Sally James
@jamesian.bsky.social
Science journalist. Yoga teacher. I'm an "indirect cost" writing for researchers at times.
More at https://seattlesciencewriter.com
More at https://seattlesciencewriter.com
My Tiny Love Story made it into @nytimes.com on New Year's Day. (I'm not the 1st on this digest, but the second)
#family #chaos #holiday #glass
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/01/s...
#family #chaos #holiday #glass
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/01/s...
Tiny Love Stories: ‘Am I Too Old to Experience Butterflies?’
www.nytimes.com
January 3, 2026 at 12:42 AM
My Tiny Love Story made it into @nytimes.com on New Year's Day. (I'm not the 1st on this digest, but the second)
#family #chaos #holiday #glass
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/01/s...
#family #chaos #holiday #glass
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/01/s...
This dovetails with #right to #repair. Owning objects that require subscriptions is not functionally owning.
In #Seattle..check out tool #libraries
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/04/t...
In #Seattle..check out tool #libraries
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/04/t...
Why One Man Is Fighting for Our Right to Control Our Garage Door Openers
www.nytimes.com
December 31, 2025 at 7:42 PM
This dovetails with #right to #repair. Owning objects that require subscriptions is not functionally owning.
In #Seattle..check out tool #libraries
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/04/t...
In #Seattle..check out tool #libraries
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/04/t...
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In America, where irony is dead, a hotel chain uses a policy denying shelter to local people, for fear of accidentally housing homeless persons…
To deny a reservation to the author of a much-lauded book on how American economic unfairness forces working people into homelessness.
To deny a reservation to the author of a much-lauded book on how American economic unfairness forces working people into homelessness.
A Hampton Inn in Asheville just canceled my family's reservation because our address (incorrectly) showed Asheville—and the hotel bars locals within 50 miles.
When I asked why, they said, "because of our homeless population," adding that most hotels here have similar policies.
This is outrageous.
When I asked why, they said, "because of our homeless population," adding that most hotels here have similar policies.
This is outrageous.
December 29, 2025 at 2:46 AM
In America, where irony is dead, a hotel chain uses a policy denying shelter to local people, for fear of accidentally housing homeless persons…
To deny a reservation to the author of a much-lauded book on how American economic unfairness forces working people into homelessness.
To deny a reservation to the author of a much-lauded book on how American economic unfairness forces working people into homelessness.
Journalist here, writing bout #knee replacement soon, for a medical journal. What do you wish your provider(s) had done differently? What worked for you? #patients #orthopedics
Practical suggestions. #pain
That's my walk 8 days after TKR.
Practical suggestions. #pain
That's my walk 8 days after TKR.
December 28, 2025 at 11:09 PM
Journalist here, writing bout #knee replacement soon, for a medical journal. What do you wish your provider(s) had done differently? What worked for you? #patients #orthopedics
Practical suggestions. #pain
That's my walk 8 days after TKR.
Practical suggestions. #pain
That's my walk 8 days after TKR.
The metaphor inside a metaphor? On #Christmas the kid-holding a #grandkid in his arms knocked the 40-year old gift off the wall. I want to fill the cracks with gold..
December 26, 2025 at 5:15 PM
The metaphor inside a metaphor? On #Christmas the kid-holding a #grandkid in his arms knocked the 40-year old gift off the wall. I want to fill the cracks with gold..
December 26, 2025 at 5:13 PM
The metaphor inside a metaphor? On #Christmas the kid-holding a #grandkid in his arms knocked the 40-year old gift off the wall. I want to fill the cracks with gold..
Are you focused on terrestrial invertebrates? @woodlandparkzoo.bsky.social is hiring a full-time keeper.
#invertebrates #jobs #seattle
www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/an...
#invertebrates #jobs #seattle
www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/an...
December 26, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Are you focused on terrestrial invertebrates? @woodlandparkzoo.bsky.social is hiring a full-time keeper.
#invertebrates #jobs #seattle
www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/an...
#invertebrates #jobs #seattle
www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/an...
If you have not read this OUT LOUD, you must. Dylan Thomas builds #sentences that #sing. Once, I convinced 5 friends to take turns reading it in a dorm room at #Pomona College. Not sure I could convince another 5.
December 24, 2025 at 9:37 PM
If you have not read this OUT LOUD, you must. Dylan Thomas builds #sentences that #sing. Once, I convinced 5 friends to take turns reading it in a dorm room at #Pomona College. Not sure I could convince another 5.
Remember to #donate blood if you can. #Floods and holidays mess things up for BloodworksNW. Cancer + traffic accidents don't pause for holidays.
#blood
bloodworksnw.org
#blood
bloodworksnw.org
December 19, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Remember to #donate blood if you can. #Floods and holidays mess things up for BloodworksNW. Cancer + traffic accidents don't pause for holidays.
#blood
bloodworksnw.org
#blood
bloodworksnw.org
Went back and heard Kendall Powell give tough love advice to #freelancers both for general use, and for pitching to @nature.com (Careers) Great questions from @virginiagewin.bsky.social #SciWri26
NASW Members: Looking for something to stream this winter? Check out the recording archive of our virtual events. Log in with your member credentials to watch these professional development and community building sessions: www.nasw.org/events/... 💚🧪📝
December 19, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Went back and heard Kendall Powell give tough love advice to #freelancers both for general use, and for pitching to @nature.com (Careers) Great questions from @virginiagewin.bsky.social #SciWri26
Seattle University | This Christmas, Call Someone You Love
YouTube video by Seattle University
youtu.be
December 17, 2025 at 11:09 PM
Congrats @drlauramarie.bsky.social on your dissertation about #mothers and #leadership. Hope you get $ to repeat survey with emphasis on non-white mothers.
My favorite question is the one about helping others find their own answers.
scholarworks.seattleu.edu/cgi/viewcont...
My favorite question is the one about helping others find their own answers.
scholarworks.seattleu.edu/cgi/viewcont...
scholarworks.seattleu.edu
December 15, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Congrats @drlauramarie.bsky.social on your dissertation about #mothers and #leadership. Hope you get $ to repeat survey with emphasis on non-white mothers.
My favorite question is the one about helping others find their own answers.
scholarworks.seattleu.edu/cgi/viewcont...
My favorite question is the one about helping others find their own answers.
scholarworks.seattleu.edu/cgi/viewcont...
A well-reported story by @miriametucker.bsky.social about how #aging people with #diabetes are advocating for new models of care, and asking #endocrinologists to step up.
Quotes @uwmedicine.bsky.social physician.
www.medscape.com/viewarticle/...
Quotes @uwmedicine.bsky.social physician.
www.medscape.com/viewarticle/...
Aging With Type 1 Diabetes: Success Story Brings Challenges
As people with type 1 diabetes live longer than ever before, both clinicians and patients are recognizing the need to prepare for the challenges that accompany aging with this condition.
www.medscape.com
December 15, 2025 at 5:13 PM
A well-reported story by @miriametucker.bsky.social about how #aging people with #diabetes are advocating for new models of care, and asking #endocrinologists to step up.
Quotes @uwmedicine.bsky.social physician.
www.medscape.com/viewarticle/...
Quotes @uwmedicine.bsky.social physician.
www.medscape.com/viewarticle/...
Reposted by Sally James
Interested in applying to KSJ's world-renowned science journalism fellowships? Attend our informational webinar THIS THURSDAY, Dec 18 at 2:00 pm EST, where @usha.bsky.social and @ashleythesmart.bsky.social will be on hand to take your questions. Registration Required: mit.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Applying to the Knight Science Journalism Academic-Year Fellowship . After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar.
KSJ directors will host a live webinar to answer questions about the academic-year fellowship and the application process. This session is a great way to learn what we look for in candidates and how t...
mit.zoom.us
December 15, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Interested in applying to KSJ's world-renowned science journalism fellowships? Attend our informational webinar THIS THURSDAY, Dec 18 at 2:00 pm EST, where @usha.bsky.social and @ashleythesmart.bsky.social will be on hand to take your questions. Registration Required: mit.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
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📽️ WATCH: After a bird flu outbreak tore through Midwestern barns, which led to 18 million hens being killed and a spike in egg prices, the Department of Agriculture didn’t investigate whether the virus was airborne.
But ProPublica did.
@natlash.bsky.social breaks it down: propub.li/4iVcYfD
But ProPublica did.
@natlash.bsky.social breaks it down: propub.li/4iVcYfD
December 14, 2025 at 2:43 AM
📽️ WATCH: After a bird flu outbreak tore through Midwestern barns, which led to 18 million hens being killed and a spike in egg prices, the Department of Agriculture didn’t investigate whether the virus was airborne.
But ProPublica did.
@natlash.bsky.social breaks it down: propub.li/4iVcYfD
But ProPublica did.
@natlash.bsky.social breaks it down: propub.li/4iVcYfD
What is the Venn #diagram for the single orange car with all these #stickers? Where do they overlap? #fridayvibe
December 12, 2025 at 9:45 PM
What is the Venn #diagram for the single orange car with all these #stickers? Where do they overlap? #fridayvibe
Superb reporting about @hsph.harvard.edu Makes me wish for = reporting on @UW school of PH.
Excerpt from Katherine Wu's story observes H "has excelled in several fields [deemed unworthy] of federal funds: #infectious disease, health #equity, #climate change, #global health." shorturl.at/6sCqf
Excerpt from Katherine Wu's story observes H "has excelled in several fields [deemed unworthy] of federal funds: #infectious disease, health #equity, #climate change, #global health." shorturl.at/6sCqf
What Happens When Trump Gets His Way With Science
Harvard’s School of Public Health is broken.
www.theatlantic.com
December 11, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Superb reporting about @hsph.harvard.edu Makes me wish for = reporting on @UW school of PH.
Excerpt from Katherine Wu's story observes H "has excelled in several fields [deemed unworthy] of federal funds: #infectious disease, health #equity, #climate change, #global health." shorturl.at/6sCqf
Excerpt from Katherine Wu's story observes H "has excelled in several fields [deemed unworthy] of federal funds: #infectious disease, health #equity, #climate change, #global health." shorturl.at/6sCqf
Reposted by Sally James
Here's the link to the Reddit AMA: www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comme...
From the IAmA community on Reddit: We're PBS News, and we're trying a bold experiment: Ask our panel of experts anything about communicating science and fact-based information in this era of misinform...
Explore this post and more from the IAmA community
www.reddit.com
December 10, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Here's the link to the Reddit AMA: www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comme...
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Do you think #scicomm is more important than ever these days? I definitely do ... and so do @icy-pete.bsky.social @drjoehanson.bsky.social @ravenscimaven.bsky.social @simonoxfphys.com and many more.
Join us TODAY 11am-2pm for a special live @pbsnews.org broadcast + Reddit AMA at the same time! ⬇️
Join us TODAY 11am-2pm for a special live @pbsnews.org broadcast + Reddit AMA at the same time! ⬇️
WATCH LIVE: Ask us anything about fighting science misinformation during a special Reddit AMA
During this mega AMA, science correspondent Miles O’Brien and digital anchor and correspondent Deema Zein will interview scientists, academics, digital creators, influencers and others about the chall...
www.pbs.org
December 10, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Do you think #scicomm is more important than ever these days? I definitely do ... and so do @icy-pete.bsky.social @drjoehanson.bsky.social @ravenscimaven.bsky.social @simonoxfphys.com and many more.
Join us TODAY 11am-2pm for a special live @pbsnews.org broadcast + Reddit AMA at the same time! ⬇️
Join us TODAY 11am-2pm for a special live @pbsnews.org broadcast + Reddit AMA at the same time! ⬇️
New book celebrates the Central District of #seattle, or CD
Some book events included at this link
The #community came together to make the book happen
#art #culture #discrimination
www.shelflifestories.com/blog/2025/10...
Some book events included at this link
The #community came together to make the book happen
#art #culture #discrimination
www.shelflifestories.com/blog/2025/10...
Shelf Life's book drops this month! — Shelf Life Community Story Project
Limitless, Stories from the Neighborhood that Shaped Seattle, is the culmination of a multi-year oral history project in Seattle’s historically redlined Central District neighborhood. Stories of inno...
www.shelflifestories.com
December 9, 2025 at 8:47 PM
New book celebrates the Central District of #seattle, or CD
Some book events included at this link
The #community came together to make the book happen
#art #culture #discrimination
www.shelflifestories.com/blog/2025/10...
Some book events included at this link
The #community came together to make the book happen
#art #culture #discrimination
www.shelflifestories.com/blog/2025/10...
Love story from @seattlebryn.bsky.social about how NOT-so-humble culverts key to saving #salmon habitat + elk, deer, bears, bobcats, etc. and how indigenous leaders are fighting to improve culverts.
#salmon #indigenous #culverts #orads
magiccanoe.org/salmon-rebou...
@magiccanoe.bsky.social
#salmon #indigenous #culverts #orads
magiccanoe.org/salmon-rebou...
@magiccanoe.bsky.social
Salmon Rebound After Tribes Fight for Culvert Upgrades - Magic Canoe
An unprecedented project to reconnect fish migration routes in western Washington State is showing exciting signs of ecological and cultural benefits.
magiccanoe.org
December 9, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Love story from @seattlebryn.bsky.social about how NOT-so-humble culverts key to saving #salmon habitat + elk, deer, bears, bobcats, etc. and how indigenous leaders are fighting to improve culverts.
#salmon #indigenous #culverts #orads
magiccanoe.org/salmon-rebou...
@magiccanoe.bsky.social
#salmon #indigenous #culverts #orads
magiccanoe.org/salmon-rebou...
@magiccanoe.bsky.social
❤️ story on attention from @ezraklein.bsky.social
As a yoga teacher, I'm inviting students to "see" their own attention. Link in comments.
#media #algorithm
As a yoga teacher, I'm inviting students to "see" their own attention. Link in comments.
#media #algorithm
December 8, 2025 at 4:31 PM
❤️ story on attention from @ezraklein.bsky.social
As a yoga teacher, I'm inviting students to "see" their own attention. Link in comments.
#media #algorithm
As a yoga teacher, I'm inviting students to "see" their own attention. Link in comments.
#media #algorithm
Reposted by Sally James
A remarkably upbeat take on today's disastrous #ACIP meeting from @kkjetelina.bsky.social yourlocalepidemiologist.substack.com/p/acip-key-t...
ACIP key takeaways: What really happened and what it means for you
The two-day meeting of ACIP—the committee that once guided evidence-based U.S.
yourlocalepidemiologist.substack.com
December 5, 2025 at 9:52 PM
A remarkably upbeat take on today's disastrous #ACIP meeting from @kkjetelina.bsky.social yourlocalepidemiologist.substack.com/p/acip-key-t...
Go see a play about a troubled family at #holidays.
My story for @soseaemerald.bsky.social is in link in comment below. Playwright Anna Tatelman wrote about a brother (with #PTSD) and a sister (with #autism) who find new ways to communicate, in spite of challenges.
My story for @soseaemerald.bsky.social is in link in comment below. Playwright Anna Tatelman wrote about a brother (with #PTSD) and a sister (with #autism) who find new ways to communicate, in spite of challenges.
December 5, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Go see a play about a troubled family at #holidays.
My story for @soseaemerald.bsky.social is in link in comment below. Playwright Anna Tatelman wrote about a brother (with #PTSD) and a sister (with #autism) who find new ways to communicate, in spite of challenges.
My story for @soseaemerald.bsky.social is in link in comment below. Playwright Anna Tatelman wrote about a brother (with #PTSD) and a sister (with #autism) who find new ways to communicate, in spite of challenges.
Has any good idea arrived at a less fortunate moment in global politics? #oceans #UN #global #climate
The United Nations Ocean Decade: A catalyst for international collaboration enhancing ocean monitoring and data | Science www.science.org/doi/10.1126/... 🌊 🦑
The United Nations Ocean Decade: A catalyst for international collaboration enhancing ocean monitoring and data
In recognition of the ocean’s essential role in supporting life, the economy, and human well-being, the United Nations (UN) General Assembly in 2017 declared 2021 to 2030 the Decade of Ocean Science f...
www.science.org
December 5, 2025 at 7:43 PM