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. | ![]() @BeeBrookshire Science journalist @SNStudents and @ScienceNews, host @sci4thepeople. She/her. All bad takes my own. Working on a book about pests. Here for the trash pandas. Washington, DC bethanybrookshire.com Video channel 11 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 10% new, 47% replies, 35% retweets, 8% quotes On 2,442 user lists 63,946 followers | 172 |
2. | ![]() @Revkin Seeking #sustcomm progress on a noisy planet @EarthInstitute | 20 years @nytimes | The rest? Family, friends, books j.mp/revkinbooks, music j.mp/revkinmusic Hudson Highlands, NY, USA j.mp/revkininfo Video channel 13 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 18% new, 34% replies, 5% retweets, 44% quotes On 4,249 user lists 88,376 followers | 157 |
3. | ![]() @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 13 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 28% new, 54% replies, 3% retweets, 14% quotes On 12,267 user lists 620,373 followers | 142 |
4. | ![]() @RebeccaSkloot Author NYTimes Bestseller IMMORTAL LIFE OF #HENRIETTALACKS #HeLa now an HBO/@Oprah Film #HeLaMovie. Next book: humans #animals #ethics. Instagram @rebeccaskloot Portland, OR rebeccaskloot.com Video channel 13 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 12% new, 41% replies, 33% retweets, 15% quotes On 2,101 user lists 46,648 followers | 139 |
5. | ![]() @elakdawalla Planetary scientist, space boffin, moon maven, lagrangian lieutenant, captain planets. Author, journalist, speaker, asteroid 274860. ๐ณ๏ธโ๐ she/her Pasadena, CA lakdawalla.com/emily Video channel 12 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 18% new, 54% replies, 8% retweets, 20% quotes On 4,703 user lists 172,954 followers | 132 |
6. | ![]() @adrs Correspondent & Host of the podcast VICE News Reports @vicenews โข Previously: 1st Climate Change Correspondent in US nightly news โข Tweets auto-๐ โข she/her New York City (et Montrรฉal) pod.link/1525769448 Video channel 9 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 20% new, 25% replies, 51% retweets, 5% quotes On 568 user lists 21,215 followers | 128 |
7. | ![]() @mikamckinnon Field geophysicist, disaster researcher, scifi science consultant, science writer, public speaker, irrepressibly curious. #scicomm #womeninSTEM she/her ๐จ๐ฆ๐บ๐ธ West Coast about.me/mikamckinnon Video channel 11 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 4% new, 55% replies, 5% retweets, 36% quotes On 1,321 user lists 67,593 followers | 122 |
8. | ![]() @DrJoeHanson Nerdy by nature. Ph.D. biologist, science writer, creator of @okaytobesmart and other shows for @PBS. Instagram: drjoehanson Austin, TX youtube.com/itsokaytobesmaโฆ Video channel 11 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 27% new, 42% replies, 9% retweets, 22% quotes On 1,236 user lists 45,886 followers | 119 |
9. | ![]() @Sci_Phile Award-winning science educator and entertainer. Avid Indoorsman. Business: kylehill.net. Insta: Sci_Phile. ๐จNEW CHANNEL๐จ๐๐ Los Angeles youtu.be/wuERuj_8vnY Video channel 11 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 22% new, 59% replies, 6% retweets, 13% quotes On 1,126 user lists 108,278 followers | 97 |
10. | ![]() @CaraSantaMaria #SciCommFTW | ๐ #ExistentialPsychology ๐ | ๐ @TalkNerdy_Pod & The @SkepticsGuide ๐| ๐บ @NatGeoChannel #BrainGames etc etc. ๐บ | ๐ณ๏ธโ๐ she/her ๐ณ๏ธโ๐ Los Angeles carasantamaria.com Video channel 11 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 68% new, 15% replies, 12% retweets, 4% quotes On 1,883 user lists 79,134 followers | 92 |
11. | ![]() @sciencebase Science Writer - Photographer - Musician โ๏ธโจ๏ธ, ๐ท๐ฆ ๐ฆ, ๐จโ๐ค๐ธ๐ท Cambridge sciencebase.com Video channel 13 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 14% new, 75% replies, 2% retweets, 8% quotes On 1,597 user lists 41,104 followers | 83 |
12. | ![]() @TheSpaceGal Emmy-Nominated Host, Host/EP #XplorationOuterSpace (FOX), Host/co-EP Emily's Wonder Lab (Netflix), Ada Lace Series, #inspiration4contest applicant spacegalstore.com Video channel 11 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 10% new, 63% replies, 12% retweets, 15% quotes On 1,195 user lists 98,587 followers | 75 |
13. | ![]() @JossFong Video, science & tech | [email protected] youtube.com/playlist?list=โฆ Video channel 12 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 32% new, 24% replies, 38% retweets, 6% quotes On 343 user lists 26,134 followers | 49 |
14. | ![]() @BrianDunning Skeptoid podcast - Subscribe apple.co/2zecTSl; principlesofcuriosity.com movie; author 'Conspiracies Declassified' a.co/h3G9z6w Bend, OR briandunning.com Video channel 12 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 48% new, 42% replies, 5% retweets, 6% quotes On 1,325 user lists 69,857 followers | 37 |