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Highlights from NSWA events, tours, and field tripsNSWA chats with Ariel Waldman about citizen science and hacking the space program
NSWA members and guests joined Ariel Waldman on Oct. 28 to discuss citizen science and hacking the space program. The chat followed her talk at Ada's Technical Books. Waldman worked at NASA, founded Spacehack.org, and now organizes events to advocate for "massively...
NSWA sees ‘The Martian’ with scientists from UW Astrobiology
Members and guests enjoyed a 3D showing of “The Martian” on Oct. 14 at Cinerama. Afterward, the following scientists from the UW Astrobiology program joined us next door at Cantina Lena to chat about the movie: Stephen Wood, a planetary scientist at the UW who...
You’ve got the book contract, now what?
Seattle authors Steve Olson and Bonnie Rochman spoke to NSWA members and guests on Sept. 16 about how to tackle the writing, editing and polishing of a manuscript once you have a deal with a publisher. Olson is the author of several trade books, including “Mapping...
Chat about earthquakes and Pluto with Sandi Doughton and Alan Boyle
Sandi Doughton and Alan Boyle talked earthquakes and Pluto with members and guests on Aug. 12 NSWA's own Sandi Doughton (The Seattle Times, author of "Full Rip 9.0: The Next Big Earthquake in the Pacific Northwest") and Alan Boyle (formerly of NBC News) discussed what...
Second ‘Stories in Stone’ walking tour with David Williams on Aug. 6
The July "Stories in Stone" walking tour with geology writer David Williams was a big hit. David provided a second tour on Aug. 6, for those who missed out.
‘Stories in Stone’ walking tour with David Williams
NSWA members and guests enjoyed a "Stories in Stone" walking tour of downtown Seattle on July 15 with David Williams, former NSWA president, naturalist and writer. Most people do not think of looking for geology from the sidewalks of Seattle, but for the intrepid...
“Genetic Me” US film premiere
NSWA was proud to host the U.S. premiere of "Genetic Me," a documentary from Danish science writer Lone Frank, on June 10 at Group Health Research Institute (GHRI). "Genetic Me" is a humorous and very human gateway into the rising science of who we are. Using wit and...
NSWA members special outing to MOHAI on Free First Thursday
Members and guests met on May 7 at one of our new, bi-monthly science nights out at this special visit to the Museum of History and Industry. We arranged a special overview for NSWA members with Tara McCauley, Education and Programs Manager at the museum,...
Writing Globally, with Mark Harris
Mark Harris, freelance technology and science writer, spoke to NSWA members and guests about writing for international audiences on April 8 at University House. Harris writes regularly for The Economist, The Guardian and London’s Sunday Times. He also writes for IEEE...
George Divoky discusses ‘Forty Years of a Melting Arctic’
Members and guests enjoyed a free talk on March 24 at Town Hall by Join NSWA at Town Hall by Seattle biologist George Divoky, who discussed his wildlife research in the Arctic and what he’s learned about climate change. Interested in events like this? Check out our...
How to make your audience fall in love with your blog
Geraldine DeRuiter, the Everywhereist, described her journey as a blogger, from just a few hits a day to world domination (or something like that) for NSWA members and guests at our monthly meeting on Feb. 18 at University House. View her presentation. Like any...
2015 NSWA Annual Event
More than 100 members and guests celebrated 2014, learned about brain-related technologies and enjoyed food at our annual event on Jan. 15 at the Center for Sensorimotor Neural Engineering. Check out the photos! Thanks to Mary Guiden, 2015 NSWA president, for her...
A Freelancer’s Life: Tales from the Trenches
NSWA members and guests joined the following panel of science writers at our monthly meeting on Dec. 10 to discuss freelancing. Ashley Braun works full time as a writer and editor at NOAA’s Office of Response and Restoration in Seattle. But since 2011, she’s been a...
Ebola in the News
The Ebola outbreak in Africa has been dominating media coverage. Closer to home, NSWA gathered experts to talk about the outbreak from both medical and journalism points of view at our monthly meeting on Nov. 12 at University House. John Lynch, an infectious disease...
Writing Local Stories: From City Magazines to National Publications
We all know that Seattle -- and the Pacific Northwest in general -- is the best place in the world to live. But what makes a story in our little corner of the country worthy of coverage in a big-name publication? And how do you craft these stories differently for...