The Open Notebook – Storygrams

Storygrams

An artist's conception shows two merging black holes similar to those detected by LIGO.

Storygram: Nicola Twilley’s “The Billion-Year Wave”

The following story diagram—or Storygram—annotates an award-winning story to shed light on what makes some of the best science writing so outstanding. The Storygram series is a joint project of The Open Notebook and […]

by Rebecca Boyle · September 11, 2018 · 0 comments

Storygram: Anna Maria Barry-Jester’s “Surviving Suicide in Wyoming”

Storygram: Anna Maria Barry-Jester’s “Surviving Suicide in Wyoming”

The following story diagram—or Storygram—annotates an award-winning story to shed light on what makes some of the best science writing so outstanding. The Storygram series is a joint project of The Open Notebook and […]

by David Wolman · June 12, 2018 · 0 comments

Storygram: Sarah Wild’s “Bones Specialists Try to Prise Secrets from the Veld Bodies”

Storygram: Sarah Wild’s “Bones Specialists Try to Prise Secrets from the Veld Bodies”

The following story diagram—or Storygram—annotates an award-winning story to shed light on what makes some of the best science writing so outstanding. The Storygram series is a joint project of The Open Notebook and […]

by Jen Schwartz · March 20, 2018 · 0 comments

Entomologist Gale Ridge in her lab at the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station in New Haven, Conn. The Madagascar hissing cockroaches on her sleeve are one of the species of insects she keeps there. (Originally published in STAT.)

Storygram: Eric Boodman’s “Accidental Therapists”

The following story diagram—or Storygram—annotates an award-winning story to shed light on what makes some of the best science writing so outstanding. The Storygram series is a joint project of The Open Notebook and […]

by Brooke Borel · January 23, 2018 · 0 comments

Voyager 1, launched in 1977, crossed the border into interstellar space on Aug. 25, 2012, according to a new study.

Storygram: Andrew Grant’s “At Last, Voyager 1 Slips into Interstellar Space”

The following story diagram—or Storygram—annotates an award-winning story to shed light on what makes some of the best science writing so outstanding. The Storygram series is a joint project of The Open Notebook and […]

by Marguerite Holloway · December 12, 2017 · 0 comments

Tibetan grasslands have been a lifeline for pastoralists for thousands of years.

Storygram: Jane Qiu’s “Trouble in Tibet”

The following story diagram—or Storygram—annotates an award-winning story to shed light on what makes some of the best science writing so outstanding. The Storygram series is a joint project of The Open Notebook and […]

by Mara Hvistendahl · November 7, 2017 · 0 comments

Fliers on the wall of a public hospital commemorate young nurses and lab technicians who have died of Ebola.

Storygram: Amy Maxmen’s “How the Fight Against Ebola Tested a Culture’s Traditions”

The following story diagram—or Storygram—annotates an award-winning story to shed light on what makes some of the best science writing so outstanding. The Storygram series is a joint project of The Open Notebook and […]

by Amanda Mascarelli · October 3, 2017 · 0 comments

Storygram: Charles Piller’s “Failure to Report”

Storygram: Charles Piller’s “Failure to Report”

The following story diagram—or Storygram—annotates an award-winning story to shed light on what makes some of the best science writing so outstanding. The Storygram series is a joint project of The Open Notebook and […]

by Roxanne Khamsi · March 21, 2017 · 0 comments

Storygram: Natalie Wolchover’s “Visions of Future Physics”

The following story diagram—or Storygram—annotates an award-winning story to shed light on what makes some of the best science writing so outstanding. The Storygram series is a joint project of The Open Notebook and […]

by George Musser · February 28, 2017 · 6 comments

Storygram: George Johnson’s “Why Everyone Seems to Have Cancer”

The following story diagram—or Storygram—annotates an award-winning story to shed light on what makes some of the best science writing so outstanding. The Storygram series is a joint project of The Open Notebook and […]

by Joanne Silberner · October 25, 2016 · 2 comments

Storygram: Amanda Gefter’s “The Man Who Tried to Redeem the World with Logic”

The following story diagram—or Storygram—annotates an award-winning story to shed light on what makes some of the best science writing so outstanding. The Storygram series is a joint project of The Open Notebook and […]

by Brendan Maher · September 20, 2016 · 0 comments

The Tohoku quake and tsunami killed at least 16,000 people. Photo credit: Wikimedia Commons. Published in East Bay Express.

Storygram: Azeen Ghorayshi’s “Sounding the Alarm”

The following story diagram—or Storygram—annotates an award-winning story to shed light on what makes some of the best science writing so outstanding. The Storygram series is a joint project of The Open Notebook and […]

by Ann Finkbeiner · July 12, 2016 · 0 comments