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The Open Notebook @theopennotebook.bsky.social · 9d

Applications are OPEN through 10/31 for our early-career fellowship program supported by the @bwfund.bsky.social! Work with a mentor to plan, report, and write articles for The Open Notebook and become part of the TON team. 🧪

Early-Career Fellowship Program - The Open Notebook

Every year, The Open Notebook offers a paid, part-time fellowship program for early-career science journalists. This ten-month program offers fellows the opportunity to explore their career interests ...

www.theopennotebook.com

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Sam Jones, PhD @samjscience.bsky.social · 4d

These kids are so cool 🥹

NPR @npr.org · 4d

We heard fun and engaging podcasts on topics including how math teaching has evolved, what its like to disengage from technology, and, who has it better: kids or grownups?

NPR's Student Podcast Challenge: Here are our fourth grade winners!

We heard fun and engaging podcasts on topics including how math teaching has evolved, what its like to disengage from technology, and, who has it better: kids or grownups?

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Sam Jones, PhD @samjscience.bsky.social · Aug 6

It hasn’t made it to English-speaking outlets yet but reports from the area are saying that @alecluhn.bsky.social has been found and is receiving medical attention ❤️ ❤️ ❤️ Overjoyed for everyone — I cannot imagine the relief felt by his wife and family www.vg.no/nyheter/i/B0...

Savnede Alec Luhn (38) funnet i live

Det bekrefter politiet i Hardanger til VG. –⁠ Veldig, veldig glad, sier kona til VG.

www.vg.no

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Sam Jones, PhD @samjscience.bsky.social · Aug 6

Ah seeing the reports!! Amazing amazing news. Haven’t made it to the English-speaking outlets yet www.vg.no/nyheter/i/B0...

Savnede Alec Luhn (38) funnet i live

Det bekrefter politiet i Hardanger til VG. –⁠ Veldig, veldig glad, sier kona til VG.

www.vg.no

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Sam Jones, PhD @samjscience.bsky.social · Aug 6

Hi! Do you have a source? I’m not seeing reports but hoping this is true!

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Sam Jones, PhD @samjscience.bsky.social · Aug 5

My friend and fellow journalist @alecluhn.bsky.social is missing. If you have any info/sway that could help this situation please send me a message 💛

The New York Times @nytimes.com · Aug 5

Alec Luhn, an American journalist, has been missing for days in Folgefonna National Park in Norway. He was last heard from on Thursday at the start of a solo hike.

Search Underway for Alec Luhn, American Journalist Missing in Norway

A search was underway Tuesday for Alec Luhn, 38, who was last heard from five days ago at the start of a solo hike.

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Jason Dinh @byjasonpdinh.bsky.social · Jun 30

as Syria rebounds from dictatorship, its people are demanding to rebuild with the climate in mind

for @atmosmag.bsky.social, @mariannedhe.bsky.social reports on the hopes and dreams for the nation's post-Assad future 🌍🧪

Syrians Want a Green Future. Can Their New Government Deliver? | Atmos

The fall of the Assad regime has offered the Syrian people a revolutionary moment to rebuild with the environment in mind.

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Dr. Moiya McTier @goastromo.bsky.social · Jun 9

Tiny matters. Big matters. It’s all space to me!

Check out this week’s Pale Blue Pod about the tiniest things in space with @samjscience.bsky.social

podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/p...

Tiny Space Matters with Dr. Sam Jones

Podcast Episode · Pale Blue Pod · 06/09/2025 · 55m

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Sam Jones, PhD @samjscience.bsky.social · Jun 10

Had a blast on Pale Blue Pod chatting about tiny things in space with @goastromo.bsky.social ! 🔭

Dr. Moiya McTier @goastromo.bsky.social · Jun 9

Tiny matters. Big matters. It’s all space to me!

Check out this week’s Pale Blue Pod about the tiniest things in space with @samjscience.bsky.social

podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/p...

Tiny Space Matters with Dr. Sam Jones

Podcast Episode · Pale Blue Pod · 06/09/2025 · 55m

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SciComm Excellence @scicommexcellence.nationalacademies.org · Apr 21

Feeling stressed? 2024 award winner @samjscience.bsky.social shares how building strong social connections, taking a step back when you feel overwhelmed, and focusing on things you enjoy are some ways to deal with stress contagion.

Read more: www.washingtonpost.com/wellness/202... #scicomm

Stress is contagious. Here’s how not to catch it.

Building strong social connections, taking a step back when you feel overwhelmed and focusing on things you enjoy are some ways to deal with stress contagion.

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Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · Apr 10

Science does not work like this. The only way you can set a timeline is if you have rigged the results in advance.

RFK Jr. says HHS will determine the cause of autism by September

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American Chemical Society @acs.org · Apr 4

🎧 If you want to treat your ears to a science podcast, tune in to Tiny Matters! Dive into the microbes, molecules, and other other tiny things that have a big impact on our world.

Not sure where to start? Here are some top episode picks from our award-winning executive producer, Sam Jones.

Top 5 episodes of Tiny Matters, picked by the podcast's executive producer Sam Jones. Episode titles are in the following posts.

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Sam Jones, PhD @samjscience.bsky.social · Apr 2

Head to our YouTube channel to check out additional shorts 🔗 youtube.com/@tinymatters...

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Sam Jones, PhD @samjscience.bsky.social · Apr 2

Today's episode of Tiny Matters is one I've been mulling over for a while, partly because I wanted to find the perfect guest. (Spoiler: I did).

@joelbervell.bsky.social joins us to discuss the ways race science, dating back centuries, still influences medicine today open.spotify.com/episode/0jwQ...

How 18th and 19th century 'race science' still has deadly medical consequences today

Tiny Matters · Episode

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Sam Jones, PhD @samjscience.bsky.social · Mar 12

Check your tags — wrong Sam Jones

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Multitude @multitude.productions · Mar 5

NASACORE 👩‍🚀🌌 We are still on cloud nine from our NASA visit last week. Seriously such an honor to be in the presence of the Roman Space Telescope with @goastromo.bsky.social and @samjscience.bsky.social! We probably won't stop talking about this for a while.

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Sam Jones, PhD @samjscience.bsky.social · Feb 28

🌟Submissions are OPEN for the awards for excellence in science communication given by @nationalacademies.org & @schmidtsciences.bsky.social to science communicators, journalists, and researchers. I was thrilled to have been one of last year's winners.

🔗 www.nationalacademies.org/awards/excel...

Flier saying that submissions are open for the awards for excellence in science communication given by the National Academies and Schmidt Sciences from February 28 through March 31, 2025.

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Sam Jones, PhD @samjscience.bsky.social · Feb 19

Was a blast chatting with you!

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Sam Jones, PhD @samjscience.bsky.social · Feb 19

📕 And be sure to check out Riley’s new book, When the Earth Was Green: Plants, Animals, and Evolution's Greatest Romance bookshop.org/p/books/when...

When the Earth Was Green: Plants, Animals, and Evolution's Greatest Romance

Plants, Animals, and Evolution's Greatest Romance

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Sam Jones, PhD @samjscience.bsky.social · Feb 19

This week’s Tiny Matters features @restingdinoface.bsky.social who guides us in exploring the complex and essential relationship between plants and animals across evolution and some of the pivotal moments that led to our world today. Listen anywhere you get podcasts open.spotify.com/episode/3ieM...

How plants shaped our world: Rising oxygen, blocky bones, and other pivotal moments in evolution

Tiny Matters · Episode

open.spotify.com

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Sam Jones, PhD @samjscience.bsky.social · Feb 6

🧪For science (or dog! or both!) enthusiasts in the DMV area — come see a very cool comparative oncology doc I was a science consultant on, premiering at the AMC Montgomery 16 in Bethesda on Tuesday, February 11th at 7 pm.

FREE to attend. Trailer and RSVP here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

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Sam Jones, PhD @samjscience.bsky.social · Jan 31

pointing listeners in the right (sometimes cute) direction since 2022 😎

Sarah Elizabeth Grace @misssarahswan.bsky.social · Jan 31

Sam @samjscience.bsky.social and Deboki @okidokiboki.bsky.social said to look up pink fairy armadillos in this week's episode of Tiny Matters, and they were absolutely correct!
Look at this little guy!
It's so tiny and weird and wonderful.

A pink fairy armadillo, a small mammal with white fur and a light pink leathery shell, fitting into the palm of a hand, with green grass in the background.

A pink fairy armadillo, a tiny mammal with white fur, a pink leathery shell and pink claws and tail, walking on vivid green grass.

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Sam Jones, PhD @samjscience.bsky.social · Jan 31

Thank you!!

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Sam Jones, PhD @samjscience.bsky.social · Jan 18

This is your sign to treat yourself this weekend in preparation for the week ahead, for no reason whatsoever…

a checkered image with a croissant and curled up dog in alternating panels

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Sam Jones, PhD @samjscience.bsky.social · Jan 16

🧪I had a blast curating this week's @pocketcasts.com guest list! Check it out and maybe you'll find a new podcast to fall in love with @acs.org @multitude.productions @okidokiboki.bsky.social 🔗 blog.pocketcasts.com/2025/01/16/s...

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