYTimes @washingtonpost @PopSci @ozm @TheAtlantic @NatGeo @SciAm @RollingStone @Wired @Longreads. Opinions are mine. Oakland, CA shannonstirone.com 5 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 18% new, 48% replies, 27% retweets, 8% quotes On 518 user lists 23,858 followers | 98 |
| 104. |  Kendra "Gloom is My Beat" Pierre-Louis@KendraWrites Now @nytimes lit agent @slevittslevitt past @popsci @MIT_sciwrite @insideclimate. Anti mayo.The Expanse 💯. Carne Por la Machina. All my tweets are subtweets. Ride or Die NYC kendrawrites.com 9 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 6% new, 64% replies, 22% retweets, 9% quotes On 464 user lists 16,870 followers | 98 |
| 105. |  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 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 18% new, 59% replies, 15% retweets, 8% quotes On 636 user lists 8,836 followers | 98 |
| 106. |  brad plumer@bradplumer Reporter at @nytclimate. On the apocalypse beat, more or less. Email me at [email protected] Washington, DC nytimes.com/by/brad-plumer 11 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 12% new, 67% replies, 15% retweets, 6% quotes On 1,932 user lists 39,381 followers | 97 |
| 107. |  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 Lafayette, IN bit.ly/GwenPearson 11 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 17% new, 42% replies, 32% retweets, 9% quotes On 1,072 user lists 23,586 followers | 95 |
| 108. |  Ewen Callaway@ewencallaway Immigrant. Journalist at Nature. Mostly just parenting these days. London 11 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 23% new, 21% replies, 49% retweets, 8% quotes On 320 user lists 5,472 followers | 95 |
| 109. |  Julia Belluz@juliaoftoronto Health correspondent @voxdotcom #publichealth #globalhealth including #covid19 MIT Knight Fellow '14. Contact me securely @ jbelluz on KeyBase or DM for Signal Vienna, Austria juliabelluz.com 10 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 24% new, 30% replies, 33% retweets, 14% quotes On 2,009 user lists 37,199 followers | 94 |
| 110. |  Alice Bell@alicebell Climate charity worker. Writer. 'Can We Save the Planet?' out now: bit.ly/2wtbQNj Epic history of the climate crisis coming Sept 2021. She/ her. London climatehistories.com/who 11 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 22% new, 49% replies, 27% retweets, 2% quotes On 1,344 user lists 27,855 followers | 94 |
| 111. |  Rowan Hooper@rowhoop Podcast editor @newscientist. PhD in evolutionary biology. Former Tokyoite & entomologist; columnist for @japantimes. New book, SUPERHUMAN, out now すごい! London rowanhooper.contently.com 11 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 27% new, 42% replies, 14% retweets, 17% quotes On 497 user lists 11,704 followers | 94 |
| 112. |  Joel Achenbach@JoelAchenbach The Washington Post; Achenblog; Why Things Are; Captured By Aliens; The Grand Idea; A Hole at the Bottom of the Sea Washington DC washingtonpost.com/achenblog 8 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 28% new, 5% replies, 67% retweets, 0% quotes On 428 user lists 10,589 followers | 94 |
| 113. |  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 11 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 20% new, 39% replies, 29% retweets, 12% quotes On 574 user lists 9,910 followers | 94 |
| 114. |  Doug Main@Douglas_Main senior writer/editor @NatGeo covering all things animals & wildlife. pro-paddlefish. tweets are runes of my own; RTs/likes I often disagree w/ but find notable Washington, DC 10 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 17% new, 35% replies, 35% retweets, 13% quotes On 256 user lists 7,176 followers | 94 |
| 115. |  Maia Szalavitz@maiasz Neuroscience Journalist, VICE.com, TIME.com ti.me/rWCQsZ, etc. Author, Unbroken Brain, Soros Justice Fellow New York maiasz.com 12 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 6% new, 30% replies, 53% retweets, 12% quotes On 944 user lists 23,849 followers | 93 |
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| 117. |  Moheb Costandi@mocost Neuroscientist/ freelance writer. Author of NEUROPLASTICITY (MIT Press, 2016) and 50 HUMAN BRAIN IDEAS (Quercus, 2013). London neurophilosophy.wordpress.com 11 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 29% new, 24% replies, 43% retweets, 4% quotes On 2,147 user lists 38,414 followers | 92 |
| 118. |  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 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 25% new, 3% replies, 51% retweets, 22% quotes On 419 user lists 10,114 followers | 92 |
| 119. |  Kyle Hill@Sci_Phile I explore science on TV and the internet. Avid Indoorsman. Business: kylehill.net. Insta: Sci_Phile. 🚨NEW CHANNEL🚨 🔥👇👇🔥 Los Angeles youtu.be/IUQKYKRhVY4 Video channel 10 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 30% new, 55% replies, 9% retweets, 6% quotes On 1,288 user lists 99,328 followers | 91 |
| 120. |  Liz Landau@lizlandau @NASA Senior Communications Specialist. Freelance writer. Ex @NASAJPL @CNN. Likes pi. @Princeton & @Columbia grad. Views mine. RTs ≠ endorsements. https://t.co/5xHZNsIBGk Los Angeles 10 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 12% new, 68% replies, 10% retweets, 10% quotes On 423 user lists 10,992 followers | 91 |
| 121. |  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 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 20% new, 21% replies, 59% retweets, 0% quotes On 574 user lists 8,725 followers | 90 |
| 122. |  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 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 26% new, 25% replies, 29% retweets, 20% quotes On 1,146 user lists 40,034 followers | 89 |
| 123. |  Antonio Regalado@antonioregalado Progress in science depends on new techniques, new discoveries and new ideas, probably in that order - {Sydney Brenner}. I write about biotech @techreview [email protected] technologyreview.com/topic/rewritin… 11 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 17% new, 42% replies, 21% retweets, 20% quotes On 700 user lists 18,417 followers | 89 |
| 124. |  Dr. Carin Anne Bondar@carinbondar #Biologist in the media all over. Adj Prof of Biology at The University of the Fraser Valley (BC, Canada). Ambivert. Quirkeh Canadian. B KIND, it feels nice :) British Columbia, Canada carinbondar.com 10 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 40% new, 10% replies, 15% retweets, 34% quotes On 884 user lists 22,687 followers | 88 |
| 125. |  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 11 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 4% new, 21% replies, 65% retweets, 10% quotes On 588 user lists 9,844 followers | 88 |
| 126. |  Carmen Drahl@carmendrahl Freelance chemistry and food journalist. Bylines @cenmag @ScienceNews @Forbes @DCist @SciAm. Chemistry Ph.D. Inglés+Español. Washington, DC, mostly. carmendrahl.com 10 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 18% new, 49% replies, 15% retweets, 17% quotes On 502 user lists 9,375 followers | 88 |
| 127. |  Liza Gross@lizabio Reporter #health #environment. @FERNnews. Ed, @PLOSBiology. Views my own. Science Writers' Investigative Reporting Handbook amzn.to/2PXr7i8 DM for proton/signal San Francisco lizagross.com 11 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 16% new, 29% replies, 45% retweets, 10% quotes On 333 user lists 5,507 followers | 88 |
| 128. |  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 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 15% new, 40% replies, 41% retweets, 5% quotes On 176 user lists 7,390 followers | 87 |
| 129. |  Allie Wilkinson@AllieWilkinson Freelance science journalist. Formerly at @sciencenews. Award-winning baker. Washington, DC alliewilkinson.com 11 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 32% new, 27% replies, 33% retweets, 8% quotes On 524 user lists 6,044 followers | 86 |
| 130. |  🏳️🌈 Cara Santa Maria 🏳️🌈@CaraSantaMaria #SciCommFTW | 🎓 Neurobio & Clinical Psych | 🎙@TalkNerdy_Pod & @SkepticsGuide | 📺 @NatGeoChannel #BrainGames | 🙋🏻♀️@SciCommCamp @NerdBrigadeLA | 🌈 she/her Los Angeles carasantamaria.com Video channel 10 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 54% new, 13% replies, 25% retweets, 8% quotes On 2,037 user lists 79,940 followers | 85 |
| 131. |  Brooke Jarvis@brookejarvis Contributing writer, @NYTmag and @CalSunday, writer for @newyorker and elsewhere. Tennessean on the Puget Sound. brookejarvis.net 10 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 16% new, 23% replies, 51% retweets, 11% quotes On 521 user lists 10,054 followers | 85 |
| 132. |  M. Balter teaches/does journalism, remotely.@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 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 28% new, 5% replies, 67% retweets, 0% quotes On 273 user lists 5,981 followers | 85 |
| 133. |  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 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 14% new, 48% replies, 25% retweets, 12% quotes On 366 user lists 7,677 followers | 84 |
| 134. |  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/ 11 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 6% new, 34% replies, 37% retweets, 22% quotes On 471 user lists 6,862 followers | 84 |
| 135. |  Sheril Kirshenbaum@Sheril_ Climate change & food @michiganstateu. Author. Former Hill staff. Dir of @SciDebate. Host of Serving Up Science on @PBSDS. East Lansing, MI sherilkirshenbaum.com 10 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 26% new, 55% replies, 4% retweets, 14% quotes On 767 user lists 11,200 followers | 83 |
| 136. |  Clara Moskowitz@ClaraMoskowitz Senior Editor at Scientific American, covering space & physics. Views expressed are my own. She/her New York, NY scientificamerican.com 9 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 25% new, 12% replies, 61% retweets, 3% quotes On 598 user lists 11,999 followers | 82 |
| 137. |  David Bradley@sciencebase Award-winning Science Writer, takes lots of photos, sings and plays guitar @TyrannoChorus and @C5TheBand, overthinks everything still does some science writing Cambridge, Europe sciencebase.com Video channel 12 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 18% new, 79% replies, 0% retweets, 4% quotes On 1,672 user lists 42,001 followers | 80 |
| 138. |  John Upton@johnupton @ClimateCentral editor. We collaborate with newsrooms and provide data, training, reporters and more to produce robust local climate coverage across the U.S. Newark and Princeton, NJ climatecentral.org/what-we-do/peo… 11 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 12% new, 9% replies, 73% retweets, 6% quotes On 881 user lists 16,196 followers | 80 |
| 139. |  wash your hands & stay home@wudanyan “Swashbuckling journalist.” 🧬COVID correspondent.🎙Co-host @TWC_pod. 📝 in @nytimes @huffpost @longreads & beyond Seattle, WA wudanyan.com 10 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 30% new, 41% replies, 17% retweets, 11% quotes On 149 user lists 7,775 followers | 80 |
| 140. |  Kai Kupferschmidt@kakape science journalist. molecular biologist. curious. Contributing Correspondent at @sciencemagazine, reporting on #covid19. Interested in all things #blue Berlin, Germany sciencemag.org/author/kai-kup… 10 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 10% new, 65% replies, 19% retweets, 6% quotes On 2,680 user lists 68,141 followers | 79 |
| 141. |  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 9 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 17% new, 51% replies, 23% retweets, 10% quotes On 320 user lists 8,899 followers | 79 |
| 142. |  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 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 18% new, 22% replies, 49% retweets, 12% quotes On 227 user lists 7,225 followers | 79 |
| 143. |  Richard Van Noorden@Richvn Features editor, Nature. E-mail: initial[dot]lastname[at]nature[dot]com 11 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 11% new, 53% replies, 24% retweets, 12% quotes On 247 user lists 6,581 followers | 79 |
| 144. |  Marina Koren@marinakoren Staff writer at @theatlantic. Views expressed here are like black holes: they don't reflect anything. Email me: [email protected] Washington, D.C. / The Milky Way 9 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 30% new, 26% replies, 41% retweets, 4% quotes On 352 user lists 11,680 followers | 78 |
| 145. |  Hannah Devlin@hannahdev Science Correspondent for The Guardian. Get in touch: [email protected] *DMs are open* London theguardian.com/science 11 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 22% new, 31% replies, 36% retweets, 10% quotes On 664 user lists 18,209 followers | 75 |
| 146. |  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 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 4% new, 55% replies, 37% retweets, 4% quotes On 518 user lists 8,826 followers | 75 |
| 147. |  Lisa Song@lisalsong Environment reporter @ProPublica. Formerly @InsideClimate. Fan of geology, cats. [email protected] New York, NY propublica.org 6 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 18% new, 19% replies, 53% retweets, 10% quotes On 382 user lists 7,219 followers | 75 |
| 148. |  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 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 18% new, 43% replies, 35% retweets, 4% quotes On 596 user lists 10,340 followers | 74 |
| 149. |  Fraser "Staying Home" Cain@fcain Publisher of universetoday.com, co-host of astronomycast.com. Named after Asteroid 158092. Courtenay, British Columbia about.me/frasercain 13 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 39% new, 57% replies, 1% retweets, 2% quotes On 1,417 user lists 41,760 followers | 73 |
| 150. |  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 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 10% new, 7% replies, 69% retweets, 13% quotes On 447 user lists 10,232 followers | 73 |
| 151. |  Dr. Paige Jarreau@FromTheLabBench #SciComm Nerd and Researcher. Director of Science Comm @LifeOmic. Co-founder of @Lifeologyapp and lifeology.io where scientists meet artists! Ask me anything. Baton Rouge fromthelabbench.com 8 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 22% new, 45% replies, 20% retweets, 13% quotes On 748 user lists 15,863 followers | 72 |
| 152. |  Leah Crane@DownHereOnEarth Space & physics reporter for @NewScientist. No longer quantum, not yet relativistic. She/her. Chicago 6 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 6% new, 83% replies, 3% retweets, 6% quotes On 280 user lists 16,794 followers | 71 |
| 153. |  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 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 18% new, 9% replies, 56% retweets, 16% quotes On 261 user lists 6,505 followers | 71 |
| 154. |  Jon Cohen@sciencecohen Science magazine staff writer. Interested in infectious diseases, outbreaks, immunology, vaccines, global health, genomics, CRISPR, primates, surfing. Cardiff, California jcohen.org 10 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 28% new, 13% replies, 11% retweets, 46% quotes On 1,214 user lists 23,847 followers | 70 |
| 155. |  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 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 28% new, 19% replies, 51% retweets, 2% quotes On 542 user lists 10,812 followers (follows 0.79 accounts per follower) | 70 |
| 156. |  Emily Mullin@emilylmullin Science journalist. Currently writing for @elemental and @ozm about the coronavirus. Science writing instructor, @johnshopkins. [email protected] Baltimore, Maryland medium.com/@emilymullin 10 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 30% new, 21% replies, 47% retweets, 3% quotes On 423 user lists 10,819 followers | 68 |
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| 158. |  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 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 13% new, 48% replies, 36% retweets, 3% quotes On 297 user lists 19,896 followers | 67 |
| 159. |  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 13 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 6% new, 50% replies, 27% retweets, 17% quotes On 1,740 user lists 39,698 followers | 66 |
| 160. |  Bryan Walsh@bryanrwalsh Future Correspondent @Axios. Fmr launch editor @ozm, ex-international editor @time. Author of END TIMES, published by @hachetteUS. Email [email protected] New York endtimesthebook.com 10 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 30% new, 13% replies, 44% retweets, 13% quotes On 1,244 user lists 20,992 followers | 66 |
| 161. |  Emily@seelix Yes, I am a master of disguise & trained as a forensic anthropologist. No, I'm not a supervillain. she/they 💖💜💙 11 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 14% new, 31% replies, 53% retweets, 4% quotes On 367 user lists 5,393 followers | 66 |
| 162. |  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 6 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 12% new, 65% replies, 13% retweets, 10% quotes On 371 user lists 11,677 followers | 65 |
| 163. |  Erin Ross@ErinEARoss Museum staff turned science journalist. Science, environment & outdoors @OPB. Alum of @NatureNews, @NPR & @axios. SciCom Slug. Former mosquito wrangler. She/Her Watch us explore on #OregonFieldGuide 10 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 10% new, 61% replies, 23% retweets, 7% quotes On 124 user lists 5,068 followers | 64 |
| 164. |  James Gleick@JamesGleick Time Travel. The Information. Chaos. Please don’t ask me why I’m surprised. I may or may not be surprised. New York around.com 11 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 4% new, 17% replies, 47% retweets, 32% quotes On 1,378 user lists 41,095 followers | 63 |
| 165. |  Roger Highfield@RogerHighfield Museum exec & visiting prof @Dunn_School/@UCLChemistry. Ex @newscientist Editor & Science Editor @Telegraph. Latest book: rogerhighfield.com/books London rogerhighfield.com 10 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 44% new, 13% replies, 26% retweets, 16% quotes On 997 user lists 17,442 followers | 63 |
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| 167. |  Adam Mann@adamspacemann Aspiring space philosopher @NatGeo @SciAm @WSJ @NatureNews @NewsfromScience @Wired @PNASNews @LiveScience Oakland, Ca 8 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 28% new, 37% replies, 20% retweets, 15% quotes On 362 user lists 6,576 followers | 63 |
| 168. |  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 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 10% new, 39% replies, 40% retweets, 12% quotes On 282 user lists 6,460 followers | 63 |
| 169. |  Lena V. Groeger@lenagroeger science journalist & designer, news apps developer @ProPublica. @SND @NAHJ San Francisco, CA lenagroeger.com 10 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 24% new, 21% replies, 41% retweets, 14% quotes On 729 user lists 10,805 followers | 62 |
| 170. |  Maia Weinstock@20tauri @MIT News deputy editor; @LegoNASAwomen + #legaljusticeleague creator; author of forthcoming Millie Dresselhaus bio; champion of women. Tweets = mine. She/her Massachusetts maiaw.com 11 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 23% new, 40% replies, 27% retweets, 10% quotes On 296 user lists 5,503 followers | 62 |
| 171. |  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 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 18% new, 57% replies, 21% retweets, 4% quotes On 795 user lists 20,722 followers | 61 |
| 172. |  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 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 18% new, 28% replies, 44% retweets, 10% quotes On 328 user lists 7,006 followers | 60 |
| 173. |  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 11 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 33% new, 21% replies, 41% retweets, 5% quotes On 395 user lists 7,247 followers | 59 |
| 174. |  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 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 27% new, 47% replies, 7% retweets, 18% quotes On 201 user lists 7,059 followers | 59 |
| 175. |  Lizzie Wade@lizzie_wade Science journalist covering archaeology and Latin America, mostly for @NewsfromScience. She/her. Newsletter: lizzie.substack.com/welcome Mexico City lizziewade.com 10 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 41% new, 42% replies, 8% retweets, 8% quotes On 204 user lists 5,152 followers | 59 |
| 176. |  Emily Calandrelli@TheSpaceGal Emmy-Nominated Host, Host/EP for #XplorationOuterSpace on FOX, Host/co-EP on Emily's Wonder Lab on Netflix, Author - Ada Lace Series, WVU & @MIT grad, from WV San Francisco, CA thespacegal.com Video channel 10 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 10% new, 55% replies, 15% retweets, 19% quotes On 997 user lists 56,682 followers | 58 |
| 177. |  Dr. David Warmflash@CosmicEvolution Astrobiologist, physician, author,science advisor. Wants more space missions,more evolution in schools,more vaccines,more biotech,more nuclear energy #Biden2020 Portland, United States barnesandnoble.com/w/moon-david-w… 10 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 34% new, 9% replies, 29% retweets, 28% quotes On 671 user lists 8,876 followers | 58 |
| 178. |  Maggie Fox@maggiemfox I write Health/Science/Tech in plain English. And in context. facebook.com/maggiefox.jour… Washington maggiefox.com 11 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 16% new, 9% replies, 70% retweets, 6% quotes On 1,010 user lists 20,564 followers | 57 |
| 179. |  Peter 🌋📈⛰️🌧️📉Brannen@PeterBrannen1 Carbon cycle participant. 📝 @TheAtlantic @NYTimes & more 📘:THE ENDS OF THE WORLD on 🌍's worst mass extinctions https://t.co/GbhGXPu8h4… Boulder, CO peterbrannen.com 6 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 16% new, 60% replies, 15% retweets, 9% quotes On 283 user lists 12,434 followers | 57 |
| 180. |  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 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 18% new, 53% replies, 16% retweets, 13% quotes On 464 user lists 13,725 followers | 56 |
| 181. |  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 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 10% new, 29% replies, 39% retweets, 22% quotes On 448 user lists 9,577 followers | 56 |
| 182. |  Samuel Arbesman@arbesman Ensorcelled by wonder. 📚: 'Overcomplicated' + 'The Half-Life of Facts'. @Lux_Capital. I've abandoned Twitter ☞ https://t.co/VDWqi2B8cT Paris of the Plains arbesman.net 13 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 100% new, 0% replies, 0% retweets, 0% quotes On 462 user lists 7,527 followers | 56 |
| 183. |  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 11 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 8% new, 22% replies, 55% retweets, 15% quotes On 2,375 user lists 79,000 followers | 55 |
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| 186. |  Michael Greshko@michaelgreshko Science writer @NatGeo. @MIT_SciWrite & @VanderbiltU alum. [email protected] • DM for Signal/WhatsApp Washington, DC news.nationalgeographic.com 10 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 27% new, 47% replies, 7% retweets, 19% quotes On 112 user lists 5,770 followers | 54 |
| 187. |  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 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 39% new, 25% replies, 25% retweets, 11% quotes On 295 user lists 6,754 followers | 51 |
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| 190. |  Ron Winslow@ronwinslow Freelance medical + science writer after 33+ yrs at #WSJ; @onepeloton, hiker, skier, #redsox. [email protected] Mount Washington Valley, NH 10 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 12% new, 24% replies, 57% retweets, 7% quotes On 515 user lists 9,725 followers | 49 |
| 191. |  Dave Levitan@davelevitan Journalist, mostly science and politics; bylines @gizmodo @thedailybeast @newrepublic @washingtonpost and lots more. Author: NOT A SCIENTIST davelevitan.com 11 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 36% new, 12% replies, 12% retweets, 40% quotes On 259 user lists 6,261 followers | 49 |
| 192. |  Mary Hoff@mkhoff #Science & #environment communicator and editor in chief @ensiamedia. Tweets are my own. linkedin.com/in/maryhoff Minnesota linkedin.com/in/maryhoff/ 11 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 42% new, 3% replies, 51% retweets, 3% quotes On 267 user lists 5,931 followers | 49 |
| 193. |  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 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 12% new, 51% replies, 29% retweets, 8% quotes On 425 user lists 11,881 followers | 48 |
| 194. |  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 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 9% new, 59% replies, 17% retweets, 15% quotes On 654 user lists 11,490 followers | 48 |
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| 196. |  Alexandra Sifferlin@acsifferlin Editor of @Medium's Covid-19 Blog Deputy Editor @elemental Health & Science @Medium Previously @TIME, @TIMEHealth New York City alexandrasifferlin.com 9 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 32% new, 19% replies, 41% retweets, 7% quotes On 600 user lists 16,538 followers | 46 |
| 197. |  Flora Lichtman@flichtman stunningly awful 3 star podcast host of @eltshow from @Gimletmedia. before: bill nye saves on @netflix @nytimes @scifri [email protected] new yak 11 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 10% new, 69% replies, 11% retweets, 11% quotes On 132 user lists 5,359 followers | 45 |
| 198. |  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 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 17% new, 23% replies, 29% retweets, 32% quotes On 735 user lists 13,882 followers | 44 |
| 199. |  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 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 8% new, 57% replies, 28% retweets, 6% quotes On 231 user lists 6,879 followers | 44 |
| 200. |  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 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 31% new, 34% replies, 31% retweets, 4% quotes On 149 user lists 6,197 followers | 43 |
| 201. |  Rose DF@_Astro_Nerd_ Physics with a focus in Observational Astrophysics and Cosmology | She/Her/Ella | Advocate | Caribeña | New York, NY rosedf.net 5 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 4% new, 93% replies, 3% retweets, 0% quotes On 414 user lists 33,831 followers | 42 |
| 202. |  Terri Hansen | Indigenous@TerriHansen Journalist 12 yrs on US tribal, global Indigenous peoples climate beat 🌏 [email protected] Words @YesMagazine @Motherboard @VICE @IndianCountry @PBS Pacific Northwest muckrack.com/terrihansen 11 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 23% new, 11% replies, 59% retweets, 7% quotes On 567 user lists 10,844 followers (follows 0.74 accounts per follower) | 42 |
| 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 11 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 20% new, 43% replies, 19% retweets, 17% quotes On 233 user lists 6,346 followers | 42 |
| 204. |  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 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 45% new, 3% replies, 43% retweets, 9% quotes 6,548 followers | 41 |
| 205. |  Damian Carrington@dpcarrington I'm Environment Editor at the Guardian - DMs open London theguardian.com/environment 9 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 42% new, 19% replies, 36% retweets, 4% quotes On 1,951 user lists 56,375 followers | 39 |
| 206. |  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 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 18% new, 23% replies, 44% retweets, 16% quotes On 579 user lists 13,443 followers | 38 |
| 207. |  Nadja Popovich@PopovichN words & graphics @nytimes @nytclimate ✨✨✨✨✨ Formerly: @GuardianUS 10 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 12% new, 19% replies, 67% retweets, 2% quotes On 289 user lists 5,257 followers | 38 |
| 208. |  Ainissa Ramirez, Ph.D.@ainissaramirez Scientist. Speaker. Author. Thinker. THE ALCHEMY OF US (MIT Press) mitpress.mit.edu/books/alchemy-… Rep’ed by: https://t.co/eo08nioFaO linkedin.com/in/ainissa/ 10 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 44% new, 9% replies, 33% retweets, 15% quotes On 390 user lists 7,117 followers | 37 |
| 209. |  Jason Davis@jasonrdavis Chic tweetz The dez planetary.org/about/staff/ja… 11 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 22% new, 27% replies, 32% retweets, 19% quotes On 477 user lists 8,449 followers | 36 |
| 210. |  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 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 46% new, 45% replies, 5% retweets, 5% quotes On 1,386 user lists 62,567 followers | 35 |
| 211. |  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 9 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 6% new, 3% replies, 73% retweets, 18% quotes On 548 user lists 10,740 followers | 35 |
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| 214. |  Wade Roush@wroush Sci/tech storyteller. Audio producer @TechReview, host @soonishpodcast, columnist @sciam, author @mitpress, co-founder @hubspokeaudio, PhD @MITPSTS Cambridge, MA waderoush.com 13 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 48% new, 32% replies, 15% retweets, 4% quotes On 579 user lists 8,838 followers | 34 |
| 215. |  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 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 12% new, 23% replies, 45% retweets, 20% quotes On 300 user lists 8,262 followers | 34 |
| 216. |  Dr Helen Scales@helenscales Marine biologist. Writer. Talker. UK helenscales.com 10 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 11% new, 49% replies, 21% retweets, 20% quotes On 269 user lists 6,308 followers | 34 |
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| 219. |  Swapna Krishna@skrishna words: space, tech, star trek/wars @engadget @startrek @npr @slate | reviewer @publisherswkly | 1/2 @desigeekgirls | ed. Sword Stone Table (Vintage, 2021) Philly Main Line swapnakrishna.com 11 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 8% new, 66% replies, 17% retweets, 8% quotes On 847 user lists 21,331 followers | 32 |
| 220. |  Deborah Netburn@DeborahNetburn Science and features writer at the Los Angeles Times. Refuse to let the world corrupt you. Los Angeles latimes.com 10 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 22% new, 28% replies, 40% retweets, 10% quotes On 378 user lists 10,449 followers | 32 |
| 221. |  Dr Robin George Andrews 🌋@SquigglyVolcano Science Journalist | Volcanologist | @NatGeo @TheAtlantic @SciAm @nytimes @Forbes @WIRED @Nature @Gizmodo @AtlasObscura @Verge @QuantaMagazine @newscientist London, England robingeorgeandrews.com 8 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 8% new, 69% replies, 21% retweets, 2% quotes On 234 user lists 6,634 followers | 32 |
| 222. |  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 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 14% new, 1% replies, 78% retweets, 8% quotes On 1,040 user lists 47,236 followers | 30 |
| 223. |  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 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 13% new, 42% replies, 39% retweets, 6% quotes On 919 user lists 13,478 followers | 29 |
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| 238. |  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 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 22% new, 37% replies, 29% retweets, 10% quotes On 119 user lists 5,257 followers | 19 |
| 239. |  Michael Slezak@MikeySlezak National Science Technology and Environment Reporter @abcnews. Was: @GuardianAus & @NewScientist DMs open [email protected] Sydney, New South Wales 11 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 8% new, 49% replies, 40% retweets, 3% quotes On 369 user lists 9,815 followers | 18 |
| 240. |  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 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 10% new, 82% replies, 1% retweets, 6% quotes On 150 user lists 6,575 followers | 18 |
| 241. |  luis_quevedo@luis_quevedo científico periodista papá 📲#elMétodo @rtve 🎧 @cuondapodcast @metodopodcast 📺 @telemadrid🏛@cienciamento 👨🏻🏫 @ui1Universidad ex @scifri @ntn24 @elmundoes Deadline rtve.es/el-metodo 10 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 28% new, 25% replies, 35% retweets, 12% quotes On 433 user lists 11,026 followers | 16 |
| 242. |  Sally Church@MaverickNY Scientist, cancer geek, Londoner, adventurer, explorer, immigrant, lover of curry, fine wine & football. Science writer @biotechstrategy, roadie @targetspodcast Earthling biotechstrategyblog.com 12 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 6% new, 63% replies, 17% retweets, 14% quotes On 923 user lists 17,592 followers | 15 |
| 243. |  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 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 6% new, 1% replies, 63% retweets, 30% quotes On 489 user lists 8,395 followers | 15 |
| 244. |  Kelly Brenner@KellyBrenner Naturalist, Writer, Photographer • NATURE OBSCURA: A City’s Hidden Natural World - OUT NOW @MtneersBooks • @NudiAppSoc • #InverteFest • #StreetCreatures Fridays Seattle/Duwamish Land metrofieldguide.com 9 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 6% new, 77% replies, 12% retweets, 6% quotes On 251 user lists 6,619 followers | 13 |
| 245. |  Garth Sundem@garthsundem Author. Science writer. GeekDad. Math nerd. Climber. TED-ED speaker. Wipeout loser. Books here: goo.gl/qI6n3o Boulder, CO garthsundem.com 11 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 96% new, 1% replies, 0% retweets, 2% quotes On 708 user lists 28,547 followers (follows 0.58 accounts per follower) | 11 |
| 246. |  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 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 96% new, 0% replies, 3% retweets, 0% quotes On 385 user lists 8,612 followers | 7 |
| 247. |  Gabrielle Birchak@GabriellBirchak Math & science 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 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 30% new, 27% replies, 39% retweets, 3% quotes On 119 user lists 6,720 followers | 7 |
| 248. |  Kris Hirst@archaeology writer, editor, archaeologist, Thoughtco.com archaeology expert American midwest thoughtco.com/archaeology-41… 12 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 100% new, 0% replies, 0% retweets, 0% quotes On 403 user lists 6,762 followers | 4 |
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| 250. |  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 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 80% new, 3% replies, 15% retweets, 2% quotes On 305 user lists 9,602 followers | 1 |
| 251. |  Sarah Olson@ReadMoreScience Science writer and book reviewer. Microbiology @OregonState. She/They. #lgbtqSTEM #Exvangelical Corvallis, OR readmorescience.com 3 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 14% new, 59% replies, 23% retweets, 4% quotes On 121 user lists 14,562 followers | ? |
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| 253. |  Bora Zivkovic@BoraZ blog.coturnix.org Pittsboro, NC coturnix.org 10 years on Twitter until last tweet (2019-Mar-05) Recent tweets: 55% new, 8% replies, 37% retweets, 0% quotes On 2,144 user lists 27,792 followers | 81 |
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