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The Open Notebook @theopennotebook.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

You’ll be able to find "A Field at a Crossroads: Genetics and Racial Mythmaking" by @ashleythesmart.bsky.social for @undark.org, plus @scchak.bsky.social’s annotations, in our new book, available for pre-order now. www.theopennotebook.com/the-best-sci...

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Siri Carpenter @siricarpenter.bsky.social · 19/08/2025

I'm thrilled to have this sample syllabus out there in the world! Big thanks to the great @ashleythesmart.bsky.social for helping shape the syllabus, for doing so much of the heavy lifting in creating discussion questions and potential classroom assignments, and for his all-around excellent ideas.

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Knight Science Journalism @ MIT @ksjatmit.bsky.social · 11/04/2025

Just before boarding a plane to Cambridge for the fellowship, Yarden Michaeli (KSJ '25) published "Road to Redemption." That project is now shortlisted by the European Press Prize for an award in the innovation category: www.europeanpressprize.com/article/road...

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Road to Redemption: How Israel’s War Against Hamas Turned Into a Springboard for Jewish Settlement in Gaza - European Press Prize

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Knight Science Journalism @ MIT @ksjatmit.bsky.social · 11/04/2025

Ambiental Media, founded by Thiago Medaglia (KSJ '20), just launched the "Extreme Rainfall Vulnerability Index for Rio de Janeiro" — a tool using satellite imagery and AI to identify where the city is most vulnerable to floods and landslides. See what they found: rio60.ambiental.media/en/

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Rio 60º | Ambiental Media

Interactive platform maps Rio de Janeiro’s vulnerability to extreme rainfall and the risk of disasters from flooding or landslides

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Jyoti Madhusoodanan @smjyoti.bsky.social · 03/03/2025

Over the past few years, my work has orbited one central question: What does it mean to live at the cutting edge of science, experiencing a disease researchers don't fully understand? This story, my latest for Undark, probably comes closest to describing what that's like: undark.org/2025/03/03/m...

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As Adults Age With MS, Should They Shed Their Meds?

The risks and benefits of immunosuppressive drugs for multiple sclerosis shift with age, but who should quit — and when?

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