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ykarenkwon.bsky.social
Science journalist • Research and special projects editor @ Science News • Chemistry PhD • NYU SHERP grad • 2020 AAAS Mass Media Fellow @ Scientific American • 🇰🇷♠️💜 www.ykarenkwon.com
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Hello, new followers 👋 I'm a science journalist based in DC, now temporarily at @sciencenews.bsky.social. I specialize in neuro, health & biomedicine, but I cover everything from measles to narwhals. (Both stories came out today!) Thanks for joining me, & many more stories TK! Some highlights 🧵

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Last week, @astrolisa.bsky.social headed to the local-to-her meeting of the AAAS to report on how scientists are reacting to recent federal funding cuts — just one of the many awesome things about having a distributed workforce. www.sciencenews.org/article/defu...

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I went to AAAS this weekend and talked to lots of scientists about how they're feeling In These Times www.sciencenews.org/article/defu...

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Oh damn, the tensions are high in the USA vs. Canada hockey game

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Do you support workers' right to unionize? Do you think workers deserve a fair contract? Then please give Science News Media Guild (@sn-media-guild.bsky.social) a follow! We post fun memes like the one below 👇

submitted 35 days ago • 1 comment

It’s been 421 days since the workers of Science News Media Group unionized. But we still don’t have a contract 😩 We hope 2025 is the year that we finally get a fair contract!

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Hello world! The workers of Science News Media Group unionized 393 days ago, and we’re still fighting for a fair contract. Follow us for updates!

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New achievement unlocked 🔓 Moderated a panel discussion between NASA and Korean scientists at the Korean Embassy today! Big thank you to the embassy and NASA for the opportunity

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It's true, please donate to the Open Notebook, science journalism has been getting its ass kicked lately. Also, the site has fantastic resources for journalists on any beat, not just for science writers.

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I was just catcalled while checking the mailbox. I only stepped outside for five seconds. Why does this happen? I’m so mad.

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Hello! If you’re able, consider donating to @theopennotebook.bsky.social! It’s truly one of the last remaining beacons of this hellish industry called journalism. www.theopennotebook.com/donate/

submitted 461 days ago • 1 comment

Don’t cross the WaPo picket line tomorrow.

submitted 470 days ago • 9 comments

😭😭😭 Noooooooo

submitted 471 days ago • 2 comments

Busboys and Poets Anacostia will offer free Thanksgiving lunch tomorrow. I love Busboys and Poets 💚

submitted 484 days ago • 1 comment

I waited many months to rent the I’m Glad My Mom Died audiobook from a library, only to find out that I queued for a German version 😂😭

submitted 487 days ago • 2 comments

Omg I forgot that I took fencing lessons 7 years ago. Thanks, Facebook, I guess?

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Hot off the press! Read about the latest retraction of a superconductor paper—Ranga Dias’ third retraction—in @sciencenews.bsky.social 🧪 Written by Emily Conover, with help from James Riordon. www.sciencenews.org/article/room...

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User-made lists are a thing now on Bluesky! I made a big one of the science writers I've found here. Will continue to add as I find more.

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OMG SCHOLASTIC STRIKE

submitted 505 days ago • 37 comments

It’s only the second day of November, and Starbucks is already pulling out its holiday-themed cups!

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I wrote about challenges neurodivergent people face in STEM and the strengths that they bring 🧠🧪 It’s the very last story I penned as an editor at Optics & Photonics News, and I’m glad to see the product! www.optica-opn.org/home/career/...

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One of the best pieces of science writing that I've read this year. For @sciencenews.bsky.social, Laura Sanders wrote about an experimental treatment for severe depression-implanting electrodes that send electricity to brains 🧠🧪 www.sciencenews.org/article/brai...

submitted 506 days ago • 2 comments

the bookcase in the middle was labeled horror. see anything unusual? when I discovered this anomaly, it absolutely cracked me up 😆

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