Helen Thompson

@wwrfd

Award-losing science writer. Associate Digital Editor . Runner. Broadway musical geek. Dolly Parton fan. I have a taco problem.

Washington, DC
Joined November 2011

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  1. Pinned Tweet
    17 Jun 2016

    Urban living could pose risks to great tits:

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    Leaving 2018 in the rear view like this adorable sand crab butt

    The rear end of a sand crab
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  3. 20 Dec 2018

    "This blog is washing away, in the high tide of the internet. But the definition of a blog? That’s just a line in the sand." - pens her farewell to blogging ... whatever that means.

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    Who needs a husband when you have a library?

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    Who's ready for Thanksgiving?

    A fat brown bear sitting on a riverbank
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  6. 15 Nov 2018

    It's not like scientists find giant asteroid craters under glaciers every day.

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    7 Nov 2018

    always thinking about how the US Geological Survey couldn’t classify this bee so they put its genus and species into their official government files as “bee cute furry face”

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  8. 7 Nov 2018
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    Have you donated to a non-profit news organization through NewsMatch yet? It will double your contribution! LOTS of fantastic organizations are on the list. I started with , which has been going strong for almost 100 years & I hope another 100.

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    1 Nov 2018

    New podcast episode is out! I talk about how lines are getting blurred between science journalist and science communicator- an interesting debate in the science writing community 🤔

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  11. 31 Oct 2018

    That one’s for a classic horror story, which can be read in full here:

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  12. 31 Oct 2018

    I’ve been watching a lot of the new Sabrina the Teenage Witch this week, and it shows in my video production.

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    13 Oct 2018

    Thanks to everyone who attended at ! We have more resources for you: -- a doc of resources -- and - a newly created facebook group for science journalism editors!

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  14. Retweeted
    13 Oct 2018

    An international conference of Helens at - if you see another Helen at the meeting, tell her we need her.

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  15. 13 Oct 2018

    Go into video interviews hoping to not use narration, but if you end up needing it, write it like a haiku. -

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  16. 13 Oct 2018

    Out job as science writers is to “empower people to make up their own minds.” -

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  17. 3 Oct 2018

    Genetic details could explain why roses smell like roses (and not baby prostitutes).

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  18. 3 Oct 2018

    Will scientists ever make dark matter happen? Or will it suffer the same fate as fetch?

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  19. 3 Oct 2018

    Get in, loser. We're going to Mars.

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  20. 3 Oct 2018

    Aye-aye ancestor: "I'm a primate, duh."

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  21. 3 Oct 2018
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