We are now accepting applications for the next two rounds of The Open Notebook fellowship for early-career science writers, made possible by a grant from the Burroughs Wellcome Fund. This 8-month mentored fellowship is remote and part-time, with a stipend of $4,200. The application deadline is October 20.
Dear Friends of TON, In the past year, The Open Notebook has published dozens of feature-length articles examining many aspects of the craft of science journalism and examining outstanding works up close through writer […]
The Open Notebook is seeking pitches for our Diverse Voices series. This series, a partnership with the National Association of Science Writers Diversity Committee, examines the experiences, expertise, and perspectives of science journalists from communities that are underrepresented in science journalism. Deadline: May 10.
All 30 students in Natalie Tamblyn’s 5th/6th grade class at David Lubin Elementary School in Sacramento, California made Peeps dioramas, and 14 students entered theirs into The World’s Finest Science-Themed Peeps Diorama Contest. 6th grader Lucy Higgenbotham won a Silver Peep (Kids) Award for “Pure Wild Peep,” honoring the work of ethologist Jane Goodall; another student, EJ, received an honorable mention for best social action theme for “The Pluto Protest.” The Open Notebook spoke with Mrs. Tamblyn to learn how the project went.
The Open Notebook asked Sally Mitchell, chemistry teacher at Rye High School in Rye, New York, to tell us the story behind her students’ impressive rendering of the entire periodic table of elements—in Peeps. Her 74 students’ project, the Peepiodic Table of the Elements, won both the Silver Peep (Teens) award and the Peeple’s Choice Award in The World’s Finest Science-Themed Peeps Diorama Contest in April 2019.
The winners of The World’s Finest (and Only … As Far as We Know) Science-Themed Peeps Diorama Contest have been chosen, and we’re happy to announce the crème(-filled eggs) de la crème(-filled eggs)!
Hoy estamos encantados de lanzar TON en Español, una colección de artículos populares de TON traducidos al español (Today we’re thrilled to launch TON en Español, a collection of popular TON articles translated into Spanish.)
Schrodinger’s Peep. Rice CRISPR/Peep9. The first “Peep”eration with ether. All monumental advances in science—with a marshmallow twist. These are just three of the 50 dioramas created by science-minded crafters and entered in the first-ever World’s Finest (and Only…As Far as We Know) Science-Themed Peeps Diorama Contest. Our gallery of the sweet tableaux is now open, and anyone can vote (through April 14) for their favorite to win the highly coveted Peeple’s Choice Award.
We are thrilled to announce two exciting sources of financial support in 2019, from the Burroughs Wellcome Fund and the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation. This new support will help us expand The Open Notebook‘s reach and impact and to build new resources for the science journalism community.
What happens if you ask a child, “Hey, do you want to talk to a scientist?” That question drove science writer Jenny Cutraro to develop Science Storytellers, a public engagement program that aims to sit children down to interview scientists, just like professional journalists do—and then to share their science stories. The Science Storytellers booth will be at AAAS’s Family Science Days in Washington, DC on February 16 and 17. Join us!
Welcome, ladies and gentlepeeps, to The World’s Finest (and Only … As Far as We Know) Science-Themed Peeps Diorama Contest! It’s time for science communication to meet sugary confection, for innovators in medicine to […]
The Open Notebook is excited to introduce the latest recipients of our fellowship for early-career science journalists, made possible by a generous grant from the Burroughs Wellcome Fund. Welcome to the TON community, Knvul Sheikh and Jennifer Lu, and to Knvul and Jen’s mentors, Roxanne Khamsi and Maya L. Kapoor.
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