"....the rise of remote sensing work has connected drug trafficking with up to 30 percent of deforestation in regions of Honduras, Nicaragua, and Guatemala." 😬😬😬😬 new from Maddie Bender on the link between drug trafficking & bird conservation sequencermag.com/drug-trafficki…

This is suuuch a good point — with the rise of tools like genomic epi, the bottleneck isn’t in the sequencing or investigation phase. It’s testing and sharing the data that are stymieing public health response, time after time.

For Sequencer Magazine, a wonderful new writer-owned science magazine, cofounder Max G. Levy interviewed me about some of the ideas and themes in my new book, Becoming Earth. I greatly appreciate his thoughtfulness and fantastic questions. Read here: sequencermag.com/a-scientific-c…

I'm excited to share that I'll be moderating this National Association of Science Writers (NASW) roundtable about Writer-Owned Publications on JULY 17, with some excellent speakers: betsy ladyzhets 📊, Max G. Levy, & Michael Greshko. Mark your calendar! #SciWriRoundtable nasw.org/events/nasw-sc…

For Sequencer Magazine, I reflected a bit on the race science situation, and how the self-correcting system of science seems to function, or not function at all. sequencermag.com/call-a-spade-a…

If you enjoyed hearing Max G. Levy talk about Sequencer Magazine at today's National Association of Science Writers (NASW) Roundtable, consider subscribing! We put out a pretty dope newsletter that's free 🤠 sequencermag.com/email/ff5b8a57…

This Sequencer Magazine piece by Max G. Levy about reviving ancient antibiotics will blow your mind. sequencermag.com/the-drugs-of-t…

As a way of saying thanks for all the love we've gotten, Sequencer Magazine membership is now only $0.98. You! Yes, you! Should sign up. Brief time! Wow. Click here: sequencermag.com/for-buds-only-…

New Maddie content dropped! It’s for subscribers only, but whaddya know, Sequencer is offering a maaaaassive sale — just $0.98 for two months so you really have no excuse sequencermag.com/you-could-not-…

Today The Sick Times: I wrote a big explainer on the current state of Covid-19 wastewater surveillance data. Includes updates on the national data providers (CDC, Biobot, WWSCAN), answers to reader Qs, and more: thesicktimes.org/2024/07/23/was…

For @sequencermag, I chatted with Rose Eveleth about their new CBC and NPR podcast Tested, on the Olympics's long obsession with sex, gender, and making elite athletes parade in the nude sequencermag.com/nude-parades-a…

Psst check out Sequencer Magazine and Shi En Kim, PhD in Slate for all your timely Olympics coverage!! slate.com/technology/202…

Since this tweet is blowing up, check out our award-winning podcast episode all about Rebeca Andrade's journey to the Olympics: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/oly…

In today's Sequencer Magazine newsletter, we have Shi En Kim, PhD relaying a dispatch from Brazil Dan Samorodnitsky getting bullied into writing about plants Maddie Bender with an update on dengue and a little essay where i vent my frustrations about prestige in science

So excited about this project from Grace!! We biocreatives gotta stick together

A year ago today we launched 404 Media. Thanks to the overwhelming support of our subscribers, we're very proud and humbled to say that our business and company is sustainable and stable, and more scoops, investigations, stunts, etc are coming in year 2 404media.co/what-we-learne…

blogged about a wild trend Teddy Brokaw alerted me to for Sequencer Magazine. The kids are not alright!! sequencermag.com/no-mpox-isnt-b…

So thrilled that allegra frank landed the perfect job at The Atlantic. I'm not surprised so many former Daily Beast journos are getting snapped up this summer -- they're amazing. 🧵

we got repubbed in Slate! slate.com/technology/202…

Announcement! We just released a new two-part reported story looking into the FIG’s accountability in the wake of the Olympic floor final controversy, unpacking multiple potential violations by the FIG of their very own ethics and code of conduct policies podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/acc…