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Highlights from NSWA events, tours, and field tripsNarrative and International Reporting with Chris Solomon and Wudan Yan
On Feb. 8, members and guests dove into two aspects of the craft of storytelling—longform narrative and international reporting—with the 2016 winners of our career development awards, Chris Solomon and Wudan Yan. The Lab at Ada's Technical Books hosted the event....
Thanks for joining us for #nswaparty2017
This year's can't-miss event for science writers in the Pacific Northwest happened on Jan. 5 in Bellevue at one of the world's biggest, most eclectic invention factories, Intellectual Ventures' Global Good and Research Laboratory. As members and...
NSWA sees ‘The Arrival’ with Richard Wright, UW linguistics chair
Yes, a Hollywood movie with a heroic linguist! Members and guests saw the "The Arrival" on Dec. 10 at Sundance Cinema Seattle. After the movie, we talked to Richard Wright, chair of of the linguistics department at University of Washington, at District Lounge. "When...
Post-Town Hall Hangout with Eric Vance
Can the way we think change our health? Members and guests met with journalist Erik Vance to discuss his new book, Suggestible You: The Curious Science of Your Brain's Ability to Deceive, Transform, and Heal, after his Nov. 21 talk at Town Hall Seattle. Vance's new...
Luke Timmerman: Entrepreneurial journalism and the world of self-publishing
Luke Timmerman spoke with members and guests on Nov. 9 about how he made the move into entrepreneurial journalism, and how he maintains his audience and model successfully. He also shared tips and advice on self-publishing a book. Almost two years ago local journalist...
Michelle Nijhuis: The Art of the Science Essay
Michelle Nijhuis discussed the art of the science essay for NSWA members and guests on Oct. 19 at Hugo House. In this evening lecture, Nijhuis talked about how to recognize essay ideas, how to report for the essay form, and how to organize your...
David Quammen at Town Hall
Yellowstone is America’s first, and arguably most iconic, national park. In his latest book, bestselling author David Quammen serves as tour guide to this national treasure, which is larger than both Rhode Island and Delaware combined. “Quammen illuminates the park’s...
Water Woes: Too little, too much, too dirty
Members and guests joined a panel on Sept. 14 for a lively discussion of issues surrounding water quality and quantity in the Pacific Northwest, and how agencies and citizens are responding to these changes. From drugs detected in Puget Sound salmon to increasing...
Explore Seattle’s historical shoreline with David B. Williams (second tour on Aug. 4)
Members and guests joined David B. Williams, freelance writer and former NSWA president, on Aug. 4 for a walking tour based on his most recent book, Too High and Too Steep: Reshaping Seattle’s Topography (University of Washington Press). This was...
Explore Seattle’s historical shoreline with David B. Williams (first tour on July 26)
Members and guests joined David B. Williams, freelance writer and former NSWA president, on July 26 for a walking tour based on his most recent book, Too High and Too http://www.laviagraes.com/viagra-drogas-la-rebaja Steep: Reshaping Seattle’s...
Tipsy Science: The Art and Chemistry of Distilling—and Tasting—Fine Spirits
Members and guests learned about the nuanced chemistry that goes into a fine a sherry-barrel gin, or a single-malt whiskey as we took a behind-the-scenes tour of Copperworks Distilling Company on June 10 led by co-owner Jason Parker. We then moved on to the tasting...
Tour of the Allen Institute for Brain Science
Members and guests visited the Allen Institute for Brain Science on May 25 and met with researchers who manage key labs, toured the facility, and learned what the Allen Institute aims to accomplish with its big expansion in Seattle. Researchers...
Hope Jahren at Town Hall
What’s it like being a woman in the field of science? Award-winning scientist Hope Jahren’s Lab Girl is an examination of this question, but it’s also so much more. In conversation with The Stranger‘s Sydney Brownstone on April 13 at Town Hall Seattle, she shared...
Uncertainty and the Zika Virus: What do scientists know and how can we report on it responsibly?
The Zika virus has been around since the 1950s, but it's only in the last year that mosquito-borne disease has been making global headlines. Zika has been linked with microcephaly (unusually under-sized heads and damaged brains), Guillain-Barré disease, and cortical...
Tackling the science of concussions and the future of football
Under the spotlight of Super Bowl 50, and the release of the Hollywood film Concussion, concerns over brain trauma in football have become hard to ignore. Members and guests joined us on Feb. 17 for "Tackling the science of concussions and the future of football." A...