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Christina Couch

@ohyeahitscouch.bsky.social

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Science journalist, Associate Director of the MIT Graduate Program in Science Writing @mitsciwrite.bsky.social, kids book author. Views shared here are my own.

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Christina Couch @ohyeahitscouch.bsky.social · Jan 14

Given the awful things happening globally, it feels strange to have a bright moment, but my new book came out today. It's supposedly for kids ages 9-12, but it's really for anyone who wants to learn about animal brains and the deliciously weird stuff that happens in our own minds: shorturl.at/HfpoO

Innovative Octopuses, Half-Brained Birds, and More Animals with Magnificent Minds - Candlewick Press

This third book in the Extraordinary Animals series delves into the mind-bending world of amazing animal brains.Real-life animal brainiacs and the scientists...

www.candlewick.com

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Christina Couch @ohyeahitscouch.bsky.social · 1h

Ability to self-govern…sigh, autocorrect

Christina Couch @ohyeahitscouch.bsky.social · 1h

Maybe? I think I read it as a passive or indirect rejection, but it might not be. I could be interpreting that incorrectly. It’s not as explicit as the MIT response is. The line about not compromising ability to self-governance reads as a rejection to me

Christina Couch @ohyeahitscouch.bsky.social · 1h

I think it’s dismissive rather than a direct rejection

Christina Couch @ohyeahitscouch.bsky.social · 4h

president.dartmouth.edu/news/2025/10...

Response to the ‘Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education’ | Office of the President

president.dartmouth.edu

Christina Couch @ohyeahitscouch.bsky.social · 4h

Dartmouth also rejected it

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Sarah McAnulty, Ph.D. @sarahmackattack.bsky.social · 4h

Happy world squid and cuttlefish day!!

Text your friend a squid fact. Watch a video of a cuttlefish doing something cute.
Doodle a squid and then show it to me.

The world is cruel but squid are good.

A giant Australian cuddle fish swims up from the Moy seafloor and looks at the camera. She is red with w shaped curious pupils

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Christina Couch @ohyeahitscouch.bsky.social · 7d

This:

John Timmer @jtimmer.bsky.social · 7d

Some thoughts on objectivity and journalism in the present environment, which I'll preface by saying that I've never studied journalism, and am a relative latecomer to the field, it being my second career. So take this with caution.

Christina Couch @ohyeahitscouch.bsky.social · 16d

I’m featured in this excellent story by @willvh.bsky.social. Valuable info in here for anyone doing sensitive reporting

The Open Notebook @theopennotebook.bsky.social · 17d

Plenty of important science stories happen in communities where some people, for a variety of valid reasons, might be hesitant to talk to journalists coming from (the) outside, writes @willvh.bsky.social, in this story with @johnvaillant.bsky.social @mariaparazorose.bsky.social and others. 🧪

Outside In: Covering Communities as an Outsider - The Open Notebook

Plenty of important science stories happen in communities where some people, for a variety of valid reasons, might be hesitant to talk to journalists coming from outside their borders or culture. That...

www.theopennotebook.com

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Christina Couch @ohyeahitscouch.bsky.social · 23d

Rick Taskley

Christina Couch @ohyeahitscouch.bsky.social · 27d

It's Wayne, now and forever, with Freaks and Geeks as a very close second

www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/wayne

Christina Couch @ohyeahitscouch.bsky.social · 28d

I went to a peanut party this weekend to celebrate a kid who was successfully treated for a severe peanut allergy. It was DELIGHTFUL. I ate my weight in peanut m&ms

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Christina Couch @ohyeahitscouch.bsky.social · Sep 8

I wrote about octopus gardens and the delightful science of octo brooding on the seafloor for @scifri.bsky.social.

www.sciencefriday.com/articles/oct...

An Ice-Cold Octopus Nursery Could Help Expand Marine Protections

Indigenous and Western scientists are working together to uncover biodiversity in the icy deep. They're getting some eight-armed help.

www.sciencefriday.com

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The TRiiBE @thetriibe.com · Sep 7

Reporters from across newsrooms in Chicago are collaborating to collect visual evidence of federal agents detaining people & using force in Chicago.

Send videos to tinyurl.com/chicagojourn..., or get in touch via email [email protected].

We are a group of journalists across newsrooms in Chicago, collecting video related to use of force, stop & frisk, and traffic stops conducted by federal agents and the National Guard.

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Nicole Foy @nicolefoy.bsky.social · Sep 6

Reminder: @propublica.org is still tracking how immigration agents use force when they make arrests.

Do you have video or other documentation of forceful or violent arrests by immigration agents that we should review? Please reach out.

email: [email protected]
Signal: @nicolefoy.27

Nicole Foy @nicolefoy.bsky.social · Jul 31

Citizens, crying kids, pregnant women, people who aren't the target...it doesn't seem to matter who's inside the car when immigration officers want to make an arrest. They smash the window anyway

@mckenziefunk.com & I tracked these arrests all over the U.S. projects.propublica.org/trump-ice-sm...

Bloodied Faces, Sobbing Children: Immigration Officers Smash Car Windows to Speed Up Arrests

We’ve documented nearly 50 incidents of immigration officers shattering car windows to make arrests — a tactic experts say was rarely used before Trump took office. ICE claims its officers use a “mini...

projects.propublica.org

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David_j_roth @davidjroth.bsky.social · Sep 4

We took the paywall down on this one. defector.com/how-the-fuck...

How Are You Supposed To Get The COVID Vaccine Now? An Explainer | Defector

As the muggy malaise of summer winds down, you might find yourself interested in taking advantage of one of several safe and proven vaccines to help protect you from the inevitable brumal surge of res...

defector.com

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Sheryl Weikal and the colorful Parrotlegals @leftistlawyer.com · Aug 30

If you're arrested in Illinois protesting the planned ICE HQ in North Chicago, I can represent you pro bono. Email me at [email protected]. As always, I will take as many cases as I can.

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Christina Couch @ohyeahitscouch.bsky.social · Aug 12

This

Christina Couch @ohyeahitscouch.bsky.social · Aug 12

Honestly, I was really excited for the sewer competition

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Christina Couch @ohyeahitscouch.bsky.social · Jul 30

It's me. You know what you did.

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Chanda Prescod-Weinstein 🌌 @chanda.blacksky.app · Jul 29

The failure of the United States government to do what it needs to do regarding climate change is one of the most undemocratic and possibly consequential things to ever happen in human history

Politico @politico.com · Jul 29

NEW: EPA to revoke 2009 finding that climate pollution endangers humans.

EPA to revoke 2009 finding that climate pollution endangers humans

The repeal of the finding on the dangers greenhouse gases pose to human health and welfare will face fierce legal challenges.

www.politico.com

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The Guardian @theguardian.com · Jul 23

Gaza doctors ‘becoming too weak to treat patients’ as hunger crisis deepens

Malnourished medical staff say they are struggling to provide care to injured civilians, while recovery rates are also hit by

www.theguardian.com

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Christina Couch @ohyeahitscouch.bsky.social · Jul 26

I start my emails with “I hope you’re hanging in despite the horrors”

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Chandra Steele @chandrasteele.bsky.social · Jul 20

If you want to donate to a PBS station in a state that needs it the most, I made a list of all of the donation pages and a legend with how much of their budget relies on federal funding
docs.google.com/spreadsheets...

Donate to PBS

docs.google.com

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cara giaimo @cjgiaimo.bsky.social · Jul 14

come see Laura teach me about my new favorite thing, ROCKS!!!!!

Laura Poppick @laurapoppick.bsky.social · Jul 14

Calling all Boston/Cambridge folks!

I'll be in conversation with the smart + funny @cjgiaimo.bsky.social this Thursday at Harvard Book Store to celebrate the launch of STRATA.

Please come on out! More info:

www.harvard.com/event/laura-...

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Erin Douglas 📝 climate reporter @erinmdouglas23.bsky.social · Feb 19

Hi, I'm a climate journalist for the Boston Globe.

If you're a federal employee working in New England for EPA or the Forest Service (or you were, until last week..) I'd love to hear from you.

My colleagues and I at @bostonglobe.com are dedicated to protecting our sources.

Signal: erinmdouglas.23

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