Elizabeth Ensink

Writer. Nature Nerd. Christian. Reader. Always learning

[Jen Heemstra @jenheemstra]

Hard truth: if you can’t explain your research to a non-scientist, then maybe you don’t fully understand it yourself.

#SciComm is an important skill for all scientists to have and should be a universal part of scientific training!

[Elizabeth Ensink @LizEnsink]

New science goals. Do you think I can learn to embroider a neuron?

[Antoine van Oijen 🔬🧫🧬 @van__Oijen]

How big is a cell?

It's a question I ask my 1st-year university students. As a class we work out an answer by discussing various cell types and comparing length scales.

This video is great - nicely shows the sizes of different cells and viruses.

https://t.co/sRTsCR20mi

[Elizabeth Ensink @LizEnsink]

"phones aren’t an addictive substance so much as a species-level environmental shock"

[Virginia Hughes @virginiahughes]

“Catherine had warned me that I might feel existential malaise when I wasn’t distracting myself with my phone.” https://t.co/QDrIYYBoZ6

[Ed Yong is not here @edyong209]

Me to my colleagues: "So, I'm pretty interested in hagfish slime."
Me, a few hours later: "I was unprepared for just how much hagfish news there is out there."

https://t.co/yEusHDgdTb

[Elizabeth Ensink @LizEnsink]

"Maybe we will all get what we think we’re entitled to — free art — but what kind of art will that be?" #supportauthors #Artisntfree #buylocal

[WriteAHouse @WriteAHouse]

The Disastrous Decline in Author Incomes Isn’t Just Amazon’s Fault by Carrie V Mullins https://t.co/iDDysxJAjB via @ElectricLit

[Elizabeth Ensink @LizEnsink]

Starting off 2019 with some pretty cyanotypes of algae from 1843. Wish I could see it in person at #NYPL #Blueprints https://t.co/CWJzpSOTIQ

[Elizabeth Ensink @LizEnsink]

Honored to be working with people who are doing impactful research and reaching a broad audience! Original paper here: https://t.co/OPieIGUXfB #parkinsons #research #VanAndelInstitute

[Science Friday @scifri]

You’ve probably heard that you don’t necessarily need your appendix. But the organ actually plays a role in regulating the immune system, microbiome, and even Parkinson’s disease. https://t.co/LCNDVhlKzd

[Trends in Neurosciences @TrendsNeuro]

Excited to share with our readers:

“Triggers, Facilitators, and Aggravators: Redefining #Parkinson’s Disease Pathogenesis”
by Michaela Johnson, Benjamin Stecher, Viviane Labrie, Lena Brundin & Patrik Brundin
@MichaelaNeuro @Neuronologist1 @VAInstitute

https://t.co/vhWKsMuX01

[Elizabeth Ensink @LizEnsink]

"Read the book that's not for you." Still good advice. #toberead #empathy https://t.co/0AvwmlI6T0

[Elizabeth Ensink @LizEnsink]

I'm glad someone made this: https://t.co/WSqx0xSLjc

[🎵 Tim Blais 👨🏻‍🔬 @acapellascience]

To whatever punster compiled Wikipedia's "List Of Whales".. I see you.

[Elizabeth Ensink @LizEnsink]

"As the foes continue to evolve, medicine needs both new tech, and surprisingly old techniques." Concerning insight into a unique superbug: https://t.co/ZAmfMT8xwa @marynmck @WIRED

[Elizabeth Ensink @LizEnsink]

*tentatively steps back into the twittersphere*

[Elizabeth Ensink @LizEnsink]

These belly-flopping mobula rays are my new favorite thing. https://t.co/XOPjfFTr3R #nature

[Elizabeth Ensink @LizEnsink]

Today I had to remind myself that it's January. #hiking #hollandMI

[Elizabeth Ensink @LizEnsink]

Congrats @BenjaminKopek and @mj_doshi on the Towsley Research Award, and thank you for the opportunity to apply what I've learned! https://t.co/afep77sJvp

[Ben Kopek @BenjaminKopek]

CRISPR Edits Hope College Lab Curriculum https://t.co/U7WgcFg8uZ

[Elizabeth Ensink @LizEnsink]

@perksofbeingaKT yes. except while working on a lyric essay. This one got me started: https://t.co/hYXJ02Ltmp

[MIT Science Writing @MIT_Sciwrite]

Fantastic beasts that you may not actually WANT to find. Michael Greshko, '15.... https://t.co/oYJXY3VAmw

[Elizabeth Ensink @LizEnsink]

“We think of these birds as little humans flying around with our senses, and they’re not.” https://t.co/1YitaVj9eY