PLOS Blogs is a network for discussing science and medicine in public. This platform covers topics in research, culture, and publishing.
PLOS Blogs is different from other blogging networks because it includes an equal mix of science journalists and scientists. Below is a rundown of the people who are blogging for us.
Our Scientists
GenomeBoy: Misha Angrist, PhD, is Assistant Professor of the Practice at the Duke University Institute for Genome Sciences & Policy. In 2009 he had his full genome sequenced at Duke.
Gobbledygook: Martin Fenner, MD, works as a medical doctor and cancer researcher in the Hannover Medical School Cancer Center in Germany. Since 2007, he has regularly written about how the internet is changing scholarly communication.
Neuroanthropology: Daniel Lende, PhD, is a medical, psychological, and biological anthropologist. He worked as an assistant professor in anthropology at the University of Notre Dame and is now associate professor at the University of South Florida. Daniel co-founded Neuroanthropology.net in 2007.
Greg Downey is currently a Senior Lecturer in Anthropology at Macquarie University in Sydney, Australia. He has published extensively on capoeira (an Afro-Brazilian art form), no-holds-barred fighting, coaching, dance, music, etc.
Obesity Panacea: Peter Janiszewski has a PhD in clinical exercise physiology from Queen’s University in Canada. He’s a science writer/editor, a published obesity researcher, university lecturer, and an advocate of new media.
Travis Saunders is a PhD student in health physiology at the University of Ottawa, who investigates sedentary lifestyles and chronic disease risk in children.
Take As Directed: David Kroll, PhD, is a cancer pharmacologist who investigates natural anticancer drugs and is best known under his blog pseudonym, “Abel Pharmboy.” He has appeared regularly on NPR and ABC News Now.
The Language of Bad Physics: Sarah Kavassalis has a BS in physics and mathematics and is currently a graduate student at the University of Toronto. She discusses semipopular papers that lack an accurate basis in math and physics.
This May Hurt A Bit: Shara Yurkiewicz is a 2nd year medical student at Harvard University. She was an AAAS Mass Media Fellow, and has written for the LA Times and Discover. She is interested in medical ethics, currently conducting research at Harvard and previously at the Hastings Center.
Our Science Journalists
Body Politic: Melinda Wenner Moyer is an award-winning science writer focusing on health and policy, and has a master’s degree in science journalism from New York University. Her work has appeared in Scientific American, Slate, The Oprah Magazine, etc.
NeuroTribes: Steve Silberman is a long-time writer whose articles have appeared in Wired, The New Yorker, Salon, Time, and many other national publications, all with a neurological slant.
Speakeasy Science: Deborah Blum is a Pulitzer prize-winning science writer and a Professor of Journalism at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Her latest book, The Poisoner’s Handbook, was published in February 2010.
The Gleaming Retort: John Rennie is an adjunct professor in graduate Science, Health and Environmental Reporting at New York University. John was editor in chief of Scientific American and has appeared on PBS, NPR, ABC, etc.
The Panic Virus: Seth Mnookin is the best selling author of a number of books including one bearing the name of his blog. Since 2005, Seth has been a contributing editor at Vanity Fair, and was previously a senior writer at Newsweek and other prestigious publications.
Tooth and Claw: Hillary Rosner is a freelance journalist interested in how humans are affecting everything else that lives on Earth. She has written for The New York Times, Popular Science, Mother Jones, Audubon, OnEarth, and many other publications, and has an MS in environmental studies.
Wonderland: Emily Anthes is a freelance science writer and has a master’s degree in science writing from MIT. Her work has appeared in Scientific American Mind, Psychology Today, Popular Mechanics, Discover, and elsewhere.
Work in Progress: Jessica Wapner is a freelance writer focused mainly on biomedical issues. Her work is published in Scientific American, The New York Times, Slate, Science, Nature Medicine, and elsewhere.
The three existing PLOS blogs—PLOS.org, everyONE, and Speaking of Medicine (the PLOS ONE and PLOS Medicine community blogs, respectively)—are also on this platform.
