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K.R. Callaway @krcallaway.bsky.social · 20d

Difficulty digesting large meals may limit where temperature-sensitive Burmese pythons can call home. Learn about what this means for areas where they are invasive in my latest for Live Science: www.livescience.com/animals/snak...

Cold snap in Florida made Burmese python puke up a whole deer

Difficulty digesting large meals may limit where these temperature-sensitive snakes can call home — and that might be a good thing in places where they're invasive.

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K.R. Callaway @krcallaway.bsky.social · 26d

While interning at Fast Company, I had the opportunity to write about more than 150 companies recognized in the 2025 Best Workplaces for Innovators List. It was great to help bring the award program to life. You can read the list of winning companies here:

Fast Company @fastcompany.com · 29d

Fast Company's seventh annual Best Workplaces for Innovators list recognizes 150+ companies that understand vitally important breakthroughs can occur on the loading dock, not just in a corner office. ⁠
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Best Workplaces for Innovators 2025

Explore the 150+ companies and organizations that have created and sustained cultures of innovation.

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K.R. Callaway @krcallaway.bsky.social · 27d

Migratory birds making their late-night flights aren’t the only ones who prefer dark skies. This weekend, a stargazing event in Michigan is bringing attention to the growing “dark sky movement.” Read about it in my first for Inside Climate News: insideclimatenews.org/news/1209202...

In Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, Stargazing Sheds Light on the Dark Sky Movement - Inside Climate News

Visitors and conservationists will bask in the darkness of Keweenaw County this weekend during the Great Lakes Aurora Dark Sky Jamboree.

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K.R. Callaway @krcallaway.bsky.social · Aug 28

AI is getting better at mimicking artists' copyrighted work. Are lawsuits and digital protections enough to stop it? Find out in my latest for Fast Company: www.fastcompany.com/91394281/can...

Can artists really stop AI from stealing their work?

Tools like Glaze and Nightshade aim to muddle AI training, while lawsuits and legislation target AI companies directly. But researchers warn defenses may never fully hold.

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K.R. Callaway @krcallaway.bsky.social · Aug 28

Glow in the dark cancer cells are helping make surgeries more precise. Read more about the drug behind the glow in my latest for Fast Company: www.fastcompany.com/91393168/cyt...

This drug that lights up cancer cells under infrared light is making tumor removal more precise for surgeons

Removing cancerous tissue and leaving as much healthy tissue as possible are two goals for surgeons. Cytalux helps with both.

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K.R. Callaway @krcallaway.bsky.social · Aug 27

Investments in solar may have the biggest climate impact in a few key areas. Find out where in my latest for Fast Company: www.fastcompany.com/91392169/sol...

Where solar investments pack the biggest climate punch

New research shows how ramping up solar energy in certain regions could lower emissions nationwide, offering policymakers a road map for strategic clean energy growth.

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Scientific American @sciam.bsky.social · Aug 8

The first analysis of mushroom bitterness reveals ultrapotent compounds

This Mushroom’s Incredibly Bitter Taste Is New to Science

The first analysis of mushroom bitterness reveals ultrapotent compounds

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K.R. Callaway @krcallaway.bsky.social · Aug 8

Living up to its name, the bitter bracket mushroom contains some of the most bitter substances known to science

Read more about it in my latest for Scientific American: www.scientificamerican.com/article/this...

This Mushroom’s Incredibly Bitter Taste Is New to Science

The first analysis of mushroom bitterness reveals ultrapotent compounds

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Fast Company @fastcompany.com · Jul 25

What is "surveillance pricing"? The price-gouging practice one congressman is on a mission to stop http://f-st.co/6tU7Ezn

Companies use this sneaky pricing trick to overcharge you. One lawmaker wants it banned

A new bill aims to stop 'surveillance pricing,' which leverages AI to charge customers different prices based on their personal data.

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Fast Company @fastcompany.com · Jul 24

Landed a job interview? Think about what hour you schedule it for. According to a new study, the time of day you interview can impact your performance. http://f-st.co/ijlJDKY

The time of day could impact your job interview

According to a new study by researchers at the University of Messina, interview outcomes correlate with specific times of day.

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K.R. Callaway @krcallaway.bsky.social · Jul 18

Are the data centers that support big tech ambitions driving up energy costs for everyone? Read about the link between AI and your energy bill in my latest for Fast Company: www.fastcompany.com/91368903/ai-...

AI data centers require massive amounts of power—making electricity more expensive for everyone around them

Is new infrastructure to support big tech ambitions driving up energy costs for everyone?

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Wildlife Conservation Society @wcs.org · Jul 17

As part of our campaign to protect #HudsonCanyon, select fishmongers in New York have been turning butcher paper into a call to action, writes @fastcompany.com.

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NYC Fishmongers are turning butcher paper into a call to action

A new conservation campaign to protect New York's marine life asks people to consider where their food comes from.

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K.R. Callaway @krcallaway.bsky.social · Jul 18

Fishmongers around the city are using eye-catching butcher paper to ask people to consider where their food comes from. Read about the conservation campaign behind the paper in my article for Fast Company: www.fastcompany.com/91367948/nyc...

NYC Fishmongers are turning butcher paper into a call to action

A new conservation campaign to protect New York's marine life asks people to consider where their food comes from.

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K.R. Callaway @krcallaway.bsky.social · Jul 18

High unemployment rates for recent grads in the U.S. are pushing some to look for work farther afield. Read about the influx of young people teaching English abroad in my new article for Fast Company: www.fastcompany.com/91364955/new...

With limited job prospects at home, new grads are having better luck teaching abroad

Almost 6% of new grads are unemployed compared to 4% of the general population. Some new grads are turning to teaching English abroad.

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K.R. Callaway @krcallaway.bsky.social · Jul 10

For the Chesapeake Bay Journal, I wrote about Virginia's troubled history with commercial fishing -- and what it means for our ospreys. Read it here: www.bayjournal.com/opinion/foru...

As osprey chicks starve, Virginia history risks repeating itself

It’s summertime in coastal Virginia, and osprey whistles and chirps once again fill the air. These birds are found on nearly every continent, but their largest breeding population — estimated

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K.R. Callaway @krcallaway.bsky.social · Jul 7

3I/ATLAS is the third interstellar object ever detected. Soon, you might be able to see it from your own telescope! www.fastcompany.com/91362960/int...

An interstellar object is passing through our solar system right now, and you can stream it live online

3I/ATLAS is only the third interstellar object ever detected. You can stream the object live today, or maybe see it from your own telescope!

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K.R. Callaway @krcallaway.bsky.social · Jun 23

It's been a busy few weeks at the Vera C. Rubin Observatory, where last-minute fixes helped bring the first images to life. Read about it here in my first for Sky & Telescope: skyandtelescope.org/astronomy-ne...

Vera C. Rubin Observatory Releases Long-Awaited First Photos

We're now seeing the first images after years of effort and frantic last-minute fixes that pushed the new observatory to completion.

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K.R. Callaway @krcallaway.bsky.social · Jun 23

Today, the first images from the world's largest digital camera at Vera C. Rubin Observatory were finally unveiled!

Read about the new observatory and its unique science goals in my article for BBC Sky at Night Magazine: www.skyatnightmagazine.com/news/vera-c-...

Vera C Rubin Observatory first images | BBC Sky at Night Magazine

After months of tests and calibration, the Rubin Observatory camera’s first images are unveiled, showing the Lagoon Nebula and Virgo Cluster.

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Fast Company @fastcompany.com · Jun 21

The research offers some of the strongest evidence yet that regulating plastic bag use makes a difference in reducing the amount of plastic waste in marine ecosystems.

Thanks to bans and fees, there are fewer plastic bags littering beaches

Policies aimed at reducing single-use plastic bags have led to a significant decrease in bags found on shorelines.

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Fast Company @fastcompany.com · Jun 20

More than 90% of immigrants arrested by the agency are held in private detention centers, most of which are operated by just two companies: Geo Group and CoreCivic.

With ICE crackdowns on the rise, private prisons are booming businesses

The Trump administration’s immigration crackdown means a huge influx of federal dollars to two major private prison companies.

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Fast Company @fastcompany.com · Jun 15

Love or hate AI, it’s reshaping how we apply to jobs.

How to use AI to write your résumé

Experts provide tips on how to use AI to write a resume that helps you stand out and what mistakes to avoid.

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K.R. Callaway @krcallaway.bsky.social · May 13

Ever wondered how your knitting project will turn out? Ask a physicist!

In my first for @sciam.bsky.social, researchers explain the new mathematical model that can help predict the age-old art of knitting. Read it here: www.scientificamerican.com/article/knit...

Knitting’s Complex Shapes Explained in New Physics Model

A new mathematical model helps to advance the centuries-old art of knitting

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K.R. Callaway @krcallaway.bsky.social · Mar 21

Yellowstone's two bison herds have merged into one, a new genetic analysis shows. Read my latest for Live Science here: www.livescience.com/animals/land...

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K.R. Callaway @krcallaway.bsky.social · Mar 19

How did Fiji iguanas end up so far away from their Western Hemisphere cousins? This long-standing mystery might finally be solved! My latest for @livescience.com: www.livescience.com/animals/liza...

Mystery of how iguanas ended up in Fiji finally solved

Ancient iguanas sailed around 5,000 miles from North America to Fiji by clinging to floating vegetation, new research suggests.

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K.R. Callaway @krcallaway.bsky.social · Mar 7

For Audubon Magazine, I wrote about the charismatic birds-of-paradise and their newly-discovered ability to glow! Check it out here: www.audubon.org/magazine/bir...

Birds-of-Paradise Feathers Are More Than Flashy—They Glow

Researchers recently discovered that dozens of species in the flamboyant family are biofluorescent, emitting a gleaming light that could enhance their mating displays.

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