You’re not actually a visual learner

Not exclusively, anyway. That and more science, all in this issue!

Jun 19 • Eva Amsen

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Video killed the science writing star

A lot of words about why I prefer writing about science over making videos, but why I should probably be making more videos.

Jun 5 • Eva Amsen

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May 2026

How science journalists and scientists work together (or not)

Another peek behind the scenes of science journalism, but this time from a scientist’s point of view

May 22 • Eva Amsen

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Happy 100th birthday, David Attenborough

*Attenborough voice* This extraordinary species can live to a hundred years or more

May 8 • Eva Amsen

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April 2026

Strep A vaccines (or lack thereof)

I wrote a long piece about the long journey to Strep A vaccines. Plus: science on the internet

Apr 24 • Eva Amsen

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I know nothing about research

The path from scientific research to public knowledge is a hot mess, but I love when people talk about the process.

Apr 10 • Eva Amsen

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March 2026

The admin side of science journalism

I basically send a lot of emails for no pay. But then fun things eventually happen!

Mar 27 • Eva Amsen

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Review of “17 pages”, a film about a scientific fraud investigation

I’ve been watching/listening to the Nebula documentary “17 Pages”, about a controversy surrounding a Cell paper in the 1980s.

Mar 13 • Eva Amsen

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February 2026

Digesting lactose is pretty weird

But it's just another genetic quirk, really. Plus: what that has to do with a book I reviewed, and some interesting science links from around the web.

Feb 27 • Eva Amsen

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A 300-year-old science hoax

Plus research into Bigfoot-hunters, a lonely robin and other science links.

Feb 13 • Eva Amsen

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January 2026

Peace and science

I visited the Nobel Peace Prize museum and it made me think about the link between peace and science.

Jan 30 • Eva Amsen

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3D images in chemistry and art

A look back at 90s 3D art and how chemists showed 3D images before video. Plus: science writing around the web and more

Jan 16 • Eva Amsen

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