TWiV 1023: Covering science with Katherine Wu
Jul 09, 2023•1 hr 34 min•Ep. 1023
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Episode description
Katherine joins TWiV to discuss her career in science writing, from not liking science at all, to a PhD in microbiology and immunology, and writing for Nova, the NY Times, and The Atlantic, and how the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted her craft.
Host: Vincent Racaniello, Kathy Spindler, and Brianne Barker
Guest: Katherine Wu
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Links for this episode- MicrobeTV Discord Server
- All Katherine’s articles at The Atlantic
- Vaccines still blocking severe disease (The Atlantic)
- Calling Omicron mild is wishful thinking (The Atlantic)
- Tattoos do odd things to the immune system (The Atlantic)
- The Story Collider
- Timestamps by Jolene. Thanks!
Brianne- Maropeng caves and Finding Homo naledi
Kathy – Being Mary Tyler Moore
Vincent – Google Isn’t Grad School
John – A new study found people are terrible at sitting alone with their thoughts.
Alan – What if all viruses vanished?
Intro music is by Ronald Jenkees
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