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Science writers, columnists, reporters, editors, etc. reaching general audiences. Excludes active scientists (also see lists of astronomers and physicists).
| # | Twitter profile & related links | Twitter followers | Listed count |
| 1. |  Ariel Waldman@arielwaldman NASA advisor. Antarctic explorer. Author (amzn.to/1MFUEVC). Global director @ScienceHackDay. YouTuber youtube.com/arielwaldman. Art school grad. San Francisco arielwaldman.com Patreon page 12 yrs, 4 mos on Twitter Tweets: 8/day • 6% new, 55% replies, 25% retweets, 14% quotes | 38,914 | 1,748 |
| 2. |  Riley 🏴☠️ Skeleton Keys!@Laelaps Distant cousin of T. rex. Author of My Beloved Brontosaurus, Written in Stone, & Skeleton Keys! Blogs @sciam. Aka Brian Switek. Genderfluid, they/them. Where the fossils are. patreon.com/laelaps Patreon page 10 yrs, 3 mos on Twitter Tweets: 15/day • 24% new, 51% replies, 21% retweets, 4% quotes | 25,922 | 1,207 |
| 3. |  Matthew R Francis@DrMRFrancis Writer of physics and astronomy. Wearer of jaunty hats. Crowdfunding a book with @ScienceComic : unbound.com/books/who-owns… . He/him. bowlerhatscience.org Patreon page 8 yrs, 10 mos on Twitter Tweets: 59/day • 20% new, 43% replies, 25% retweets, 11% quotes | 20,871 | 907 |
| 4. |  Ethan Siegel@StartsWithABang The Universe is: Expanding, cooling, and dark. It starts with a bang! #Cosmology Science writer, astrophysicist, author, Forbes & NASA columnist. Portland, OR forbes.com/sites/startswi… Patreon page 8 yrs, 3 mos on Twitter Tweets: 6/day • 16% new, 62% replies, 19% retweets, 2% quotes | 15,396 | 744 |
| 5. |  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 8 yrs, 9 mos on Twitter Tweets: 4/day • 16% new, 53% replies, 20% retweets, 10% quotes | 13,687 | 468 |