Colleagues! Friends! People who may one day be colleagues and friends! I’m here at #ESA26 until Thursday to nerd out with y’all. Please introduce yourself and tell me all about your work.
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Amanda Heidt is at ESA26!
Профиль Vively🏜️ Southwest National Parks Editor, SFGate |✨ Freelance Science Journalist |👩🔬 Once-Upon-A-Time Scientist | 📰 Clips in Nature, Science, The New York Times, Nat Geo, NPR, et al. | Signal: aheidt.16 | 🏳️🌈 She/Her | amandaheidt.com
🏜️ I originally wrote a much more...mature intro, but alas, decorum prevails! www.sfgate.com/national-par...
Calif. researchers turn to OnlyFans as their funding dries upBut it's not what you think.www.sfgate.comWho else is headed to Salt Lake next week for #ESA26!? I'll be there hunting for stories and sitting on a panel about careers in scicomm. Hope to see a lot of folks there. events.rdmobile.com/Sessions/Det...
Careers in Science Communication - Detailsevents.rdmobile.com🧪 Double pub day! I got to catch up with Nobel Prize-winner Jennifer Doudna about her new study crafting synthetic CRISPR proteins that perform gene editing more efficiently than their naturally-occurring counterparts! www.nature.com/articles/d41...
CRISPR gets a power boost from AI-designed ‘molecular scissors’Researchers used artificial intelligence to design functional CRISPR enzymes not seen in nature.www.nature.comSuper proud to be on the board of an organization that looks after its own. In addition to a statement of solidarity for the staff recently laid off from SciAm, read on for a list of resources, including a session I co-organized about self-care during tough transitions. www.nasw.org/July2026soli...
NASW expresses solidarity with journalists facing layoffs and loss of freelance workTo the workers affected by this round of layoffs, both in terms of staff jobs and the loss of freelance work as a result of those eliminated positions, and to those still recovering from similar actio...www.nasw.org🏜️Hear ye', hear 'ye! The next round of Bears Ears/Grand Staircase-Escalante nonsense is here. www.sfgate.com/national-par...
Trump just dramatically shrank 2 beloved Utah national monumentsThe national monuments have been at the heart of a tug-of-war between presidents.www.sfgate.com🏜️ One of the most impactful stories I've worked on at SFGATE ran this morning. A year after Dragon Bravo ripped across the Grand Canyon's North Rim, staff spoke to myself and @ashleyharrell.bsky.social about the ways in which the blaze--and the government's response--has reshaped their lives.
The national park fire nobody was ready forThe Dragon Bravo Fire upended lives on the Grand Canyon National Park's North Rim.www.sfgate.com🧪To celebrate the 10th anniversary of the FAIR principles, I spoke to data scientists about what data accessibility and reproducibility looks like in 2026. www.nature.com/articles/d41...
How FAIR data are helping to build trust in scienceThe FAIR guidelines laid a solid foundation for ensuring data accessibility and reproducibility. A decade on, researchers are thinking beyond them.www.nature.comStill looking for one more prof to share a fun way they chose to celebrate getting tenure!
Amanda Heidt is at ESA26!🧪I've got a #SourceRequest: If you did something fun to celebrate earning tenure or passing your PhD defense, please let me know! I'm working up a sweet story for Nature.
🏜️A story I really wish I didn't have to write. Moab has been absolutely doused in smoke the last week as we watch places we love being threatened. www.sfgate.com/national-par...
Utah is burning. That's bad news for its national parks.Firefighters are battling dozens of blazes ahead of the country's 250th birthday.www.sfgate.comTl;dr: Scientific American is being sold to LabX Media. As someone who previously worked for a LabX pub that LabX proceeded to run into the ground, I am...skeptical that this signals anything good.
Springer Nature to divest its consumer media businesses | Springer Nature Group | Springer NatureStrategic divestment of consumer media portfolio enables Springer Nature to focus on its core business Transaction supports the long-term developmentgroup.springernature.comAmazing news!!!! 🥳
bioGraphic📣 BIG NEWS! 📣 We're re-launching bioGraphic as a completely independent nonprofit! As we make this transition, we're taking a publishing (and social media) break in July and August. Then we'll be back with more inspiring, paywall-free journalism about the natural world. More details below 👇
🧪New from me for @nature.com: I do a lot of writing about technological innovation, but sometimes, the simpler tool really is best. For this story, I asked field and bench scientists to tell me about their favorite, most basic tools! www.nature.com/articles/d41...
In the field — and sometimes in the lab — the simplest tool is bestTechnology has led to unprecedented innovation, but common household items can help make research more reproducible — and accessible.www.nature.comSometimes the job is a grind, and sometimes the job is grinding my way through several pies in the name of journalism.
SFGATEA refurbished homestead in Capitol Reef's heart slings out 600 pies a day.
One of several reasons I canceled my NYT sub.
Assigned MediaIs the New York Times more biased than other major US news organizations that cover the trans community? Early data from our 2026 news tracker suggests they are. Of the 10 outlets we've been tracking, NYT had the fewest stories that quoted a trans person of them all. More here:
If, like me, you use a salad spinner with some plates hot-glued in as a centrifuge, definitely let me know. 😅
Amanda Heidt is at ESA26!🧪Hello all! I'm here with a #sourcerequest for @nature.com. I'm writing up a piece on low-tech lab tools. We place a lot of importance on technological innovation, but what are the simple things (DIY maybe?) that you find yourself turning to again and again? Please RT and let me know!