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science journalist 🚀 bylines at BBC Future, New Scientist, The Observer etc 🌍 previously BuzzFeed 🐱 kahoakes@gmail.com 💌 she/her 🐣 currently on mat leave

London via Oldham
Joined February 2009

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  1. Pinned Tweet
    Jan 17

    my first cover story for New Scientist, and also one that broke my brain into several pieces

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  2. Jun 9

    here is the story, from this time last year - credit should also go to who commissioned and edited

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  3. Jun 9

    especially lovely to discover this after a morning of trying and failing to get a tiny human to nap for longer than 2 minutes so I can finally have a shower and get dressed

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  4. Jun 9

    some good news: I’ve been shortlisted in this year’s awards for my story about pseudoscience on Amazon Prime Video

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  5. May 27

    is there a limit on the number of times someone can “relocate to seek childcare”? asking for a friend

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  6. May 23

    good to know that if and I get ill we can drive across the country so our newborn son can finally meet his grandparents

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  7. Retweeted
    Mar 21

    Here’s what I wish everyone knew about -19, especially young people who believe they are “low risk”.

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  8. Mar 16

    if you hate emails (fair) you can also read the newsletter here:

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  9. Mar 16
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  10. Mar 13

    it will be coronavirus-free, if you are looking for some weekend reading as a distraction from *waves hand at everything else on twitter rn*

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  11. Mar 13

    my last newsletter before i go on maternity leave – a round up of what i've been working on recently - is going out tomorrow, sign up here if you would like to get it

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  12. Mar 13
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  13. Mar 12

    this is also me and preparing to go on parental leave

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  14. Retweeted
    Mar 12

    The Daily Express has wrongly reported that new research into Covid-19 found the virus was genetically engineered for 'efficient spreading in the human population'. The study it quotes does not make this claim.

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  16. Mar 11
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  17. Mar 9

    shout out to my yoga studio, the only sensible people in the hand sanitiser vs soap debate

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  18. Retweeted
    Feb 27

    Tired of reading about how we shouldn’t worry because coronavirus is only risky to vulnerable people like immune compromised people. Y’all know immune compromised people can read, right?

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  19. Feb 27

    *"not that hard" comes with the caveat that you do need some time and cooking skills, but i've definitely saved time (and money) skipping the last min tesco runs

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  20. Feb 27

    since working on this story I've made an effort to cut my own food waste and can report: 1) it's not that hard 2) roast beetroot tacos are surprisingly tasty

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  21. Feb 21

    does the universe have a hidden twin on the other side of the big bang? a fun video from @HowieTimberlake and (that I played a small part in!)

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