"How do you get the public ready for a field that they're not hearing about?...This is what we need you for."
Watch David Awschalom's #SciWri25 Patrusky Lecture on quantum science on CASW's YouTube channel.
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How did I miss these? Great conference! #SciWri25
That’s a wrap on #SciWri25, my 7th time attending a #SciWri meeting! I always return home with inspiration, enthusiasm, & a stack of business cards from all of the other “top nerds” I met 😉 Thank you, @sciencewriters.org, for going above & beyond to make this happen after a last-minute venue change!
Thank you for an amazing #SciWri25!
Attendees: Don't forget to fill out our quick survey: www.surveymonkey.com/r/sciwri25
And see everyone next year for #SciWri26 at @oregonstate.edu!
It's #COP30 (this week and next), and world leaders have another opportunity to negotiate agreements to address, among other things, “thirsty” and “gassy” A.I. use.
My latest on SustainLab -- informed by a scientific briefing at #SciWri25 hosted by @sciencewriters.org + @sciencewriting.bsky.social
PS: Meeting so many folks who want to get into #scicomm / #sciencejournalism at #sciwri25 is pushing me to update Bri and my old Beginner's Guide to a Career in Science Writing, which is horribly outdated. Watch this space! And contact me if you have any contributions.
A view of a large tank at the Shedd Aquarium with a dolphin jumping out of the water. The photo is taken from the audience, and a few heads are visible in the bottom of the photo. The floor-to-ceiling windows behind the tank give a view of Lake Michigan, creating somewhat of an illusion that the take goes far off into the distance.
I loved visiting the Shedd Aquarium as a kid. I remember sitting here, closing my eyes, and promising myself I’d work with animals one day.
I’ve spent a decade studying animals and came back to Chicago for #SciWri25. I now write about the wonders of wildlife.
Little Stella, we kept our promise.
I've just heard great things about #sciwri25 and I'm intrigued! Any announcement on location and dates for #sciwri26?
I still think it's neat that I can wake up in snowy Chicago, and be home in autumnal North Carolina at lunch time. Cool.
It was real, #SciWri25! Thanks to all who made the trip.
Just for kicks, have a free coloring book of arthropods.
It's fun. You deserve it.🧪
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The world needs more science journalists, and more cookies! #SciWri25
🎉 Just had an incredible experience attending ScienceWriters2025! 🎉 #SciWri25 - via #Whova event app
I just heard from two different people at #SciWri25 that next year's meeting is ... here? Corvallis?
That is wild. I'm not sure how some details of that will work, but I do look forward to running a makeshift science writer B&B out of my apartment for my out of town friends.
A woman stands at a podium on a stage next to a slide labeled “having fun with fellow nerds on Science Vs”
Y’know, I really had a goddamn delightful time at #SciWri25. I learned some great stuff from other speakers, we had soooo many laughs at our panel & I saw friends I haven’t seen in ages.
PLUS I talked to some younger folks in the industry who challenged my thinking.
10/10, see ya next year ✌🏻🤓
Still processing all I took in at #SciWri25, but I know one thing: Science writers are crazy inspiring and determined people who will never stop seeking and sharing the facts. So grateful to learn from them, thanks to the huge efforts of @sciencewriters.org and @sciencewriting.bsky.social.
When I say we need to take care of science writers I mean it. @ksjatmit.bsky.social cookies from Levain bakery for #SciWri25 attendees. 😍
Actually, since many of the ones I know are at #SciWri25 -- anyone got suggestions here? Good ones for podcast recording especially welcome
Wow. @jjmcdona.bsky.social of @factcheck.org says she doesn’t use the term #misinformation anymore bc it’s been politicized and become a trigger word. “It doesn’t mean anything anymore,” she said at #SciWri25. She now just says things are false or untrue.
Oop, don't be a doomer, chimes in the social scientist. Most people vaccinate and that's an important message to share.
Most people vaccinate, especially incredibly cool and successful people. #Facts #SciWri25 🧪🩺
More outbreaks, and more death, all baked into our future, a mass sacrifice of children, unless we reverse course. #SciWri25 🧪🩺
Talking about childhood vaccinations now and yeah, it's grim. Our federal experts were replaced with anti vaxers. 🩺🧪
"Do not believe anything coming out of the current CDC ACIP."--- Dr. Tan
Go to America Academy of Pediatric, other trustworthy orgs. #SciWri25
We can build a better future!
#SciWri25
"We've done it before!"
Defense: gotta rebuild our public health agencies and systems to last.
Train next gen leaders.
Better prepared countries had lower COVID mortality.
You can have the tools but if you choose not to use them, it's not the fault of the tools. #SciWri25
Drills: grassroots, community based safety planning. Don't count on the Feds, build redundancies within redundancies. #SciWri25 #Pandemics #ScienceSky #MedSky
U.S. is in bad shape! #HigherEd and research centers are trying to fill the void of data tracking but good God, it's a scramble. #SciWri25 #Pandemics
Early detection systems are doable! Even for low resourced countries. #SciWri25 🧪 But U.S. early detection systems have gone dark in the past year. #ScienceSky #Pandemics Our wastewater monitoring system will be losing funds soon.
We have reduced our protections and increased our vulnerabilities.
Gotta do the opposite.
Lots of natural hazards have been contained, let's follow that lead.
Do
Data, drills and defense #SciWri25
"We are living in an age of infectious disease threats"
And the foxes are in charge of the hen houses.
#SciWri25
People can't wrap their head around the fact that our "Once a century" disasters happen all the damn time. 100 floods are actually every 30 years or every decade! #SciWri25
"Pandemics happen regularly" just not usually as big as COVID. Yeah, we will get another pandemic, but can we prepare better. #SciWri25
