Organization & Tools

The word FACTS spelled out in old-fashioned round typewriter keys.

Dispatches from Fact-Checking

Shannon Palus

3D drawing of a sound wave on a yellow background.

Ask TON: Taking Notes Discreetly

TON Editors

A two-page page from the Planner Pad. Each page is divided into three sections.

Tools: Planner Pad, the Funnel of Focus

Christie Aschwanden

Brendan Koerner Storyboards a Hijacking Tale

Robin Mejia

Robin Marantz Henig Examines End-of-Life Issues

Cassandra Willyard

Image of the Space Shuttle Columbia breaking up against a blue sky.

Butterfly On A Bullet

Robert Lee Hotz

Ask TON: How Many Stories at Once?

Christie Aschwanden

Ask TON: How Do You Juggle Assignments?

TON Editors

George Johnson Chases Lightning

Siri Carpenter

Ed Yong Profiles a Scientific Dynasty

Carl Zimmer

David Quammen on Turning Research Into Story, Part II

David Dobbs

David Quammen on Turning Research Into Story, Part I

David Dobbs

Greg Miller Examines Mental Health Care in Indonesia

Siri Carpenter

Ask TON: Organizing Notes

TON Editors

Helen Pearson Profiles an Activist Turned Scientist

Siri Carpenter

Daniel Engber Dissects the Ubiquitous Laboratory Mouse

Siri Carpenter

Close-up of part of a spiral notebook with some unreadable writing on the right-facing page.

Taking Good Notes: Tricks and Tools

TON Editors