Sandeep Ravindran
@sandeepr.bsky.social
Freelance Science Writer (Old posts auto-delete)
It’s a beautiful day in Miami, and I’m starting my first of two 3-day shark field research skills classes! Students will live on board a research vessel for three days while practicing catching, sampling, measuring, tagging, and releasing sharks! Wish us luck! Sign up for the next one here:
Shark Biology and Ecology Online Course — Center for Wildlife Studies
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Calling all local, regional, and general assignment reporters: You’re eligible to join our Local Science Reporting Help Desk, managed by @sandeepr.bsky.social. Details and how to apply here: www.theopennotebook.com/local-scienc...
Local Science Reporting Help Desk - The Open Notebook
The Open Notebook's Local Science Reporting Help Desk provides quick answers for reporters on deadline, drawing on a diverse community of practice made up of local and general assignment reporters…
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Congrats to Nina Elkadi, a CLF Food Systems and Public Health Fellow in Journalism, for her 2026 Covering Climate Now Journalism award! Nina reported on Arizona families struggling to ration water used for alfalfa farms. @ninaelkadi.com coveringclimatenow.org/projects/the...
The 2026 Covering Climate Now Journalism Awards — Covering Climate Now
Covering Climate Now is proud to announce the winners of the 2026 CCNow Journalism Awards. Our awards program, now in its sixth year, honors excellent reporting on many critical dimensions of the climate story. The winners hail from around the world, from outlets big and small, and, together, their work represents a model for journalists [...]Read More... from The 2026 Covering Climate Now Journalism Awards
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Go to Glen echo this weekend and buy my painting! They put it in the very last row, facing the back, bottom row, because it's the best 😉
Artologica aka Michele Banks @artologica.net · 2mo agoThis gel electrophoresis watercolor will be in the Glen Echo Labor Day art show glenechopark.org/ldas from September 5-7
There is just ONE spot left in my October field course. You’ll spend 3 days living with me on a research vessel in Florida, catching, tagging, measuring, sampling, and releasing sharks. Interested? Sign up this week! www.centerforwildlifestudies.org/courses/p/bi... 🦑🌎🧪🦈
Shark Biology and Ecology Online Course — Center for Wildlife Studies
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Feeling very honored and grateful today. Some of the journalists whose work I admire most have received this prize in the past and at a time when journalism is under threat in so many ways it’s just really heartening to be recognized by people who care deeply about journalism.
CASW@sciencewriting.bsky.social · last mo.Congratulations to @kakape.bsky.social for winning the 2026 Victor Cohn Prize! Judges called his reporting on infectious diseases and misinformation bold, urgent and groundbreaking. And big thanks to Michelson Philanthropies for underwriting the award. casw.org/news/kai-kup...
🎉 Great news! We have room for a few more participants for our August 21 editing workshop at #OWAA26 in and we've extended our deadline. Join us in Madison, WI, to dig into the craft of editing! www.theopennotebook.com/editing-fore...
Editing Forensics: Hands-On Workshop to Strengthen Editing and Writing - The Open Notebook
Great writing depends on great editing—and great editing is a skill that can be learned. In this highly interactive 6-hour workshop offered in partnership with the Outdoor Writers Association of Ameri...
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New journalist interview: Sandeep Ravindran, Science Journalist. I talked with Sandeep about the new book to which he contributed "The Best Science Stories & How They Work," produced by @theopennotebook.bsky.social Hope you'll listen #sciencejournalism podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/2...
This sounds like an interesting and important job. “STAT is looking for an enterprising, versatile, curious, and hard-charging reporter to join our award-winning Washington D.C. bureau at this unique moment in our country’s history… The Food and Drug Administration will be a major area of focus.”
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Isabella Cueto@isabellacueto.bsky.social · 3mo agoSTAT is hiring a Washington D.C. correspondent! Join our bureau in the nation's capital to cover health policy, the Trump administration, and the money shaping health care. globe.rec.pro.ukg.net/BOS1501BGMP/...
There are still spots left for the editing (and self-editing) workshop I'm leading on August 21! If you're in Madison or can get here easily, please consider signing up! It'll be chock-full of practical, actionable stuff. (BONUS: Join me for 🍨 and shop talk on the Memorial Union Terrace afterwards.)
The Open Notebook@theopennotebook.bsky.social · 3mo agoAttention #OWAA26 attendees! Ready to level up your editing? We’re hosting a workshop in Madison on 8/21 to teach TON's trusted technique, Editing Forensics, to help you unlock and address the most common issues in drafts. Less than a week left to register!
Excited to have my very own physical copy of @theopennotebook.bsky.social’s “The Best Science Stories and How They Work”!: www.theopennotebook.com/the-best-sci...
It's pub day for Lost in Curiosity -- please re-post widely! "Lively and revelatory" (Elizabeth Kolbert), "beautifully written" (Alan Lightman), "an utter delight" (Sabrina Imbler), "the kind of trip you won't want to miss" (Deborah Blum) www.robertakwok.com/book
Thank you to our annotators for making our new collection possible! Kudos to @maryroach.bsky.social, @amymaxmen.bsky.social, Bijal P. Trivedi, @elaberwarren.bsky.social, @prosaaquino.bsky.social … (1/2) www.theopennotebook.com/the-best-sci...
I’m delighted to see @theopennotebook.bsky.social’s “The Best Science Stories and How They Work” come out today! I annotated Jessica Seigel’s @knowablemag.bsky.social story “The Truth about Lying,” for it, check out the book here: www.theopennotebook.com/the-best-sci...
The Best Science Stories and How They Work: A Collection with Commentary - The Open Notebook
An invitation to engage with some of today’s most respected science journalists as they take readers beneath the surface to tell the stories behind eleven of the best science stories.
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Last week, my time as associate health editor at Scientific American came to an end when the publication was sold to a new owner. I will miss my brilliant colleagues more than words can say. I’m open to freelance work and full-time opportunities in newsrooms, classrooms and beyond. 🧵
Three days left to enter the Goodreads giveaway for my upcoming book Lost in Curiosity! You can enter to win one of 10 free print copies: www.goodreads.com/book/show/22...
Big news: Capital Weather is now independent at CapitalWeather.com. We’re building a new home for trusted DC-area weather coverage — with around-the-clock forecasts, live updates and deeper local weather and climate coverage. 1/4
I'm thrilled to announce that my book LOST IN CURIOSITY: Field Notes from Scientists' Adventures into the Unknown is available to pre-order now and has been chosen for Indies Introduce, the American Booksellers Association's list of best summer/fall debuts! www.instagram.com/p/DYCj597DTp... (1/N)
Goodreads is running a giveaway for my upcoming book LOST IN CURIOSITY: Field Notes from Scientists' Adventures into the Unknown! You can enter to win a free print copy www.goodreads.com/book/show/22...
NEW: ArXiv, the open-access repository of preprint academic research, will ban authors of papers for a year if they submit obviously AI-generated work. www.404media.co/new-arxiv-ru...
ArXiv to Ban Researchers for a Year if They Submit AI Slop
The change comes as arXiv and others struggle to manage an influx of AI-generated materials masquerading as rigorous science.
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Evidence-based research benefits medicine, schools, social policy, conservation, & more, Helen Pearson reports in Beyond Belief: How Evidence Shows What Really Works. www.nasw.org/member_artic... ScienceWriters.org #SciWriBooks
MENTORS STILL NEEDED: Can you help students learn more about the field of #sciwri? Previous mentoring experience is not required to be a great asset to the David Perlman Virtual Mentoring Program, organized by NASW's Education Committee. Deadline extended to FRIDAY, May 8:
2026 David Perlman Mentoring Program
This summer, NASW is again offering its virtual summer mentoring program for graduate and undergraduate students, which will run from **June 3 to July 29**. Register by May 1.
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Having clips helps you land assignments, but how do you get that first, elusive clip? This story with @rachelcourtland.com, @yaohualaw.bsky.social, @betsyladyzhets.bsky.social, @alexip718.com and others who all once landed their first assignment explains how. www.theopennotebook.com/2026/04/28/l...
Landing Your First Assignment Without Any Clips - The Open Notebook
Journalists just starting out face a common conundrum: Having clips helps you land assignments, but how do you get that first, elusive clip? In the absence of a journalism degree or internships, it…
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Rest of World seeking our next ambitious Editor-in-Chief to reimagine our publication for this new era of tech volatility. We’re looking for a visionary leader to take the reins of our world-class newsroom. Join us: https://restofworld.org/about/hiring/editor-in-chief/?utm_campaign=row-social
We’re hiring an Editor-in-Chief
We are seeking our next ambitious and visionary Editor-in-Chief to lead our strategic pivot, as we reimagine the publication for this more urgent mandate.
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Where are my #HumanFactors nerds? This one's for you.
Matt Shipman (he/him)@shiplives.bsky.social · 6mo agoScientists are recruiting everyone who reads visual text to take part in a #CitizenScience project. You can help out by reading this post, sharing it, and signing up to take part. (short🧵) 🧪 news.ncsu.edu/2026/04/citi...
WIRED is doing more hiring! Come be a staff editor and work across our newsroom and with our international editions. Great, dynamic gig, moving quickly so don’t hold off on applying:
Staff Editor
WIRED is where a better future is imagined. For three decades, we have been the indispensable guide to a world in constant transformation. We cover humanity’s biggest challenges, from climate change t...
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Spread the word! SciLine is hiring a full-time training specialist! We're looking for a bilingual science communicator to work on our training programs for scientists interested in media and journalists interested in science! Must love exclamation points! 🧪 #scicomm #sciencejobs
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