@virginiagewin.bsky.social
PDX-based science journalist writing about climate change, food security, land use, biodiversity loss, and diversity in STEM she/her
Signal: ginnyg.04
Stories here: www.virginiagewin.com
@seismatters.bsky.socialReposted by @virginiagewin.bsky.socialFancy a once-in-a-lifetime trip to #Egypt with me and some experts in Egyptian history? 🇪🇬
It so, the @newscientist.com are running this tour again next year! Although a bit spenny, it’s truly amazing!! 🤩
@beebrookshire.bsky.socialReposted by @virginiagewin.bsky.social"It was not lost on me, even in reporting this piece, that every phone call, every email, is predicated on a faith in ordinary interactions that AI is fast eroding."
@virginiagewin.bsky.socialI will never forget your face when you spotted him!
@virginiagewin.bsky.social“Traditionally, the CDC would be highly visible in a situation like this, but it hasn’t been this time… The U.S. public health agency has to be invited in by state officials, however, and Florida officials have not asked for CDC disease investigators to come in”.
@virginiagewin.bsky.socialThanks to #SciWri26 Pitch Slam panelist, @rachelcourtland.com, for putting together these helpful pitching tips! @sciencewriters.org
@virginiagewin.bsky.social“We cannot treat ourselves out of the chronic-disease burden" says @vrmlnroel.bsky.social.
Meet the researchers who say exposomics is the key to precision medicine -and precision prevention- in this @nature.com story.
@gbrumfiel.bsky.socialReposted by @virginiagewin.bsky.socialSCOOP: Valar Atomics is planning a massive nuclear powered data center on public lands in Utah. The 9,600 acre site would include 456 reactors, along with fuel fabrication and waste storage facilities.
@amtrakcascades.wsdot.wa.govReposted by @virginiagewin.bsky.socialToday's the day! Jump on Trains 503, 508, 516 and 519 to enjoy the new Amtrak Cascades trains. Super comfy seats. Tray tables in Triplicate - not even kidding! Adjustable cupholders. There is nothing like that new train smell.💚🤎🤍
@virginiagewin.bsky.social“If one does not address lifestyle factors, diet, medications, environmental exposures and other factors, care is not personalized," says Gary Miller, #exposomics researcher.
My latest @nature.com feature highlights the mammoth task of tallying environmental exposures.
@amywestervelt.bsky.socialReposted by @virginiagewin.bsky.socialI keep hearing from sources about these but had no idea it was THIS many. of course these are also the orgs that squawk about the importance of "academic freedom" www.politico.com/news/2026/09...
@virginiagewin.bsky.socialSmart textiles are taking off--for wound healing, climate adaptation, and even smart underwear for reproductive health. “Women want insights into their bodies.”
My latest for @jmirpub.bsky.social news.
@theferrarilab.bsky.socialReposted by @virginiagewin.bsky.socialI know I shouldn't get pulled in. But aside from absurdity of how this idea must have even gotten started, the actual safety and regulatory process to necessary to make this happen would take decades and billions of dollars.
@freedom.pressReposted by @virginiagewin.bsky.socialIt’s difficult to imagine a more blatant violation of the First Amendment than Trump banning news outlets from the People’s House for criticizing the government. These outrageous attacks only show how scared he is of an informed public. Our statement:
@virginiagewin.bsky.socialJust gonna put this here: “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, & to petition the Gov’t for a redress of grievances.”
@virginiagewin.bsky.socialExcited that @smithsonianmag.bsky.social has republished my @knowablemag.bsky.social story on the game-changing air quality satellite, TEMPO.
@jgasspoore.hazardpodcast.comReposted by @virginiagewin.bsky.socialIn summer 2025, Black New Yorkers died from heat-related illness at 3X the rate of white New Yorkers. Latino residents died at 2X the rate. My latest investigation examines why New Yorkers are struggling to access cooling assistance as the city's heat becomes increasingly deadly.
@sammyroth.bsky.socialReposted by @virginiagewin.bsky.socialWant to understand why journalists and politicians get so excited about AI doomsday predictions but mostly ignore climate change?
It's called *information pollution.* Thank you to @amywestervelt.bsky.social for coining this important new term and writing a book about it, and explaining it to me!
@knowablemag.bsky.socialReposted by @virginiagewin.bsky.social🌎 LATEST: Tracking air pollution with a new NASA satellite
@virginiagewin.bsky.social"[TEMPO] is a game changer," says @uwmad-aos.bsky.social's Tracey Holloway.
My @knowablemag.bsky.social story highlights how the geostationary satellite is helping researchers, air quality specialists and communities track pollution dynamics from space.
Tagging @tomgillpredicts.bsky.social
@virginiagewin.bsky.socialMy latest @nature.com Q&A is with @bmedlab.bsky.social's Yoah Sui on the ethics of employing consumer wearables in research.
The 2 biggest concerns: data privacy (what data are used by the AI-based algorithms in these devices) and data security (who can potentially access those data).
