#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.
Arnold: An Arboretum Goes Prairie
A 2017 hurricane, Catherine Arnold writes, showed how listening to the land builds local resilience. For the University of Texas Alcalde, Catherine (@TreesWhales) tells about the Houston Arboretum weathering Hurricane Harvey and increasing fauna diversity thanks to...
Gibbs: Our 2020 = Bread, Vaccines
Wayt Gibbs (@WaytGibbs) has the quintessential 2020 podcasts for Scientific American’s Science Talk. Wayt talks with medical ethicist Arthur Caplan about how we decide who’s first in line for COVID-19 vaccines. Then Wayt, a writer and editor for Modernist Bread,...
Zaske: Right Off the Bat
SARS-CoV-2 is not the only human virus linked to bats, writes Sara Zaske for WSU Insider. More are on the way. Sara reports on forward-looking Washington State University research to understand and stop these emerging viruses. For more from Sara (@wsuzaske), check out...
Gritters and Yan: Writers’ Pod
Freelancers have amazing know-how but not always about business. Wudan Yan and Jenni Gritters launched their podcast, The Writers' Co-op, to offer freelance creatives practical advice about taxes, marketing, time management, and more. The podcast will be back for...
Vartan: Mussel Watch
How do we monitor the Puget Sound for contaminants? Starre Vartan, writing for the Natural Resources Defense Council has the answer: A mussel smoothie. Read Starre’s report on how volunteers sample (then blend) the mollusks to detect a range of water contaminants from...