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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. Global director @ScienceHackDay. Author of “What’s It Like in Space?”. YouTuber https://t.co/iXJbu3mwtM. Art school grad. San Francisco arielwaldman.com Patreon page 12 yrs, 8 mos on Twitter Tweets: 7/day • 9% new, 45% replies, 29% retweets, 18% quotes | 39,257 | 1,749 |
| 2. |  Riley but spooky 🦇@Laelaps Distant cousin of T. rex. My Beloved Brontosaurus, Written in Stone, & Skeleton Keys author. Blogs @sciam. Aka Brian Switek. Trans, nb, she/her or they/them. Where the fossils are. patreon.com/laelaps Patreon page 10 yrs, 7 mos on Twitter Tweets: 16/day • 37% new, 45% replies, 17% retweets, 1% quotes | 25,778 | 1,200 |
| 3. |  Matthew R "Who Owns An Asteroid?" Francis@DrMRFrancis Writer of science. Wearer of jaunty hats. Help fund my science comics collection with @ScienceComic : unbound.com/books/who-owns… . He/him. bowlerhatscience.org Patreon page 9 yrs, 2 mos on Twitter Tweets: 59/day • 18% new, 47% replies, 29% retweets, 6% quotes | 22,895 | 908 |
| 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, 7 mos on Twitter Tweets: 6/day • 14% new, 72% replies, 12% retweets, 2% quotes | 17,590 | 761 |
| 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 9 yrs, 1 mo on Twitter Tweets: 4/day • 16% new, 53% replies, 19% retweets, 12% quotes | 13,785 | 470 |