I'm headed to Notre Dame next week to give a public lecture on Thursday 9/25 about science writing in an age of <waves hands> all this. Details here: science.nd.edu/events/2025/...

If you're an early-career journalist, consider applying for @theopennotebook.bsky.social's paid, mentored fellowship and follow in the footsteps of @katherinejwu.com, @janehu.bsky.social, @sciwriabdul.bsky.social, @1juliarosen.bsky.social, @celiaford.bsky.social and many more! Deadline: 10/31.

So thrilled to get to know the newest cohort of @theopennotebook.bsky.social's Sharon Dunwoody Science Journalism Mentoring program. Led by the incomparable @sandeepr.bsky.social, this program brings together 16 early-career science journalists for three months of guided discussion & peer support.

Welcome to the September 2025 Sharon Dunwoody Science Journalism Mentoring Program cohort at The Open Notebook! www.theopennotebook.com/2025/09/12/w...

Would you like some good news? A new vaccine has just been approved for protecting koalas from chlamydia, which is one of their leading causes of death.

I’m giving a (rescheduled until Thursday) free public talk about marine biology, ocean conservation, and sharks! us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Mongabay is looking for an investigative researcher (buff.ly/Rx8t1EF) and reporter and an investigations editor (buff.ly/zFNwIoR ). (Both remote).

CNN Digital is hiring a climate and weather editor (five locations, US). buff.ly/1YoQC3a

Re-upping this in light of the $1.5 billion settlement. Authors, make sure you register your details (see thread)👇 www.nytimes.com/2025/09/05/t...

Learn more about Science Journalism Forum, founded by @saadlotfey.bsky.social, and this year's hybrid event, #SJF25, whose theme is "Science Journalism at a Crossroads: Rethinking Trust, Funding, and Innovation. TON's @siricarpenter.bsky.social is a speaker and TON is a community partner!

School has started! Have you explored our new sample syllabus for anyone getting started in science writing, whether you’re an instructor putting together a “Science Journalism 101” curriculum, or a freelancer looking to firm up your foundation in the core skills of the craft?🧪

I'm beyond grateful to the judges for highlighting my work on the dismantling of the US scientific enterprise. This award goes out to the brave federal workers who have participated in my stories and helped the public to cut through the noise and chaos. Your stories are being heard.

Our new project is live. A group of us former Polygon folks have come together to build something new: Rogue. We're a worker-owned, reader supported gaming site. You can read all about our goals and ideas on our (gorgeous) website. Please check us out and share us with your friends!

ICYMI: I am offering a free online 2-hour crash course in how to write and publish a scientific paper, perfect for students and early career researchers about to write their first paper. The world of scientific writing and publishing can be confusing, but I'm here to help! 🧪🌎🦑

AI advocates have warned that if every author in the class action filed a claim, it would "financially ruin" the entire industry.

🧪 Hello everyone! Please join me and others from @theopennotebook.bsky.social team TOMORROW, Aug. 26 at 2 pm ET for a Town Hall event on Zoom, where we’ll kick off our 15th-birthday celebration! BRING YOUR OWN CAKE! 🎂 This event will be recorded. Registration link: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

For my next story with @thexylom.com, I'm looking to interview researchers and science professionals who have left the U.S. for Asia due to Trump. They can be Asian nationals who returned to their home countries, or Americans who are seeking greener pastures overseas. Please email or DM me!

Revelations about hard-to-reach people, companies, organizations, and government agencies are just waiting to be unearthed in the public domain, writes @stephaniemlee.bsky.social, who talks to @laurenweberhp.bsky.social‬, @dangaristo.bsky.social,‬ ‪and others about how to do just that. 🧪

🧪🦑🌎🦈 Please share and please tag friends who might be interested in this opportunity!

Are you an early-career international science journalist? On Fri, Aug. 15, join the International Students Slack Community for a Pitch Slam with editors @rachelcourtland.com, @wwrfd.bsky.social, and @laurenjyoung.bsky.social. Join the Slack and learn more. www.theopennotebook.com/internationa...

JUST AROUND THE BEND: #SciWri25 program launch! Together w/ @sciencewriting.bsky.social we're getting ready to debut a new conference website and a program that's full of events for science writers, by science writers. Visit sciencewriters2025.org#SciWri25on Aug 12 for the reveal Registration opens Sept 4

Are you a current freelancer? Considering freelancing? Have an interest in hiring and working w/freelancers? Join us for today's member social at 1 pm ET hosted by the Freelance Committee. Link for today's event: www.nasw.org/events/... Not a member yet? Visit nasw.org/join

Please join me and others from the @theopennotebook.bsky.social team on August 26 at 2 pm ET for a Town Hall event on Zoom, where we’ll kick off our 15th-birthday celebration!

This year, The Open Notebook turns 15. That's 15 years of supporting journalists and we’re thrilled to celebrate with our first-ever Town Hall on Aug. 26. Will you join us? 🧪 us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Friends, it’s never been more important for scientists to break out of the ivory tower and engage with the public. My course- which you can take for graduate school course credit, continuing professional education credit, or just to learn a new skill- can help. Please share! 🧪🦑🌎🐠🦈 #SciComm

An AI slop factory apparently tried to rewrite our article about AI not replacing workers en masse, but hit the paywall... so just summarised the paywall. If this is the robot that takes my job I'll be v embarrassed

come work with MEEEEE (and rob) (and some other great people)

I'm teaching my six-week asynchronous science editing class through @efafreelancers.bsky.social again!

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Did you miss our previous collaboration with the Association of Health Care Journalists on digital safety? This webinar was filled with concrete tips and advice for journalists and others. VIEW THE RECORDING: www.nasw.org/events/... COLLECTED RESOURCES: www.nasw.org/page/co...

We are interrupting our regularly scheduled summer fundraising activities to ask for your support for our friends at @thexylom.com, who are facing an existential crisis. The Xylom needs to raise $7,500 this month to avoid shutting down operations. fundrazr.com/the_xylom?re...

running a non-profit is never easy and it’s only getting tougher — right when we need journalism the most, amidst the gutting of federal science funding and agencies. please donate to support the future of science journalism 👇🏽

This is a hell of a thing to read.

NEW: You've probably never heard of Ingleside on the Bay before. Yet, the small, white, conservative South Texas town is now the unlikely Crude Oil Export Capital of America. Two oil spills in a year later, and residents are fuming. @alexip718.com investigates: www.thexylom.com/post/our-sli...

"It seems to me that Shapiro and Colossal are trying to have their cake and eat it too. They want the breathless, unquestioning coverage from all the mainstream outlets who are unprepared to ask the right questions" All. Of. This. By @sabs.bsky.social defector.com/colossal-bio...

A fantastic piece by @caseycrownhart.bsky.social + ‪@jamesmodonnell.bsky.social‬ at @technologyreview.com On why the total lack of disclosure from tech companies means we have to rely on estimates - and even those conservative estimates are huge. Imagine what the actual numbers are.........

I spoke to the person who AI-generated the Chicago Sun-Times reading list. Says he's very embarrassed. This was part of a generic package inserted into newspapers and other publications, so likely to run elsewhere. He didn't know it'd be in Chicago Sun-Times www.404media.co/chicago-sun-...

June 6 @ 1 pm ET! Join authors @emilymbender.bsky.social, @alexhanna.bsky.social, and @karenhao.bsky.social as they discuss their must-read new books exposing AI hype and tech industry power with D&S’s @tamigraph.bsky.social. datasociety.net/events/chall...

“Admitting that you’re not understanding something is completely okay”—and often necessary, to do the job of journalism well, @anilananth.bsky.social tells @katherinejwu.com in this story with more advice from @emilyanthes.bsky.social, @marinakoren.bsky.social, @meghier.bsky.social and others. 🧪

MEMBER EVENT THURSDAY: Join us for year's first #SciWriRoundtable on May 8 at 11:00 ET. Journalists from around the world will discuss their experiences working under constraints on press freedom. Register for the (free!) event: www.nasw.org/events/... Not a member? Visit nasw.org/join

hey! wanna do something meaningful this asian american and pacific islander heritage month? how about following and sharing this asian american journalists association members starter pack?

Amazingly, reaction times using screens while driving are worse than being drunk or high—no wonder 90 percent of drivers hate using touchscreens in cars. Finally the auto industry is coming to its senses. www.wired.com/story/why-ca...

"The study revealed that AI chatbots actually created new job tasks for 8.4 percent of workers, including some who did not use the tools themselves, offsetting potential time savings."

In response to the Polygon and Giant Bomb news, I created an indie and worker-owned games media starter pack. I’ll keep adding to it, so suggestions and recommendations are greatly appreciated. Please share!

I love that there is peer reviewed research calling ChatGPT bullshit so much 😭

Yayyyy the Science Writers meeting will be in person after all! (The original hosts had to drop out.) We'll meet in Chicago Nov. 7-9 or 10. Thanks so much to the staff and boards of @sciencewriters.org and @sciencewriting.bsky.social and all the volunteers who are making this conference happen.

We Now Know How AI ‘Thinks’—and It’s Barely Thinking at All Maybe you've heard that AIs are "black boxes" But a growing body of research keeps arriving at the same conclusion: Today's AIs all work in surprisingly similar -- and simplistic -- ways 1/2 www.wsj.com/tech/ai/how-...

While the @washingtonpost.com has been delivering 100 scoops in 100 days, it's also done some really charming work in other areas. Namely, #cats. Check this out: www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/20...

#Kerala’ s famed community-led palliative care is under threat as healthcare becomes increasingly privatised. A must-read piece by @plosglobalpublichealth.org on how financialisation risks eroding patient-centred care. 🔗 speakingofmedicine.plos.org/2025/04/11/h... #PalliativeCare #HealthEquity

Unfortunately the phrase “never throw a poodle at a pig” is now permanently part of my lexicon. @brbarrett.bsky.social: www.wired.com/story/google...