Kristen V. Brown
@kristenvbrown.bsky.social
Health + science journalist. Writing a book about the science and history of fertility | fan of sparkles | say hi: [email protected]
Wow to some of the comments are the first IVF baby was born. "Something frogs do in a dirty stream"!
October 23, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Wow to some of the comments are the first IVF baby was born. "Something frogs do in a dirty stream"!
The contentious public hearing is one of my favorite genres of news stories.
October 21, 2025 at 2:46 PM
The contentious public hearing is one of my favorite genres of news stories.
It's absolutely bonkers that this book is still in print.
I promise you, douching with vinegar is definitely not a good way to guarantee a girl. It IS a good way to mess up your vaginal microbiome, though!
I promise you, douching with vinegar is definitely not a good way to guarantee a girl. It IS a good way to mess up your vaginal microbiome, though!
October 20, 2025 at 6:26 PM
It's absolutely bonkers that this book is still in print.
I promise you, douching with vinegar is definitely not a good way to guarantee a girl. It IS a good way to mess up your vaginal microbiome, though!
I promise you, douching with vinegar is definitely not a good way to guarantee a girl. It IS a good way to mess up your vaginal microbiome, though!
This is why AI poses a threat to the medical profession. Not that it can offer anything a doctor can't (at least not right now)! www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
October 2, 2025 at 8:34 PM
This is why AI poses a threat to the medical profession. Not that it can offer anything a doctor can't (at least not right now)! www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
April 2, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Maybe my first encounter with an exclamation point in a scientific publication
January 12, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Maybe my first encounter with an exclamation point in a scientific publication
This bit from @dkthomp.bsky.social's latest Atlantic cover story really resonated. My habits have definitely changed since the pandemic: More often I eat at home, watch movies at home and even socialize at home, inviting people over in lieu of going out.
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...
January 9, 2025 at 4:39 PM
This bit from @dkthomp.bsky.social's latest Atlantic cover story really resonated. My habits have definitely changed since the pandemic: More often I eat at home, watch movies at home and even socialize at home, inviting people over in lieu of going out.
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...
My mom used ChatGPT to help buy presents this year. The prompt: poetry books for a nearly 40 female journalist. Here’s what it came up with:
December 29, 2024 at 11:23 PM
My mom used ChatGPT to help buy presents this year. The prompt: poetry books for a nearly 40 female journalist. Here’s what it came up with:
Fun fact: The doctor in this scandal was Pedro Pascal's dad
www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202...
people.com/all-about-pe...
www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202...
people.com/all-about-pe...
December 16, 2024 at 6:28 PM
Fun fact: The doctor in this scandal was Pedro Pascal's dad
www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202...
people.com/all-about-pe...
www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202...
people.com/all-about-pe...
Anyway, here is my baby princess angel, Avalanche, sporting her very sleek but ultimately not very helpful tracking collar
December 16, 2024 at 4:52 PM
Anyway, here is my baby princess angel, Avalanche, sporting her very sleek but ultimately not very helpful tracking collar
Tomorrow: AMA about sharing your DNA data. R/health at 1pm EST. Bonus points if you can read my handwriting.
December 11, 2024 at 1:29 AM
Tomorrow: AMA about sharing your DNA data. R/health at 1pm EST. Bonus points if you can read my handwriting.
It turns out the Aztecs shared the same values as @tcolicchio.bsky.social !
November 22, 2024 at 12:23 AM
It turns out the Aztecs shared the same values as @tcolicchio.bsky.social !