On Hawai'i Public Radio: @hiokinai.bsky.social, author of "In Pieces," an essay published in Places as part of "An Unfinished Atlas," speaks with @maddiebender.bsky.social about the kuleana land her family inherited on O'ahu, and the frictions + fictions of land ownership and belonging in Hawai'i.

BIG NEWS: @maxlevy.bsky.social's essay for @sequencermag.bsky.social, "I tried to train my color vision. Here's what happened." was selected by editors @jaimealyse.bsky.social and @susanorlean.bsky.social for inclusion in The Best American Science and Nature Writing 2025.

Thank you to my editor @shaun505.bsky.social who didn't bat an eyelash when I filed a 2k-word draft though the assigned word count was 1k. In my defense, who doesn't want to read about the funniest, sweetest, smartest, and most adorable mules and horses? My latest for @highcountrynews.bsky.social:

Our newest newsletter hits inboxes TOMORROW MORNING! It's overflowing with exciting updates, so be sure to subscribe at www.sequencermag.com today so you don't miss it.

*sung to the tune of Your Body is a Wonderland* 🎵 Your body is a wind instrument www.sequencermag.com/body-mod-lin...

I came across an article about school closures from 1958 in an old LIFE Mag. Was struck by the POVs of white students on integration. This was less than 70 years ago

The Trump administration has fired thousands of probationary federal employees. I told the story of one — a plant restoration specialist with Fish and Wildlife who runs a beginner birdwatching program. He was fired on Valentine's Day. www.hawaiipublicradio.org/the-conversa...

On our homepage @sequencermag.bsky.social, we've got a stellar Q&A with @carlzimmer.com about aerobiology and his new book, AIR-BORNE www.sequencermag.com/carl-zimmer-...

NEW: @carlzimmer.com talks with @dsamorod.bsky.social about his new book AIR-BORNE: THE HIDDEN HISTORY OF THE LIFE WE BREATHE, out today. They discussed COVID-19, biological warfare, and the crucial contributions sneeze powder has made to science. www.sequencermag.com/carl-zimmer-...

We're going through stellar applications rn, but please amplify in your #scicomm circles!!! I am lucky be part of a team with co-founders/rats-in-crime @maxlevy.bsky.social @goesbykim.bsky.social @dsamorod.bsky.social who are walking the damn walk when it comes to training emerging science writers

A huge legal hurdle for a $4 billion wildfire settlement in Hawai'i was cleared this week. I wrote about what that means for Maui fire survivors, and why some are now worried about a state-wide insurance crisis: www.hawaiipublicradio.org/the-conversa...

OUT NOW: @maxlevy.bsky.social on preparing for the *inevitable* next pandemic locally, at work, and scientifically. We're honored to co-publish this with our friends at @thesicktimes.bsky.social who have really led the way on COVID/LC reporting www.sequencermag.com/inevitable-p...

Today @thesicktimes.bsky.social & @sequencermag.bsky.social! Great piece by @maxlevy.bsky.social about the drivers of pandemics and how we can better prepare for the next one, even when federal institutions seem to go backward. thesicktimes.org/2025/02/07/w...

We won't avoid the next pandemic, but we can prepare. Yet another @maxlevy.bsky.social and @sequencermag.bsky.social banger , in partnership with @thesicktimes.bsky.social thesicktimes.org/2025/02/07/w...

Cool backstory here on how a student's efforts led to the designation of state snails in Hawaii. Ace science journalist @maddiebender.bsky.social reports. www.smithsonianmag.com/science-natu...

Kind of like my Dairy Queens, Ranked, article, it's always the dumbest most asinine articles I write that generate the most controversy

Enormous thanks to @caulfieldtim.bsky.social @drandrealove.bsky.social for chatting & to the lovely conference attendees Thanks to my wonderful team @maddiebender.bsky.social @dsamorod.bsky.social @goesbykim.bsky.social. If you like the story, please sub free or support our independent work.

Merry Christmas our dear little sequins. This is Sequencer's first holiday season and we just wanted to say thanks for your support and recap a few cool stories. First, @maxlevy.bsky.social and @seamus.bsky.social talk about the best chocolate in the world www.sequencermag.com/nobody-is-ma...

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this was a joy to edit, @maxlevy.bsky.social is a genius, etc etc. i've said it all before but read his latest!!!

Hat, hat, salmon hat, salmon hat, hat made of salmon, hat made of a salmon which is a fish, after 37 years www.sequencermag.com/salmon-hats-...

@dieworkwear.bsky.social what do you think

And @maddiebender.bsky.social needs you to know that salmon hat is so back www.sequencermag.com/salmon-hats-... "No easy way to hold a salmon stash. Therefore, overhead storage for a salmon carry-on."

Happy turkey day, salmon hats are back in style (me for @sequencermag.bsky.social) www.sequencermag.com/salmon-hats-...