Nancy Schute

Writing Seminars Professor
Science and medical writer, I blog and report for NPR, Scientific American, National Geographic. President, National Association of Science Writers.
Johns Hopkins University
http://twitter.com/nancyshute

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nancyshute RT @benjaminchapman : No need to rewash pre-washed leafy greens; Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics misses the evidence-based message...

by Nancy Schute, Writing Seminars Professor, Johns Hopkins University

nancyshute RT @carlzimmer : Thanks to everyone tweeting #sackler mtg on science communication. Are you going to get to hear from any science writers?...

by Nancy Schute, Writing Seminars Professor, Johns Hopkins University

nancyshute Writing rules for an online video contest on innovation at #NPR; journalism, job of many hats!

by Nancy Schute, Writing Seminars Professor, Johns Hopkins University

nancyshute RT @illinoisscience : #Sackler. "Everything should be made simple.." except obviously for slides on science communication by academics....

by Nancy Schute, Writing Seminars Professor, Johns Hopkins University

nancyshute Rise of the blerds! MT @missmariamw : Learned a new word on @nprfreshair today: "blerd." It means black nerd. David Allen Greer and I ...

by Nancy Schute, Writing Seminars Professor, Johns Hopkins University

nancyshute RT @boingboing : Four climbers die on Mt. Everest, another is missing. Weather? Human error? @maggiekb1 reports. http://t.co/mCKmczlk

by Nancy Schute, Writing Seminars Professor, Johns Hopkins University

nancyshute RT @alexheard : Eugene Polley, inventor of first TV remote, has died. Cool picture of original "Flash-Matic" http://t.co/iWmOnatN

by Nancy Schute, Writing Seminars Professor, Johns Hopkins University

nancyshute RT @evgenymorozov : "They detached technology from politics in order to keep their heads attached to their bodies." - Ken Adler on...

by Nancy Schute, Writing Seminars Professor, Johns Hopkins University

nancyshute RT @aphlnews : Reusable grocery bag fingered in norovirus outbreak http://t.co/9qYFoVjF

by Nancy Schute, Writing Seminars Professor, Johns Hopkins University

nancyshute RT @boltyboy : Next up, ACOG declares war on Consumer Reports http://t.co/UVPbuR0t

by Nancy Schute, Writing Seminars Professor, Johns Hopkins University

nancyshute He's the wild things: MT @agahran : Maurice Sendak died.... The man had courage, esp. re helping kids & adults deal with difficult emotions.

by Nancy Schute, Writing Seminars Professor, Johns Hopkins University

nancyshute Ultimately we are a pragmatic people. Ultimately we are not Fox or CNN: Boeing CEO McNerney #innovatesummit Well, thank goodness for that.

by Nancy Schute, Writing Seminars Professor, Johns Hopkins University

nancyshute I never put "win a James Beard Award" on my life list, but what the heck! Proud to be part of the @NPRfood team. http://t.co/BWfdCXnu

by Nancy Schute, Writing Seminars Professor, Johns Hopkins University

nancyshute RT @joepalca : I’m trying a journalistic experiment: To represent the real world of scientists. Innovation, failure. How the heck to do that?

by Nancy Schute, Writing Seminars Professor, Johns Hopkins University

nancyshute Where do big ideas come from? Working with @joepalca on a mulitmedia project for #NPR. This is gonna be fun!

by Nancy Schute, Writing Seminars Professor, Johns Hopkins University

nancyshute Even oncologists who should know better still use the mental model of relentless progression, says @cragcrest . #denialconf #sciencedenial

by Nancy Schute, Writing Seminars Professor, Johns Hopkins University

nancyshute . @stevesilberman I want to use our oldest human tool, storytelling, to tell story of discovery and diagnosis of #autism. #denialconf

by Nancy Schute, Writing Seminars Professor, Johns Hopkins University

nancyshute Thanks @stevesilberman for the shoutout for my coverage of #autism at @nprhealth . Blush. #denialconf #sciencedenial

by Nancy Schute, Writing Seminars Professor, Johns Hopkins University

nancyshute #denialconf #sciencedenial Ditto: denial is a reasonable thing. It's a way to slow down the process.

by Nancy Schute, Writing Seminars Professor, Johns Hopkins University

nancyshute #denialconf #sciencedenial Blakemore: Is climate change the story that's too big to cover? Editors need a way in

by Nancy Schute, Writing Seminars Professor, Johns Hopkins University

nancyshute Ditto: the downer aspect of climate change makes it easy to ignore. Rennie: make it an energy story instead. #denialconf #sciencedenial

by Nancy Schute, Writing Seminars Professor, Johns Hopkins University

nancyshute MT @ejwillingham : Panelists reject that #sciencedenial leaders are "sociopaths," assert greater nuance. Agree. strong word #denialconf

by Nancy Schute, Writing Seminars Professor, Johns Hopkins University

nancyshute .@tvjrennie Is data journalism more successful than narrative in presenting science? #denialconf #sciencedenial

by Nancy Schute, Writing Seminars Professor, Johns Hopkins University

nancyshute Ditto: what's good in a story is to have heroes and villains. There's a moral aspect. An intuitive way to think. #sciencedenial #denialconf

by Nancy Schute, Writing Seminars Professor, Johns Hopkins University

nancyshute RT @ejwillingham : Questioner asserts that leaders of #sciencedenial are "sociopaths" & "insane." #denialconf Pretty free use of "sociopath"

by Nancy Schute, Writing Seminars Professor, Johns Hopkins University

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