Do you guard your pipettes like they’re your children? Insist on a sign-out sheet? Do you have another innovative method to make sure your materials don’t go missing? I'm working on a @nature.com Carers piece on preventing lab theft and looking for sources. Contact me at my website. #journorequest

Some of the most fun I've ever had on assignment: I wrote about Avondvierdaagse, and how it brings neighborhood children and communities together for four days of walking

Justin Peters is just an amazing writer and the coolest guy, someone I've had the privilege of knowing as a peer for years now. sadly, he's going through a horrific health scare, and needs help covering the intense, expensive care he needs. if you have the means: www.gofundme.com/f/support-ju...

Butts for bucks! My latest for @theguardian.com

Thinking of getting a pet as an academic? 🐈 🧪 🔭 I was interviewed by @keepitonthehdl.bsky.social for @nature.com about pet ownership as an academic. There's some great advice! A photo of WiggleWorm didn't make the final edit, so here he is for bluesky instead 😻 www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Do you have any lab meeting "upgrades": traditions or recurring agenda items that help liven up the meeting, build skills, or just help members bond? I'm working on an article for Nature Careers @nature.com and want to hear from you! Contact form in bio (cc @kendallsciwrite.bsky.social)

Whatever you think of the Washington Post at this moment, here's a chance to support the dedicated, hard-working journalists who were just laid off. If you have the means, your donation is most welcome. If you don't, a kind thought and maybe spreading the word to others is support enough 💙

It’s an offer irresistible to many young Americans. Unfortunately, I looked into it. slate.trib.al/VBSnPqE

It might seem gross, but pee and poo are treasure troves for research go.nature.com/4oSOtBW

‘For some this is junk, for others food’: the shops collecting plastic waste and handing back cash

I can't stop seeing the Trader Joe's bags so obviously I had to write about it for @slate.com slate.com/life/2025/06...

As a marine biologist, Sirachai Arunrugstichai didn't expect to spend much time behind a camera, but outside the laboratory he found a new passion in photography https://go.nature.com/4n03q4B

Join us at 1 p.m. ET today (June 9) to get work advice -- ask @doreeshafrir.bsky.social and me anything! We'll be on Reddit for @slate.com's GOOD JOB advice column www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comme...

Inked scientists choose scientific images to mark career accomplishments and illustrate their research passion https://go.nature.com/42CnT65

Researchers describe how they are using skills honed in the laboratory in their creative pursuits https://go.nature.com/4jkH8Ii

On Monday morning, Slate was suddenly informed that six of its employees—including three editors, two of whom were members of the union—were being laid off, just months after four other staffers were also let go. The Slate Union's official statement reads as follows:

“By moving the technology as close as possible to the biology that we want to study, we can all of a sudden see a whole new view of life" ‘Lab vans’ and other facilities can bring researchers closer to what they study https://go.nature.com/4gSE3OF

Are you a botanist doing funky stuff with your house plants? A microbiologist brewing at home? Have you taken lab design into your kitchen redesign? I'm working on a piece for Nature Careers about scientists taking work home with them, literally, and would love to hear from you!

‘You have to find your own recipe’: Dutch suburb where residents must grow food on at least half of their property

Me on a take I never thought I'd have slate.com/life/2024/11...

Holy actual shit: Slate named Roberto (the soup) one of the 25 most important recipes of the last 100 years!!!????????!!! slate.com/life/2024/11...

got a starter pack going for the fine folks at @slate.bsky.social, if you'd like to follow my wonderful colleagues! bsky.app/starter-pack...