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Ainslie Johnstone

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Data journalist 📈 and science correspondent 🧪 at The Economist Signal: ainsliej.60

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Ainslie Johnstone @ainsliejstone.bsky.social · 17/04/2026
Writing a piece about why first-borns do better in life feels like a very first-born thing to do Anyway, here it is: www.economist.com/graphic-deta...
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Why eldest siblings are brainier
A new study finds that sickness may play a role
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Filippo Teoldi @fteoldi.bsky.social · 28/10/2025
Hurricane Melissa is one of the strongest storms ever recorded @ainsliejstone.bsky.social &✨ 📊 by @eljlees.bsky.social www.economist.com/interactive/... via @economist.com
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Marie Segger @mariesegger.bsky.social · 28/10/2025
What makes Hurricane Melissa so different to other storms? A terrific piece with stellar graphics pulled together by our special-projects team with help from across the paper @ainsliejstone.bsky.social @fteoldi.bsky.social @eljlees.bsky.social @josephc.net www.economist.com/interactive/...
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Hurricane Melissa is one of the strongest storms ever recorded
Jamaica and Cuba are in its path
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Jon Fasman @jonfasman.bsky.social · 15/10/2025
Saving the world, one seed at a time. Terrific piece from @ainsliejstone.bsky.social www.economist.com/interactive/...
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How to save Madagascar’s dwindling forests
The island’s unique plants are being preserved in the world’s biggest seed bank
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Alex Selby-Boothroyd @alexselbyb.bsky.social · 30/08/2025
The Economist data team is ten years old!! Thank you so much to @misssarahleo.bsky.social for hosting, and for the incredibly on-point drinks menu
Most of the gangBar chart. Geddit!!
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Ainslie Johnstone @ainsliejstone.bsky.social · 18/07/2025
Every summer since 2011 the Caribbean has been swamped by ever more floating brown seaweed. It's ugly, bad for wildlife and it stinks. Now, some companies are trying to turn the tide 🪸 www.economist.com/interactive/...
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Sand, sun and stench
Rotting seaweed is stinking up Caribbean beaches
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Alex Selby-Boothroyd @alexselbyb.bsky.social · 17/07/2025
So many insights into America's relationship to alcohol in this excellent piece by @ainsliejstone.bsky.social, not least that a small percentage of men think that 15 drinks in one day is "moderate" www.economist.com/graphic-deta...
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America might soon relax its drinking guidelines
Our polling shows why it is so hard to set alcohol limits
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Ainslie Johnstone @ainsliejstone.bsky.social · 30/06/2025
Politics is fuelling science scepticism across the west www.economist.com/science-and-...
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Distrust in public-health institutions is not just an American problem
Across the rich world politics is driving scepticism
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Owen Winter @owenwntr.bsky.social · 27/06/2025
We were lucky enough to have our YouGov/The Economist poll in field when the US bombed Iranian nuclear facilities. You can see the partisan realignment in real time
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Drew Johnston @drew-johnston.bsky.social · 20/06/2025
The Economist published an article today about my team's research on measuring social ties between men and women. The article had cool original analyses, including showing that the rate of cross-gender ties among close (top 5) friends is predicted by an index of sexism (a 🧵)
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Ainslie Johnstone @ainsliejstone.bsky.social · 19/06/2025
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Can men and women be just friends?
The answer matters more than you think
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Prof Peter Hotez MD PhD DSc(hon) @peterhotezmdphd.bsky.social · 30/05/2025
No words
America’s brain drain
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Oliver Morton, Eater of Sun @eaterofsun.bsky.social · 30/05/2025
Very good piece from @ainsliejstone.bsky.social (no gift link available I am afraid) www.economist.com/interactive/...
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If India chokes less, it will fry more
Pollution may have shielded it from the worst of global warming. That will change
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Ainslie Johnstone @ainsliejstone.bsky.social · 29/05/2025
America used to be the first choice for international students. Now the Trump administration is doing its best to push them away. It might succeed in hurting the Ivies, but it will hurt American innovation and competitiveness more www.economist.com/graphic-deta...
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Demand for American degrees has already hit covid-era lows
Trump’s war on universities could drive away America’s brightest import
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Ainslie Johnstone @ainsliejstone.bsky.social · 24/05/2025
Donald Trump's war on science is on the cover of the US-edition of The Economist this week. With stories from @iemsteinmark.bsky.social, @daniellaraz.bsky.social, @arynbraun.bsky.social, Rebecca Jackson and me
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The Economist @economist.com · 23/05/2025
Donald Trump’s attacks on science are unfocused and disingenuous. Far from unshackling scientific endeavour, the administration is doing it serious damage. The consequences will be bad for everyone econ.st/3Sld8QW
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Richard Branson @richardbranson.bsky.social · 02/04/2025
Very sad to see this www.economist.com/graphic-deta...
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Schooled by Trump, Americans are learning to dislike their allies
Our polling shows that Americans’ and Europeans’ attitudes towards each other are changing quickly
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Ainslie Johnstone @ainsliejstone.bsky.social · 01/04/2025
Over the past few months regular Americans and Europeans have been turning against each other
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Ainslie Johnstone @ainsliejstone.bsky.social · 21/03/2025
For decades Alzheimer’s research has been marred by disappointment—existing drugs only slow the disease. Now an old idea, once dismissed as fringe, is making a comeback. If it’s right, millions of cases could be prevented using medicines we already have... www.economist.com/science-and-...
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Do viruses trigger Alzheimer’s?
A growing group of scientists think so, and are asking whether antivirals could treat the disease
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Ainslie Johnstone @ainsliejstone.bsky.social · 21/11/2024
Electric cars cost more upfront and generate more CO2 to manufacture compared with petrol cars. But they are much cheaper and greener to run. So, how far do you need to drive for an electric to beat petrol? The answer depends a lot on where you live... www.economist.com/graphic-deta...
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Where is it actually cheaper to drive an electric car?
And is it always greener? Our ranking shows how costs and emissions vary
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Ainslie Johnstone @ainsliejstone.bsky.social · 21/11/2024
This week @sondreus.bsky.social and I gathered 38,000 of Elon Musks posts. Someone really needs to introduce him to bedtime mode...
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Ainslie Johnstone @ainsliejstone.bsky.social · 21/11/2024
First post! Here are a few of the more fun data projects I've worked on this year.... Which countries are the most attractive to talented people? Introducing the footloose index. How would a country's graduate population change if everyone who wanted to move did? www.economist.com/graphic-deta...
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Our footloose index: the most attractive countries for graduates
Southern Europe has become increasingly appealing for mobile talent
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