Roberta McLain

Science Teacher, Science Communicator, Freelance Science Writer. Oh . . . and child at heart.

[Hanna Webster @hannamwebster]

#journorequest I'm looking for people in the Western Pa., eastern Ohio or West Virginia area who are taking #GLP1s right now for a story on using these meds during the holidays. Thanks!

[Roberta McLain @MclainRoberta]

@Zerlo_net @ScienceNews Glad you found it interesting. Here are the genes: SOX9, ZNF521, PTH1R, RUNX2 and FOXP1/2

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Thanks for the opportunity to write this piece. It was a lot of fun. And thanks to @TDCapellini @wardcv @HarvardHEB @ScienceNews

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Scientists have long asked why humans walk upright. A team of Harvard researchers shows how it happened.

https://t.co/aGFS0dt0Ab

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Scientists have long asked why humans walk upright. A team of Harvard researchers shows how it happened.

https://t.co/aGFS0dt0Ab

[Roberta McLain @MclainRoberta]

It was great chatting with @TDCapellini and his postdoc, Gayani Senevirathne,@Harvard, so I could write about their recent work: Two tiny genetic shifts helped early humans walk upright https://t.co/YBhL2C3AFU
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[Live Science @LiveScience]

Neuroscientists think moments of "mind blanking" could be a way for the brain to protect itself. https://t.co/zClSSrKqqg

[Roberta McLain @MclainRoberta]

Loved reporting this @LiveScience piece on mind blanking, a mysterious state of consciousness studied by Thomas Andrillon and Athena Demertzi

🧠 Read it here: https://t.co/tgiSoqkJqq

#neuroscience #mindblanking #consciousness

[Roberta McLain @MclainRoberta]

Can your brain run out of memory space? Spoiler alert: no. Read my latest article to learn more. Enjoyed chatting with Paul Reber, Lila Davachi, and emailing with Elizabeth Kensinger. Thanks @livescience https://t.co/L3pBJkrLBT

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Cngrts. Y cn rd ths vn wtht th vwls. How? Your brain doesn't actually read words letter by letter. Learn more about how it does this in my latest piece for Live Science. https://t.co/fxiNrkYU49
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[Roberta McLain @MclainRoberta]

Thanks @AsimovPress, @NikoMcCarty @AlexandraBalwit for your generous gift of time and assistance and for trusting the process.

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Read about the history of centrifuges and subscribe to Asimov Press.

Article written by @MclainRoberta.

https://t.co/NduoU9rMAB

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What's the fastest dinosaur? Read my latest piece that explores how scientists use fossil trackways, biomechanical modeling, and robotics to estimate dinosaur speeds. Learn more at https://t.co/NUaV5O0bk8 @LiveScience @DrNeurosaurus @dr_maidmen52095 @wisellers

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What’s the fastest dinosaur? They left behind clues, but how could we know? My article examines methods for estimating dinosaur speeds and why some are more reliable than others. Thanks to @wisellers, @DrNeurosaurus, & @dr_maidmen52095 for their insights. https://t.co/NUaV5O0bk8

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Do you know you can't tickle yourself? Read my latest piece about the weird neuroscience behind this and why our brains love unpredictability.
Learn more https://t.co/hIPAYNt7lg
Thanks for your time: @kkilteni, @davideagleman @schneiderneuro

[Roberta McLain @MclainRoberta]

It's Election Day Eve. Political discussions can be hard, but research suggests differing views may have helped early humans survive. Thanks, @SN_Explores, for publishing my piece for kids. @PolNeuro @drqvortrup @diamond_petalas https://t.co/ybKLoJ0UEk

[Roberta McLain @MclainRoberta]

@jamiezvirzdin @aeonmag An amazing storyteller. Although my passion is life sciences, Jamie piqued my interest in physics while teaching me much about language. She inspired my science writing elective. Equally important, she is a tremendous role model for girls and women.

[Roberta McLain @MclainRoberta]

A student asked why sometimes things vanish at night when she looks directly at them. When I explained, she said, "You should write something about that." Thank you, Science News Explores, for agreeing and publishing my piece. @SN_Explores @ScienceNews https://t.co/knPMELuszP

[Roberta McLain @MclainRoberta]

@noraabradford CONGRATS!

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@Sam_Apple1 Congrats, Sam! This is great.

[Roberta McLain @MclainRoberta]

Highly recommend this for any writers out there. DCSWA Boot Camp registration closes Saturday at noon Eastern Time. Don’t miss it! https://t.co/7xG21qjYJd #SubatomicWriting #DCSWA @samjscience @jamiezvirzdin #JHUPress #scicomm #writing #editing #publishing

[Nathan Baugh @nathanbaugh27]

Storytelling is a game of psychology.

10 tricks rooted in psychology to make you a better storyteller:

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