Bri 💝
@breezybrik.bsky.social
Books Editor & Rights Manager @ SciAm
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Say hi & tell me what to read next 📗 brianne.kane@sciam 📚 muckrack: bri-kane 🤭 insta: bri4dayz
🚨All views are my own and do not represent my employer
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"Influenza is no joke."
Here's what we know so far about this coming flu season. It's not too late to vaccinate 💉 @sciam.bsky.social
www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-...
Here's what we know so far about this coming flu season. It's not too late to vaccinate 💉 @sciam.bsky.social
www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-...
A New Flu Variant May Make Cold Season Brutal This Year
U.S. flu rates remain low, but experts are keeping an eye on a new strain that’s been linked to unexpectedly early and severe seasons in several other countries
www.scientificamerican.com
November 25, 2025 at 3:29 PM
"Influenza is no joke."
Here's what we know so far about this coming flu season. It's not too late to vaccinate 💉 @sciam.bsky.social
www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-...
Here's what we know so far about this coming flu season. It's not too late to vaccinate 💉 @sciam.bsky.social
www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-...
Tonight's the night 🥰 Come by @greenlightbklyn.bsky.social to find out some freaky facts to share with your family over the holidays & hear about some books that have inspired and surprised us at @sciam.bsky.social this year!
Come hangout with me at @greenlightbklyn.bsky.social on Nov 20th 7:30pm to see some books @sciam.bsky.social staff have loved reading this year! These books expanded our thinking and challenged our assumptions in the best way possible 🤩
📚 RSVP here 🆓
greenlightbookstore.com/event/2025-1...
📚 RSVP here 🆓
greenlightbookstore.com/event/2025-1...
The Scientific American 2025 Nonfiction Panel
Brooklyn independent bookstore
greenlightbookstore.com
November 20, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Tonight's the night 🥰 Come by @greenlightbklyn.bsky.social to find out some freaky facts to share with your family over the holidays & hear about some books that have inspired and surprised us at @sciam.bsky.social this year!
Every time I'm reminded that Octavia Butler was dyslexic I get emotional all over again 🥲 💜
November 19, 2025 at 9:48 PM
Every time I'm reminded that Octavia Butler was dyslexic I get emotional all over again 🥲 💜
Come hangout with me this Thursday at Greenlight Bookstore in Brooklyn to talk about gay animals, huge trees, what Greek literature tells us about climate change and being pissed off about stuff!!
RSVP link below 😇 get there early for a seat 😘
RSVP link below 😇 get there early for a seat 😘
Get a sneak peek at some of @sciam.bsky.social favorite books of the year on November 20th 7:30pm ET at @greenlightpod.bsky.social 📚
🆓 🎟️ www.eventbrite.com/e/the-scient...
🆓 🎟️ www.eventbrite.com/e/the-scient...
The Scientific American 2025 Nonfiction Panel
Scientific American partners with Greenlight to highlight some of the year's best nonfiction!
www.eventbrite.com
November 19, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Come hangout with me this Thursday at Greenlight Bookstore in Brooklyn to talk about gay animals, huge trees, what Greek literature tells us about climate change and being pissed off about stuff!!
RSVP link below 😇 get there early for a seat 😘
RSVP link below 😇 get there early for a seat 😘
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Please do yourselves a favor and listen to these birds mimic R2-D2. (And learn something about how some species are able to do it better than others!)
(by Kate Graham-Shaw for @sciam.bsky.social)
(by Kate Graham-Shaw for @sciam.bsky.social)
These Birds Learned to Tweet Like R2-D2. Listen to the Uncanny Results
The lovable Star Wars droid is helping to shed light on why some bird species are better at mimicking sounds than others
www.scientificamerican.com
November 19, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Please do yourselves a favor and listen to these birds mimic R2-D2. (And learn something about how some species are able to do it better than others!)
(by Kate Graham-Shaw for @sciam.bsky.social)
(by Kate Graham-Shaw for @sciam.bsky.social)
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Come hangout with me at @greenlightbklyn.bsky.social on Nov 20th 7:30pm to see some books @sciam.bsky.social staff have loved reading this year! These books expanded our thinking and challenged our assumptions in the best way possible 🤩
📚 RSVP here 🆓
greenlightbookstore.com/event/2025-1...
📚 RSVP here 🆓
greenlightbookstore.com/event/2025-1...
The Scientific American 2025 Nonfiction Panel
Brooklyn independent bookstore
greenlightbookstore.com
November 7, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Come hangout with me at @greenlightbklyn.bsky.social on Nov 20th 7:30pm to see some books @sciam.bsky.social staff have loved reading this year! These books expanded our thinking and challenged our assumptions in the best way possible 🤩
📚 RSVP here 🆓
greenlightbookstore.com/event/2025-1...
📚 RSVP here 🆓
greenlightbookstore.com/event/2025-1...
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For my newsletter, I wrote about Olivia Nuzzi and the older men who have taken advantage of her her whole life. www.burnsnotice.com/olivia-nuzzi...
Olivia Nuzzi is an Embarrassment to Journalism
She seamlessly landed a plum role at Vanity Fair and got a sweetheart book deal after breaking a fundamental journalistic ethics rule.
When my co-host Christine Grimaldi and I recorded our October 20...
www.burnsnotice.com
November 18, 2025 at 5:48 PM
For my newsletter, I wrote about Olivia Nuzzi and the older men who have taken advantage of her her whole life. www.burnsnotice.com/olivia-nuzzi...
In @sciam.bsky.social December issue @bethgardiner.bsky.social shows readers why Big Oil is so interested in Big Plastic 🧪 📚 If you're looking for more to read on plastic, power and pollution check out why I recommend these 5 books
www.scientificamerican.com/article/five...
www.scientificamerican.com/article/five...
Five Essential Books on Plastic, Power, and Pollution
If you enjoyed Beth Gardiner’s feature about big oil’s bet on plastics, here are more books curated by Scientific American
www.scientificamerican.com
November 18, 2025 at 8:24 PM
In @sciam.bsky.social December issue @bethgardiner.bsky.social shows readers why Big Oil is so interested in Big Plastic 🧪 📚 If you're looking for more to read on plastic, power and pollution check out why I recommend these 5 books
www.scientificamerican.com/article/five...
www.scientificamerican.com/article/five...
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True nightmare fuel: Scientists just confirmed the first known death from a severe meat allergy caused by a tick bite.
The man, who died in 2024 after eating a burger, had alpha-gal syndrome, a bizarre disease triggered by tick bites.
www.scientificamerican.com/article/man-...
The man, who died in 2024 after eating a burger, had alpha-gal syndrome, a bizarre disease triggered by tick bites.
www.scientificamerican.com/article/man-...
Man With Tick-Borne Meat Allergy Dies after Eating Burger
Lone star tick bites are the most common cause of alpha-gal syndrome, which causes severe allergic reactions to red meat
www.scientificamerican.com
November 14, 2025 at 6:51 PM
True nightmare fuel: Scientists just confirmed the first known death from a severe meat allergy caused by a tick bite.
The man, who died in 2024 after eating a burger, had alpha-gal syndrome, a bizarre disease triggered by tick bites.
www.scientificamerican.com/article/man-...
The man, who died in 2024 after eating a burger, had alpha-gal syndrome, a bizarre disease triggered by tick bites.
www.scientificamerican.com/article/man-...
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I, for one, welcome our new trash panda overlords.
But for real, fascinating science on how we might be seeing the very early stages of domestication in action in wild animals. 🧪
By @marinacoladas.bsky.social for @sciam.bsky.social
But for real, fascinating science on how we might be seeing the very early stages of domestication in action in wild animals. 🧪
By @marinacoladas.bsky.social for @sciam.bsky.social
City Raccoons Are Evolving to Look More Like Pets
City-dwelling raccoons seem to be evolving a shorter snout—a telltale feature of our pets and other domesticated animals
www.scientificamerican.com
November 14, 2025 at 2:27 PM
I, for one, welcome our new trash panda overlords.
But for real, fascinating science on how we might be seeing the very early stages of domestication in action in wild animals. 🧪
By @marinacoladas.bsky.social for @sciam.bsky.social
But for real, fascinating science on how we might be seeing the very early stages of domestication in action in wild animals. 🧪
By @marinacoladas.bsky.social for @sciam.bsky.social
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The headlines were staggering but there is much more to the story of the Chicago apartment building raid than the Trump administration led the public to believe. Read this story by
@propublica.org:
@propublica.org:
“I Lost Everything”: Venezuelans Were Rounded Up in a Dramatic Midnight Raid but Never Charged With a Crime
Authorities said Tren de Aragua “terrorists” had taken over the building. A ProPublica investigation found little evidence to back up the government’s claims. For the first time, the Venezuelans arres...
www.propublica.org
November 14, 2025 at 12:47 AM
The headlines were staggering but there is much more to the story of the Chicago apartment building raid than the Trump administration led the public to believe. Read this story by
@propublica.org:
@propublica.org:
Ran to the office to grab a mic for some awesome interviews lined up this week and next 🤩 get excited, stay tuned!
November 12, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Ran to the office to grab a mic for some awesome interviews lined up this week and next 🤩 get excited, stay tuned!
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A company in China has proposed a 50-MW twin-headed turbine. If it materializes, it will be a huge leap in generation from a single turbine. (by You Xiaoying for @sciam.bsky.social)
www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-...
www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-...
November 11, 2025 at 3:15 PM
A company in China has proposed a 50-MW twin-headed turbine. If it materializes, it will be a huge leap in generation from a single turbine. (by You Xiaoying for @sciam.bsky.social)
www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-...
www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-...
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🚨 BREAKING: Canada has lost its measles-free status after a year of continuous transmission — meaning the Americas region is no longer measles-free.
What does this mean?
My story for @sciam.bsky.social 🧪
What does this mean?
My story for @sciam.bsky.social 🧪
The Americas Are No Longer Officially Measles-Free
Canada lost its official measles elimination status after a year of continuous transmission
www.scientificamerican.com
November 10, 2025 at 11:02 PM
🚨 BREAKING: Canada has lost its measles-free status after a year of continuous transmission — meaning the Americas region is no longer measles-free.
What does this mean?
My story for @sciam.bsky.social 🧪
What does this mean?
My story for @sciam.bsky.social 🧪
Congratulations to meeeee 😇 I had to miss bookclub this month but they picked a book for next month that’s been on my TBR like all year
November 10, 2025 at 10:14 PM
Congratulations to meeeee 😇 I had to miss bookclub this month but they picked a book for next month that’s been on my TBR like all year
I love writing, coloring even doodling all over the pages of my favorite books but some think of it as "ruining" books 😜 loved this @mentalflosss.bsky.social piece about extra-illustrating
www.mentalfloss.com/literature/r...
www.mentalfloss.com/literature/r...
Why You Should Be Extra-Illustrating Your Books
If you’re crafty and love learning, this all-but-forgotten old-timey hobby may be for you.
www.mentalfloss.com
November 10, 2025 at 4:26 PM
I love writing, coloring even doodling all over the pages of my favorite books but some think of it as "ruining" books 😜 loved this @mentalflosss.bsky.social piece about extra-illustrating
www.mentalfloss.com/literature/r...
www.mentalfloss.com/literature/r...
Come hangout with me at @greenlightbklyn.bsky.social on Nov 20th 7:30pm to see some books @sciam.bsky.social staff have loved reading this year! These books expanded our thinking and challenged our assumptions in the best way possible 🤩
📚 RSVP here 🆓
greenlightbookstore.com/event/2025-1...
📚 RSVP here 🆓
greenlightbookstore.com/event/2025-1...
The Scientific American 2025 Nonfiction Panel
Brooklyn independent bookstore
greenlightbookstore.com
November 7, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Come hangout with me at @greenlightbklyn.bsky.social on Nov 20th 7:30pm to see some books @sciam.bsky.social staff have loved reading this year! These books expanded our thinking and challenged our assumptions in the best way possible 🤩
📚 RSVP here 🆓
greenlightbookstore.com/event/2025-1...
📚 RSVP here 🆓
greenlightbookstore.com/event/2025-1...
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Clinicians are noticing a steady climb in diagnoses of ARFID, a type of eating disorder that presents as a food avoidance so persistent and pervasive it can cause severe malnutrition in kids and adults. More @sciam.bsky.social: www.scientificamerican.com/article/what...
ARFID Is More Than Picky Eating—And the Condition Is on the Rise
Avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder, or ARFID, can cause malnutrition and weight loss in children and adults even when body image is not a factor
www.scientificamerican.com
November 6, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Clinicians are noticing a steady climb in diagnoses of ARFID, a type of eating disorder that presents as a food avoidance so persistent and pervasive it can cause severe malnutrition in kids and adults. More @sciam.bsky.social: www.scientificamerican.com/article/what...
Ok I'll say it: the readers on etsy need to calm tf down
November 6, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Ok I'll say it: the readers on etsy need to calm tf down
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here is my story about how Zohran's focus on community amid the loneliness epidemic helped young people connect their politics to an organizing infrastructure, that interviewed ZM, and does not use the NYT's framing of "they don't know how to make friends" :-) and also ran 4 days before NYT's lol
Zohran Mamdani's Establishment-Fighting Campaign Built Community for Young People
“What Mamdani has done is not only inspire and mobilize young people, but he has exposed the establishment and some of their calcified views of participation and inclusion.”
www.teenvogue.com
November 5, 2025 at 2:14 PM
here is my story about how Zohran's focus on community amid the loneliness epidemic helped young people connect their politics to an organizing infrastructure, that interviewed ZM, and does not use the NYT's framing of "they don't know how to make friends" :-) and also ran 4 days before NYT's lol
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I was laid off from Teen Vogue today along with multiple other staffers, and today is my last day.
certainly more to come from me when the dust has settled more, but to my knowledge, after today, there will be no politics staffers at Teen Vogue.
certainly more to come from me when the dust has settled more, but to my knowledge, after today, there will be no politics staffers at Teen Vogue.
November 3, 2025 at 7:52 PM
I was laid off from Teen Vogue today along with multiple other staffers, and today is my last day.
certainly more to come from me when the dust has settled more, but to my knowledge, after today, there will be no politics staffers at Teen Vogue.
certainly more to come from me when the dust has settled more, but to my knowledge, after today, there will be no politics staffers at Teen Vogue.
Are there any military sci-fi readers in the chat? I have questions 🫣 fivebooks.com/best-books/t...
The Best Military Sci Fi Books
Military sci fi can explore complex questions about the military as an institution, without sacrificing any of the action, says Nebula winner A.D. Sui. She introduces five of the most imaginative and ...
fivebooks.com
November 3, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Are there any military sci-fi readers in the chat? I have questions 🫣 fivebooks.com/best-books/t...
hell yeah hell yeah hell yeah www.kirkusreviews.com/news-and-fea...
Book by TikTokker Oliver James Coming in 2026 | Kirkus Reviews
The author will write about his experience of learning to read as an adult.
www.kirkusreviews.com
November 3, 2025 at 3:17 PM
hell yeah hell yeah hell yeah www.kirkusreviews.com/news-and-fea...
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Japan's "Mundane Halloween" costume contest is back!
Each year website DailyPortalZ holds a contest where people dress up as something super duper ordinary.
Here's a thread of some of my favorites from the 2025 contest!
#MundaneHalloween
Each year website DailyPortalZ holds a contest where people dress up as something super duper ordinary.
Here's a thread of some of my favorites from the 2025 contest!
#MundaneHalloween
November 2, 2025 at 9:15 AM
Japan's "Mundane Halloween" costume contest is back!
Each year website DailyPortalZ holds a contest where people dress up as something super duper ordinary.
Here's a thread of some of my favorites from the 2025 contest!
#MundaneHalloween
Each year website DailyPortalZ holds a contest where people dress up as something super duper ordinary.
Here's a thread of some of my favorites from the 2025 contest!
#MundaneHalloween
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several people have emailed us to say that the sudden shut down of a giant book distributor is making public libraries scramble for books www.404media.co/libraries-sc...
Libraries Scramble for Books After Giant Distributor Shuts Down
Why it might have been and may continue to be harder to get new releases from your local library.
www.404media.co
October 30, 2025 at 2:04 PM
several people have emailed us to say that the sudden shut down of a giant book distributor is making public libraries scramble for books www.404media.co/libraries-sc...