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Science writers should be careful when reporting on preprint studies
SciWri22 travel grantee Ryan Prior reports on the "Perplexing Preprints: Insights, Common Fears, and Real Strategies" NASW workshop session in Memphis organized by Dawn Levy and Tom Ulrich.
Liz Lee Heinecke—Sheet Pan Science: 25 Fun, Simple Science Experiments for the Kitchen Table
Turning a sheet pan into a science lab involves no alchemy, only the wizardry of kitchen pantry scientist Liz Lee Heinecke. In Sheet Pan Science, Heinecke provides photo-illustrated guides to 25 fun home experiments. Using baking powder, cornstarch & other kitchen staples, readers aged 7 to 10 will learn the science behind pyramid & cube-shaped bubbles, tie-dye milk, kaleidoscopic eggs, & more.
Exciting, enriching, emboldening: NASW Diversity Summer Fellowship helps trainees access opportunities and experiences
Thanks to summer stipend support from the National Association of Science Writers, three science journalists in training were able to focus on their internship experiences and find their reporting rhythms.
Virtual Business Chat: Taxes and the Freelance Science Writer
Starting on Jan. 5, the NASW Freelance Committee is launching a new virtual meetup series to be held on the first Thursday of each month.
Spread the word: entries open for NASW journalism awards and institutional writing awards
The National Association of Science Writers and its Awards Committee once again welcome entries for its Science in Society (SIS) Journalism Awards and its Excellence in Institutional Writing Awards (EIWA).
Bethany Brookshire—PESTS: How Humans Create Animal Villains
When we see coyotes in the street, rats in our trash can, or squirrels in the attic, we feel helpless, Bethany Brookshire writes in Pests: How Humans Create Animal Villains. We want them to go away. It would be better, she suggests, to emulate Indigenous cultures and learn to coexist with—and not feed—wildlife in our midst, protecting our homes and ourselves with safe methods of biocontrol.
For environmental and civic journalists, an open data tool could help unravel federal water quality data
SciWri22 travel grantee Alex (Ching Lam) Ip reports on the “What’s in the Water? Stories in Federal Environmental Data” NASW workshop session presented online, organized by Shannan Lenke Stoll.
