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Professional Science Writers on Bluesky

A list of professional science writers with over 100 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).

Updated: 2023-Dec-02 16:13 UTC. Entries: 114. Inclusion criteria. List only women. List only patron opportunities. List only video channels. Switch to grid view. Feedback: truesciphi.org.

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1. profile imageEd Yong
@edyong209.bsky.social


Writer, journalist. Science, health. Pandemics, animals. Many words, some awards. AN IMMENSE WORLD, I CONTAIN MULTITUDES. Married to Liz Neeley, parent to Typo. he/him Edyong.me
31,353 
2. profile imageErin Biba
@erinbiba.bsky.social


Freelance Science Journalist. Fact Checker. National Geographic, BBC, Scientific American, NBC News, PopSci, WIRED, and others. she/her 🐦 @erinbiba
11,720 
3. profile imageSteve Silberman
@stevesilberman.bsky.social


Award-winning science writer, author of the New York Times bestseller "NeuroTribes: The Legacy of Autism and the Future of Neurodiversity," and an upcoming book on cystic fibrosis, "The Taste of Salt."
6,655 
4. profile imageLaura Helmuth
@laurahelmuth.bsky.social


Editor in Chief of Scientific American, @sciam.bsky.social Formerly at Washington Post, National Geographic, Slate, Smithsonian, Science. Past prez National Association of Science Writers. Birder
6,227 
5. profile imageCarl Zimmer
@carlzimmer.bsky.social


New York Times columnist, author carlzimmer.com
4,937 
6. profile imageAnnalee Newitz
@annaleen.bsky.social


bestselling author * Hugo winner * nerd latest books: The Terraformers, Four Lost Cities bylines: New Scientist, Washington Post, etc. pod: www.ouropinionsarecorrect.com pronouns: they/them all the stuff: www.techsploitation.com
4,879 
7. profile imageKendra "Gloom is My Beat" Pierre-Louis
@kendrawrites.bsky.social


What's the opposite of apocalypse? Trying to chronicle that.
3,955 
8. profile imageKai Kupferschmidt
@kakape.bsky.social


science journalist. molecular biologist. curious. contributing correspondent at „Science Magazine“, part of „Pandemia“ podcast, currently a Knight Science Journalism fellow at MIT interested in microbes, misinfo and all things #blue
3,521 
9. profile imageHelen Branswell
@helenbranswell.bsky.social


I cover infectious diseases for STAT (www.statnews.com). Elon refugee. 2020 Polk winner. Nieman '11. She/her. I write about Covid, polio, flu, Ebola, RSV, birdflu, STIs.
2,894 
10. profile imageMika McKinnon
@mikamckinnon.bsky.social


Field geophysicist, disaster researcher, scifi science consultant, science writer, public speaker, irrepressibly curious. Occasional rock-licker, frequent devourer of board books. 🇨🇦🇺🇸
Video channel
2,616 
11. profile imageJennifer Ouellette
@jenlucpiquant.bsky.social


I cover science and culture at Ars Technica. Former science editor, Gizmodo. Ex-vangelical. Rodeo fan. Married to @seanmcarroll, servant to two cats, Ariel and Caliban. Baltimore, MD. She/her.
2,608 
12. profile imageEmily Lakdawalla
@elakdawalla.bsky.social


Planetary scientist, freelance science writer and space artist, queer, ADHD, mom. Turns out it’s hard to be all those things at once. Shop at elakdawalla.Etsy.com
Video channel
2,162 
13. profile imageSwapna Krishna
@skrishna.bsky.social


space + science + tech + pop culture. freelance space editor, Inverse. occasionally: Fast Company, Science Friday, NPR, Wired, StarTrek.com. Author of STARGAZING (Chronicle Books, 2023).
2,041 
14. profile imageMatthew R Francis
@bowlerhatscience.org


Science writer, journalist, physicist, queer, cat man, hat man. I was once @DrMRFrancis on Twitter. He/him Contact: https://bowlerhatscience.org/contact-soc ial-media/ Toss a coin to your freelancer: https://ko-fi.com/bowlerhatscience
Patreon page
1,840 
15. profile imageBethany Brookshire
@beebrookshire.bsky.social


Sci journo, author of Pests: How Humans Create Animal Villains. Highly caffeinated. All bad takes mine. She/her
Video channel
1,809 
16. profile imageMaryn McKenna
@marynmck.bsky.social


Senior writer at WIRED. Senior Fellow at Emory University's Center for the Study of Human Health. Author of BIG CHICKEN, SUPERBUG, BEATING BACK THE DEVIL (so far). Fiber artist, cat wrangler, frequently on the 45th parallel. Brooklyn before it was cool.
1,479 
17. profile imageKelly Brenner ⚔️🏴‍☠️
@kellybrenner.bsky.social


Author of 'The Naturalist at Home' and 'Nature Obscura' 作家 www.metrofieldguide.com
1,437 
18. profile imageEric Berger
@sciguyspace.bsky.social


Senior Space Editor, Ars Technica. Likes rockets.
1,376 
19. profile imageApoorva Mandavilli
@apoorvanyt.bsky.social


Science and global health reporter for The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/by/apoorva-mand avilli
1,350 
20. profile imageKyle Hill
@khill.bsky.social


Award-winning science educator. Sci-comm advisor to the White House. Clean Futures Fund’s Dogs of Chernobyl ambassador. “A legend.” -Post Malone. youtube.com/@kylehill
Video channel
1,326 
21. profile imageDave Levitan
@davelevitan.bsky.social


Climate/science reporter for The Messenger, bylines all over the place before that. Author: NOT A SCIENTIST: How politicians mistake, misreprent, and utterly mangle science (2017, WW Norton). Puppy dad. NBA junky. www.davelevitan.com
1,271 
22. profile imageLiz Neeley
@lizneeley.bsky.social


Founder of Liminal and co-founder of Solving For Science. I work in science communication & sensemaking. Currently on sabbatical - your emails find me doing extremely well… if they find me.
1,211 
23. profile imageMindy Weisberger
@laminda.bsky.social


Science writer & editor at Scholastic, previously Live Science and the American Museum of Natural History. WGAEast member. Cynical girl (she/her). Words here are mine.
1,195 
24. profile imageAkshat Rathi
@akshatrathi.bsky.social


- Senior climate reporter, Bloomberg News - Newsletter http://bit.ly/bbg-zero - Podcast http://bloomberg.com/zero-podcast - Book https://akshatrathi.com/book - [email protected]
1,102 
25. profile imageAlexandra Witze
@alexwitze.bsky.social


Reporter, writer, editor, correspondent for Nature, builder of science writing communities.
1,012 
26. profile imageLoren Grush
@lorengrush.bsky.social


Space reporter at Bloomberg covering NASA, commercial space, and the cosmos | Former Verge senior reporter | Send tips: [email protected]
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27. profile imageEmily Willingham
@ejwillingham.bsky.social


I have occasionally angered famous men. 🧠&🍆 books. Journalist, words at SciAm+++. Frequent gremlin. Biologist of embryos, gonads, genitalia, +all things endocrine. Educator. She/her/y’all. So Texan 🤠 https://sites.google.com/view/emilywilli nghamphd/home
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28. profile imageAmy Maxmen
@amymaxmen.bsky.social


Award-winning science reporter with words at Nature, New York Times, Washington Post & more. Health, medicine, inequality & pandemics. www.amymaxmen.com
951 
29. profile imageEmily Anthes
@emilyanthes.bsky.social


NYT science reporter, covering animal health and science • [email protected]
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30. profile imageEric Roston
@eroston.bsky.social


Butterflies and zebras and moonbeams and fairy tales. Literally wrote the book on carbon. Born 326.17. "The dad jokes will continue until morale improves." — Charlie Jane Anders Bloomberg Green journalist: https://www.bloomberg.com/green
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31. profile imageMatt Shipman (he/him)
@shiplives.bsky.social


Writer. Mostly sci/tech/health. Sometimes music/food/culture. Let’s make the South better, y’all. Stuff I write for fun here: https://medium.com/@shiplives
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32. profile imageStephanie M. Lee
@stephaniemlee.bsky.social


Senior writer at The Chronicle of Higher Education, writing about scholarship, scholars, and society / [email protected] / on Signal / stephaniemlee.com / former BuzzFeed News
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@tomlevenson.bsky.social

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34. profile imageLisa Grossman
@astrolisa.bsky.social


Science journalist (current: Science News; past: New Scientist, Wired). 2023-24 Knight Science Journalism fellow. Lifelong astronomy nerd. Queer Jewish mom 🏳️‍🌈 she/her/hers
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35. profile imageGeorge Musser
@gmusser.bsky.social


Scientific American contributing editor; Quanta contributing writer; author of Putting Ourselves Back in the Equation, Spooky Action at a Distance, and The Complete Idiot’s Guide to String Theory; @[email protected], @[email protected]
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36. profile imageGrrlScientist SciComm at Forbes ⧖ Ⓥ
@grrlscientist.bsky.social


PhD scientist in evolutionary ecology & ornithology, SciComm Forbes Formerly SciComm TheGuardian EvolutionInstitute BirdNoteRadio ScienceBlogs NatureBlogs. Twitter legacy verified. Always: Ravenclaw. Angry house elf. Vegan. linktr.ee/grrlscientist
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37. profile imageChristie Wilcox
@nerdychristie.bsky.social


Newsletter editor for Science | author | nerd | mom | not in that order
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38. profile imageSarah Zhang
@sarahzhang.bsky.social


eukaryote, also a staff writer at the atlantic
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39. profile imageSiri Carpenter
@siricarpenter.bsky.social


Co-founder & editor of @Open_Notebook, @ScienceWriters past president. [email protected]. She/her/hers.
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40. profile imageAdam Rogers
@jetjocko.bsky.social


Reporter at Business Insider. Ex-Wired. Author of Proof: The Science of Booze and Full Spectrum: How the Science of Color Made Us Modern. [email protected] htt ps://adam-rogers.net https://www.busines sinsider.com/author/adam-rogers
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41. profile imageDamian Carrington
@dpcarrington.bsky.social


Environment editor at The Guardian
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42. profile imageNadia Drake
@nadiadrake.bsky.social


Science journalist, champagneophile, nap champ. Currently at Quanta Magazine, formerly National Geographic. 🇱🇧🇺🇸🏳️‍🌈
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43. profile imageJoss Fong
@jossfong.bsky.social


Videoz | [email protected]
Video channel
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44. profile imageKate Wong
@katewong.bsky.social


Senior editor at Scientific American. I write about human origins, animals past and present, wildlife conservation. Fledgling birder.
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45. profile imageTara Haelle
@tarahaelle.bsky.social


Science/health journalist • teacher • author • photographer 📷• kidlit • dog lover 🦮• rat mom 🐀• Texan • ADHD • neurodivergent • she/her Pro: 👩‍⚖️🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧ ️✊🏽💉😷📚⚖️ tarahaelle. net
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46. profile imageLeah Crane
@leahc.bsky.social


Space & physics reporter for New Scientist. No longer quantum, not yet relativistic. She/her/fast/furious.
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47. profile imageLeah Crane
@leahc.bsky.social


Space & physics reporter for New Scientist. No longer quantum, not yet relativistic. She/her/fast/furious.
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48. profile imageGaia Vince
@wanderinggaia.bsky.social


Writer, broadcaster, author (NOMAD CENTURY; TRANSCENDENCE; ANTHROPOCENE https://bit.ly/3QR898d) Human-Earth system science https://toot.community/@WanderingGaia
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49. profile imageFerris Jabr
@ferrisjabr.bsky.social


science writer ✵ contributing writer New York Times Magazine & Scientific American ✵ Author of a book about our living planet, forthcoming from Random House ✵ surname rhymes with neighbor ✵ 🇱🇧 🇺🇸 🏳️‍🌈 ✵ https://www.ferrisjabr.com/
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50. profile imageSeelix the Seventh
@seelix.bsky.social


Science communicator and cosplayer. I trained as a forensic anthropologist before I realized that I prefer dealing with living people. Basically, I am a master of disguise & know where to hide the bodies. They/them
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51. profile imageElizabeth Howell (she/her, 🖖💉😷)
@howellspace.bsky.social


🍁(Canadian) staff writer, spaceflight Space.com. Freelance + 5 books. Teach comms. History/Latin nerd. Supports 🏳️‍🌈, diversity, libraries. Also Twitter @howellspace or Mastodon @[email protected]
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52. profile imagePeter Aldhous
@paldhous.bsky.social


Science. Data. Journalism. Maps. Teach: UCSC Science Communication. Ex: BuzzFeed News, UC Berkeley J-School, New Scientist, Nature, Science. https://www.peteraldhous.com/
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53. profile imageMatthew Herper
@matthewherper.bsky.social


I write about medicine at STAT. This is biology's century. Every data point has a face.
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54. profile imageSeth Mnookin
@sethmnookin.bsky.social


Journalist, science writer, director of sciwrite.mit.edu, cochlear implant user. Formerly: brain tumor patient
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55. profile imageShaena Montanari
@shaena.bsky.social


Science journalist who writes about brains at The Transmitter. Follow me for neuroscience news! 🧠 formerly a paleontologist 🦖🦕 So follow me for dinosaurs too.
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56. profile imageCorey "Space" Powell
@coreyspowell.bsky.social


Fascinated by things very big, very small, and really hard to see. Wanna-be cosmic explorer. Not an AI (unless nobody told me).
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57. profile imageDan Falk
@danfalk.bsky.social


Covering science for Undark, Smithsonian, Quanta, Discover, National Geographic, CBC Radio, & elsewhere; 3rd book = The Science of Shakespeare
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58. profile imageShannon Stirone
@shannonstirone.bsky.social


Writer. NYC. Space nerd.
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59. profile imageArielle Duhaime-Ross
@adrs.bsky.social


Science Journalist, TV host, podcast host • past: Host of the TV show Queer Sports, and the podcasts VICE News Reports and A Show about Animals • they/them • arielleduhaimeross.com
Video channel
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60. profile imageRichard Sima, Ph.D.
@richardsima.bsky.social


Journalist writing about the brain and human behavior at The Washington Post. Erstwhile neuroscientist https://www.washingtonpos t.com/people/richard-sima/
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61. profile imageRichard Van Noorden
@richvn.bsky.social


Features editor, Nature. E: r⟦dot⟧vannoorden⟦at⟧nature⟦dot ⟧com or richardvannoorden⟦at⟧protonmail⟦do t⟧com. DM for Signal.
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62. profile imageJaime Green
@jaimealyse.bsky.social


Writer, series editor of THE BEST AMERICAN SCIENCE AND NATURE WRITING, author of THE POSSIBILITY OF LIFE || jaimegreen.net
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63. profile imageEthan Siegel
@startswithabang.bsky.social


Cosmologist, science communicator, author, speaker, and longtime writer of Starts With A Bang. Not the next Carl Sagan; the first Ethan Siegel.
Patreon page
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64. profile imageErin Ross
@erineaross.bsky.social


I write about science. I climb big (and lil) mountains. No judgement, all mountains are good here. Currently freelance. Past: OPB, Axios, Nature, NPR
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65. profile imagePhilip Ball
@philipcball.bsky.social


Science writer and author of books including Bright Earth, The Music Instinct, and Beyond Weird. Anticipating becoming an X-exile any time soon.
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66. profile imageDr Helen Scales
@helenscales.bsky.social


Marine biologist, writer, broadcaster. UK + France www.helenscales.com
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67. profile imageCarmen Drahl
@carmendrahl.bsky.social


DC-based freelance journalist and editor | science, health, food | ✍️ DCist, Knowable, NPR, Science News | Sec’y DC Science Writers Association 🦆 | Chemistry Ph.D. | Inglés y Español | she/her
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68. profile imageDan Fagin
@danfagin.bsky.social


Professing science journalism, directing NYU's SHERP. 62-time loser, 1-time winner of the Pulitzer Prize in General Nonfiction. Probably off chasing 🦋 somewhere.
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69. profile imageLee Billings
@leebillings.bsky.social


CHNOPS in ferruginous saline. Multicellular aerobic chemoheterotroph; symbiont of photosynthetic autotrophs. Descendant of stardust; aspiring good ancestor. Senior Editor, Scientific American.
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70. profile imageElizabeth Kolbert
@elizkolbert.bsky.social

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71. profile imageRebecca Boyle 🌕
@rboyle31.bsky.social


Author, journalist, writer, selenophile, hiker. I speak for the Moon. Like the Lorax, but not as good at rhyming. My book comes out Jan. 16! Preorder: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books /611468/our-moon-by
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72. profile imageBrad Plumer
@bradplumer.bsky.social


Reporter, NYT Climate
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73. profile imageClara Moskowitz
@clarakm.bsky.social


Senior Editor at Scientific American, covering astronomy, physics and math. She/her 🏳️‍🌈
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74. profile imageAndy @Revkin
@revkin.bsky.social


40 years of prize-winning sustainability journalism, mostly @nytimes, #Anthropocene Working Group member, solution seeker, connector, songwriter j.mp/revkinlinks
Video channel
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75. profile imageNatalie Wolchover
@nattyover.bsky.social


Physics journalist at Quanta Magazine (on book leave for 2023). Giving this a whirl.
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76. profile imageKaren Kwon (she/her)
@ykarenkwon.bsky.social


Science journalist • Research and special projects editor @Science News • Chemistry PhD • NYU SHERP 39 • 2020 AAAS Mass Media Fellow @Scientific American • 🇰🇷♠️💜 www.ykarenkwon.com
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77. profile imageAlex Ip 葉清霖
@alexip718.bsky.social


Editor @thexylom.com | GT '23 | MIT GPSW '24. Cat parent, lives in Mountain Time, God is Good. 前途是光明的,道路是曲折� � 🇭🇰 bio.link/alexip718
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78. profile imageMichael Greshko
@michaelgreshko.bsky.social


Science journalist. Freelance correspondent at Science Magazine. Other bylines at The Washington Post and elsewhere. Former staff writer at National Geographic. https://linktr.ee/michaelgreshko
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79. profile imageGeoff Brumfiel
@gbrumfiel.bsky.social


I'm an editor/correspondent for NPR. Mostly smart on the radio. Mostly stupid on everywhere else. Nukes/Missiles/Space/Blimps/etc.
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80. profile imageBrooke Jarvis
@brookejarvis.bsky.social


reader, magaziner, that person from that other place contributing writer for The New York Times Magazine
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81. profile imageNadja Popovich
@popovichn.bsky.social


reporting + editing, data + graphics @nytclimate ✨✨✨✨✨
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82. profile imageTanya Lewis
@tanyalewis.bsky.social


Senior editor, health & medicine @sciam.bsky.social. New Yorker. Like dogs and bad puns.
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83. profile imageMichael Slezak
@mikeyslezak.bsky.social


Writer, radioiser and televiser of climate news for ABC News and Investigations
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84. profile imageSeth Borenstein
@borenbears.bsky.social


Climate and science writer at The Associated Press, covers disasters, all sorts of science. Teaches journalism at NYU/DC. Father of 3, husband of 1. Red Sox fan.
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85. profile imageKatie McCormick
@mccornut.bsky.social


Physicist-turned-science writer. Writing about quantum computing for Google Quantum AI and about other stuff at Quanta, Knowable, News from Science, APS Physics Mag, etc.
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86. profile imageJason Dinh, Ph.D.
@byjasonpdinh.bsky.social


climate editor at atmos. covering nature, culture, and the environment. regular shitposter, orca sympathizer, peloton’s #1 ben alldis stan. he/him. www.jasonpdinh.com
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87. profile imageJonathan Lambert
@jonlambert.bsky.social


Science journalist at The Messenger covering the natural world. Used to work at Grid and Science News. https://jonathanmlambert.com/
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88. profile imageChristie Aschwanden
@cragcrest.bsky.social


Best-selling author, journalist, podcaster, outdoor adventurer. My parties have dancing. Western Colorado.
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89. profile imageHaley Wahl, PhD
@hwahl16.bsky.social


Pulsar PhD turned science writer for MIT Lincoln Laboratory
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90. profile imageShannon Palus
@shanpalus.bsky.social


Features editor at Slate
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91. profile imageBrian Malow
@sciencecomedian.bsky.social


Science comedian, producer, speaker, human
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92. profile imageEvelyn Lamb
@evelynjlamb.bsky.social


Math and science writer. Complex analysis fangirl.
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93. profile imageBri Barbu
@bribarbu.bsky.social


science reporter @Chemical & Engineering News | please talk to me about carbon-based molecules | indie bookstore enjoyer | the world is on fire but I'm ~just fine~ otherwise | views mine
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94. profile imageLisa Song
@lisalsong.bsky.social


Climate/environment reporter at ProPublica. Cartoon me by Laila Milevski. Pro-cats, anti-carrots.
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95. profile imageJohn R. Platt
@johnrplatt.bsky.social


Editor, The Revelator. Covering the extinction crisis.
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96. profile imageCassie Martin
@cassiemartin.bsky.social


Deputy Managing Editor at Science News. Standing in solidarity with Science News Media Guild. She/her 🏳️‍🌈
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97. profile imageBrian Dunning
@briandunning.bsky.social


I make movies & podcasts & books & stuff. apple.co/3VlpfOv theufo.movie
Video channel
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98. profile imageDana Smith
@smithdanag.bsky.social


Health/science/wellness reporter covering a little bit of everything body-related for the New York Times
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99. profile imageSadie Witkowski, PhD
@sadiewit.bsky.social


Podcaster & Director of Communications for Data Science Institute @UChicago Scientist, storyteller, scuba diver
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100. profile imageNidhi Subbaraman
@nidhisubs.bsky.social


good science/ bad science. reporter @wsj. email me: nidhi.subba[email protected]. https://www.wsj.com/news/author/nidhi-su bbaraman
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101. profile imageAnil Ananthaswamy
@anilananth.bsky.social


Journalist, author, TED speaker, currently writing a book on the basic math of ML, titled Why Machines Learn
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102. profile imageAllie Wilkinson
@alliewilkinson.bsky.social


Freelance science journalist and fact-checker. Also a chicken mom.
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103. profile imageMargaret Harris
@drmlharris.bsky.social


Science journalist at Physics World magazine. Also available as @[email protected] and @DrMLHarris on Twitter (while it lasts). All views on science, politics, etc. my own.
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@thespacegal.bsky.social


Video channel
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105. profile imageAntonio Regalado
@antonioregalado.bsky.social


Journalist covering biotechnology for MIT Technology Review.
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106. profile imageRoger Highfield
@rogerhighfield.bsky.social


Museum exec, visiting prof at the Dunn School, Oxford, and UCL Chemistry. Ex Editor of New Scientist, and Science Editor of the Telegraph. Co-author #VirtualYou http://surl.li/fzxyr Neutron bouncer
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107. profile imageJohn Upton
@johnupton.bsky.social


Climate Central's Partnership Journalism Editor — collaborating with scientists and with local newsrooms to coproduce features informed by local reporting and by new climate data and science.
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108. profile imageSarah Lewin Frasier
@sarahexplains.bsky.social


Scientific American's Assistant News Editor
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109. profile imageNsikan Akpan
@monscience.bsky.social


Highly melanated | YNWA Managing Editor, Global Health, Council on Foreign Relations Past: WNYC/Gothamist, NatGeo, PBS NewsHour | PhD pathobiologist
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110. profile imageErica Klarreich
@ericaklarreich.bsky.social


Mathematics and science journalist. My work has appeared in Quanta, Nature, The Atlantic, New Scientist, Science News and other publications.
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111. profile imageAlan Boyle
@b0yle.bsky.social


Science editor / GeekWire / Universe Today / Cosmic Log / Fiction Science podcast / The Case for Pluto
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112. profile imageRobert Garisto
@robertgaristo.bsky.social


Physicist. Editor. Writer.
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113. profile imageBrendan Maher
@bmaher.bsky.social

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114. profile imageRowan Hooper
@rowhoop.bsky.social


Journalist @newscientist and host of @NewScientistPod. Former Tokyoite. Books: SUPERHUMAN (2018) and HOW TO SPEND A TRILLION DOLLARS (2021). すごい!
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