Three times now that crow has beat me to my groceries. His sole interest: salty snacks. This could pay off for my health. But not his! (There were VERY few potato chips left. At least they were the bougie avocado oil variety.) 🐦‍⬛😆

I loved hearing @deirdrelockwood.bsky.social recently read from her book of poetry. I finished it this weekend. What a delightful, thought-provoking journey to where science meets soul. (Bonus cameos from crows, Bill Buckner, Dr. Zizmor and even my elementary school's namesake. 😊) Highly recommend!

Measles and more gift link www.nytimes.com/2026/04/25/o...

I love seeing how cover designers around the world continue to reimagine The Inner Clock... 🤩🙏 #circadianrhythm #sleep #daylight

Fascinating (mind blowing at times) book about circadian rhythms with lots of tips for trying to fix/improve our body clocks! Author shows much we've messed up so as well as rapid climate action, factoring in these rhythms is important (for us & nature e.g. light pollution) #BookSky

New paper in PNAS just out: Measles cases in the US in 2025 imposed a societal financial cost of $244.2 million. A scenario where vaccination rates in young kids falls by 1% per year for 5 years would cost us all $7.77 billion over those years, while hospitalizing 4k+ people and killing dozens.

If you haven't already, you really need to check out this brilliant, beautifully crafted new book from @bittelmethis.bsky.social about the wild lives around us. 🦅🪼🦨🐾🦉🐐🦇🐊🐦‍⬛🦅🐜🐸

This researcher created a fictional illness, and fake studies funded by the Professor Sideshow Bob Foundation and University of the Fellowship of the Ring and the Galactic Triad. LLMs warned people the illness was real. go.nature.com/48mAyh9

Lynne Peeples was on a quest to better understand circadian rhythm, so she stayed in a bunker 50 feet below ground for ten days straight.

I had a wonderful time last week at PHUSE Connect in Austin, where I was honored to give the opening keynote. I spoke about how data gets translated into understanding and decisions, and what the COVID era revealed about doing that well. #datascience #datavisualization #sciencecommunication

Beneath the hype around red-light therapy, I found some interesting biology... My latest for @nature.com. www.nature.com/articles/d41...

I'm flying to Austin tomorrow to give the opening keynote at #PHUSE Connect 2026. It feels like a full-circle moment, bringing together my early career as a biostatistician with my work today as a science journalist. Looking forward to the conversations, and the Texas sunshine! #DataScience

Fun to see @npr.org resurface my Fresh Air interview today for the DST switch. Hope everyone is surviving. The circadian struggle is real! www.npr.org/2026/03/08/n...

This was fascinating to report for @pnas.org Recent discoveries are giving some ancient ideas a modern scientific footing -- bolstering Western acceptance and strengthening the case that acupuncture’s benefits may extend beyond placebo effects. www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...

BC just announced that it has adopted permanent DST -- pushing Vancouver winter sunrises to after 9 a.m. for about 5 weeks. The decision also leaned on a survey in which 93% of British Columbians supported perm DST. The survey didn't include an option for perm ST... My take: a bad move.

So, The Inner Clock wasn't actually my first book. I started with far more important subject matter. And the best genre ever: Choose Your Own Adventure... Will my Seahawks choose to pass or run this time?!? 😆

"Mass vaccination is not just a disease prophylactic but among the simplest tools we have to limit the damage of America’s many social pathologies and inequalities." @dwallacewells.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2026/01/28/o...

Fascinating to report for @nature.com on how studying ancient sea creatures' snoozing habits could shed light on the origins of #sleep. www.nature.com/articles/d41...

On today's episode, we talked with @lynnepeeps.bsky.social about how holiday lights affect our circadian rhythms, and discuss the possibility of a car-free Fremont bridge and the most Seattle stories of the year with @hannahkrieg.bsky.social and @guyoron.net megaphone.link/CC5083105289

"... people exposed to greater light at night faced significantly higher risks of heart attack, stroke, heart failure, & atrial fibrillation, even after accounting for factors like sleep duration." @lynnepeeps.bsky.social for Nat Geo!! 🧪 www.nationalgeographic.com/health/artic...

“Fatigue is a really big problem,” one scientist told me. “We really need to figure this out — how to study it and how to intervene.” Link to my latest for @nature.com on why our brains get exhausted... www.nature.com/articles/d41...

The harmful and biased medical advice from social medial influencers, highlighting lack of expertise and financial conflicts. Many specific examples and recommendations provided bmj.com/content/391/...

Did the FDA make the right decision yesterday on menopausal hormone therapy? Scientists aren't so sure. @lynnepeeps.bsky.social writes for @nature.com www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Under One Sky is almost here! 🌙 I’m thrilled to be delivering the opening keynote at DarkSky’s global conference — an immersive 24-hour journey following the arc of night around the planet. It’s not too late to register! @darkskyintl.bsky.social conference.darksky.org?_gl=1%2Az4spi

In case you missed reading it, now you can listen to it! And no offense if it puts you to sleep. I’d actually be flattered. 😆😴 @nature.com #sleep #circadianrhythm www.nature.com/articles/d41...

“We couldn’t tell if it was day or night.” On top of crowded cells, meager rations and other reported cruelties of ICE detention, immigrants face a more insidious hazard… My latest for @theguardian.com.

What does science have to say about getting a good night's sleep? Quite a lot, really. @lynnepeeps.bsky.social captures most of it nicely in this feature www.nature.com/articles/d41...?

Happy Birthday to THE INNER CLOCK! 🥳 It’s been an incredible first trip around the sun. Huge thanks to every scientist, reader, reviewer, podcaster and supporter who has helped me spread the word about living clock-wise. 🙏☀️⏰🌙

Today, I was laid off from Cascade PBS along with my entire team and most of the newsroom. I'll have more to say, but I have loved my time as news editor alongside some of the best journalists I have ever worked with. Every time a newsroom closes, stories go with it. The silence that follows is loud

Still don't see it anywhere else. Please subscribe. www.gravityisgone.com

Honored to see THE INNER CLOCK in such great company! Thank you, Washington State Library, and congrats to all the finalists! ☀️⏰📚☺️🎉

Why are people having fewer children? According to one source: "A lot of men are undateable. Truly undateable.” 😆 @lynnepeeps.bsky.social offers a great in-depth look at falling fertility rates around the world, and how to adapt. www.nature.com/articles/d41...

We need (good) science journalism now more than ever. And you'll find me and other journalists saying just that in this smart piece.

In light of RFK Jr. defunding mRNA vaccine research, a reminder about just how easy it is deceive with statistics. My recent @latimes.com op-ed… www.latimes.com/opinion/stor...

Here’s a bit of welcome (cautious) optimism! Maybe we should bring back the OG 7-Up recipe? 😉 Fun to report this news for @nature.com …

Feeling stressed? You are far from alone. And scientists are working hard to help. I'm happy to share my latest for @nature.com, with stellar editing from Beth Quill, on how better stress assessment and tailored interventions could fend off lasting damage. www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Great to return to New Day NW and talk #sleep with Kelly! Link in comments… @riverheadbooks.bsky.social @king5news.com.web.brid.gy

Thanks to the #sleeppeeps for coming to Seattle! (And for my “personalized” merch. 😄) Fun to connect with experts who generously guided me on my book journey and to meet more brilliant researchers. I left #SLEEP25 more excited than ever about sleep and circadian science, if that was possible…

“Inoculation against misinformation is available...” I dusted off my biostats for an op-ed today in the @latimes.com

Still smiling about my close encounters with manta rays, sea turtles, dolphins, and lots of pretty fishies! A welcome escape to Kona last week. 🐬🏝️🌋🍹🍍🐠

So special to have an event at my hometown bookstore. Thank you, @brick-mortar.bsky.social, and to everyone who made it out! Wonderful to see many teachers, neighbors, and friends — some who I haven’t seen in decades! 🥰 Riverhead Books #theinnerclock #CircadianRhythm

Science writer @lynnepeeps.bsky.social talks #CircadianRhythms with @awisnational.bsky.social #Seattle chapter. @nswa.bsky.social

Missing Tucson already! Thank you, Tucson Festival of Books, for a wonderfully nerdy weekend. Back in dreary Seattle, but still feeling energized by the doses of inner clock-calibrating sunshine and conversations with fellow writers! #circadianrhythm #theinnerclock @riverheadbooks.bsky.social

I wrote this several years ago. Unfortunately, it’s now as relevant as ever. @nature.com #measles #vaccine www.nature.com/articles/s41...

DeeeeLIGHTful to attend a session on “life’s rhythms” at this year’s #TucsonFestivalOfBooks. Shoutout to @lynnepeeps.bsky.social for mentioning dark skies, light justice, and school start times.

Happy to be in Arizona for the Tucson Festival of Books! I’ll be speaking about “Life’s rhythms” tomorrow, and “The future of science literacy” on Sunday. Can’t wait to hear from @ferrisjabr.bsky.social and many more fellow authors! @riverheadbooks.bsky.social

Today: @lynnepeeps.bsky.social on sleep; @wnyc.org/@gothamist.com's Arun Venugopal on COVID's early days; @berkeleyblink.bsky.social on his new memoir; Lauren Christy's career in music production Live at noon on 93.9 FM, AM820 or @WNYC.org

We have to remember that the American public being misinformed and lacking knowledge of what’s happening right now is only their fault *to an extent* Our entire media ecosystem has been purchased and controlled by billionaires and oligarchs. A misinformed public is MANUFACTURED AND INTENTIONAL.

It’s a matter of efficiency… My first op-ed for @theguardian.com.

Important progress is underway in women’s health. I’m hopeful it continues! My latest for @nature.com, with the editing prowess of Beth Quill. www.nature.com/articles/d41...