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Science writer covering our weird and wonderful world. Contributing editor at Nova Next. Author of Decoding Anorexia, lover of coffee, cats, cycling and yarn.

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  1. Pinned Tweet
    29 Mar 2016

    I have gained quite a few followers as a result of my recent article on adult anorexia. *waves* Come for the science, stay for the cat pics

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  2. Retweeted
    Aug 3

    Stories are how we make sense of this messy world. All writers are important. We'll never have enough.

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    May 31

    We have to be honest about our history — when it was black and brown communities facing addiction, we called it a crime or a moral failing. But now that addiction has been impacting suburban, white communities, we are discussing addiction as a disease

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  4. May 28

    Meanwhile, I'm still trying to figure out that whole walking and chewing gum thing.

    Kestrels can catch mayflies on the wing!
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  5. May 24

    I'm growing my hair out a bit, and I've forgotten how curly it really is. The exciting part is that when I wake up, I never know if I'm going to get sensuous waves or honey, I stuck my finger in the light socket. This morning is the latter.

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  6. May 23

    Love this reframe!

    I try to pretend panic attacks are just my body doing the “this is a test of your emergency broadcast system” thing.
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  7. Retweeted
    May 18

    Omfg they're going to ban doors before they ban assault rifles

    Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick says there are too many entrances and exits to schools, and that is why shootings are able to happen. "Had there been one single entrance possibly for every student, maybe he would have been stopped."
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  8. May 16

    There's something in my eye. A beautiful, heartfelt essay.

    , your story with was among the inspirations for me to share my own story with him. I hope my story encourages you as much as your story encouraged me.
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  9. May 16

    As always, reports from the front lines of research on animal cuteness. We do NOT deserve the fluff and adorableness.

    even though all dogs at all ages are perfect, scientists have determined the age in which we perceive puppers to be at their ultimate cuteness
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  10. Retweeted
    May 13

    Happy birthday to seismologist Inge Lehmann (1888-1993) who first discovered the Earth’s solid inner core. She also discovered the mantle discontinuity called the Lehmann Discontinuity. M…

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  11. May 12

    My Life as a Public Health Crisis - Excellent essay by Harmony Cox on Narratively via

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    May 2

    I had a tweet of mine go viral and I noticed some things. (The tweet is this'un, by the by.)

    I think the success of GoFundMe campaigns for medical expenses shows that we could probably do it on a national level, creating a collective fund for everyone using something called "taxes," and we can use it to pay for a thing I've invented called "universal health care."
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  13. May 2

    Ten years ago today, I submitted my science writing thesis. That day, I celebrated with a giant bowl of ice cream and a really long nap. Today, I finished a feature story and started work on another. I'll take it.

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  14. May 2

    Mixed messengers: how cells communicate in a language that's neither cellular nor viral. My latest for

    A vast population of particles that are neither entirely viral nor cellular seem to be intimately involved with cellular communication and control.
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  15. Apr 28

    I'm used to cyclists listening to music as they ride, but today was the first time I heard someone listening to bagpipe tunes.

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    Apr 27

    Do eggs and sperm woo each other? "Researchers now see the egg as an equal and active player in reproduction," narrates in our podcast on the ultimate Tough Mother race. Download the podcast or read the article by in :

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    Apr 27

    I’m starting to think every marine creature has a built-in disco ball! These puffins beaks glow in a surprising discovery: by

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  18. Apr 26

    I spent the morning exchanging emails with Mr Bites and Mama Bites, and I subsequently almost sent a source an email that ended "Love, Carrie"

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  19. Apr 24

    A beautiful, searingly honest essay about on weight loss surgery

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  20. Apr 21

    I was greeted by a source today, who said "I checked out your website and I saw you write about all different kinds of science. And you really like cats." So there's that.

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  21. Retweeted
    Apr 21

    YES. Please knock it off! ED pros should not be pathologizing body sizes!!

    We are conflating obesity and Binge eating disorder. -Chevese Turner
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