#NSWASCIWIRE
Recent work by our members#nswasciwire highlights the published writing of NSWA members each month. Would you like to see your writing featured? Please suggest an item online or send a link or PDF file to Susan Keown at sciencewire@nwscience.org. The NSWA Board of Directors determines what material to present. We look forward to highlighting your work.
Merrick: Saving the Planet, Making Us Rich
Tim Merrick of the Idaho U.S. Geological Survey makes a big pitch for geoscience in a 5-minute Ignite talk that lives on in an online video. Tim’s enthusiasm for the environment, earth science, and the Pacific Northwest—specifically Boise—is scientifically sound and...
Long: So Long…For Now
Priscilla Long closes out “Science Frictions,” her column in The American Scholar, with a lovely on the rewards and demands of an assignment with a weekly deadline. Her final column is a must-read for anyone considering a regular writing gig on general science topics....
Kelley: Plan B for Earthlings?
Peter Kelley describes a cluster of super-earths, recently discovered and just 22 light-years away, in a news release from the University of Washington. The planets have conditions in the “habitable zone” for humans. Their discovery will guide astronomers in finding...
Mapes: A News Series Reborn
An award-winning newspaper series from Linda Mapes with stunning photos by Steve Ringman is now Elwha: A River Reborn. This book, from the Seattle Times and Mountaineers Books describes a major dam-removal project in 2011 on Washington’s Olympic Peninsula that...
McGuire: Full Fat or Skim?
Michelle (Shelley) McGuire has a lot on her plate—and in her glass. Her recent scholarly article on the impact of mastitis (mammary gland inflammation) on the fat content of breast milk is only one of her science writing accomplishments. cialis refractory A Washington...