Matthew Warren
@mattbwarren.bsky.social
European news editor at Science Magazine, lapsed neuroscientist, Kiwi, dad
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Fun piece for @science.org that pretty much wrote itself. Interview with AP photographer Lindsey Wasson telling the story of being the one to tell a disbelieving Mary Brunkow that she’d just won the @nobelprize.bsky.social Prize in Medicine— www.science.org/content/arti...
What’s it like to tell someone she won a Nobel Prize?
Science chats with photographer Lindsey Wasson, who captured how Nobel winner Mary Brunkow reacted to life-changing news
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October 10, 2025 at 2:14 AM
Fun piece for @science.org that pretty much wrote itself. Interview with AP photographer Lindsey Wasson telling the story of being the one to tell a disbelieving Mary Brunkow that she’d just won the @nobelprize.bsky.social Prize in Medicine— www.science.org/content/arti...
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The proposed Horizon Europe successor has 2x the budget, but there's a controversial catch:
The previously civilian-only program will be opened to "dual-use" research with defense applications.
... that's, of course, if this thing passes the EU Parliament.
New from me for @science.org 🧪
The previously civilian-only program will be opened to "dual-use" research with defense applications.
... that's, of course, if this thing passes the EU Parliament.
New from me for @science.org 🧪
Europe mulls boosting military R&D with civilian science funding
Worried about regional security, bloc pushes forward on controversial “dual-use” approach
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August 12, 2025 at 9:05 PM
The proposed Horizon Europe successor has 2x the budget, but there's a controversial catch:
The previously civilian-only program will be opened to "dual-use" research with defense applications.
... that's, of course, if this thing passes the EU Parliament.
New from me for @science.org 🧪
The previously civilian-only program will be opened to "dual-use" research with defense applications.
... that's, of course, if this thing passes the EU Parliament.
New from me for @science.org 🧪
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Last month, 140,000 Danes found out that their genetic data was being used in a massive research project-- without their consent.
I unpacked how this happened, and why it matters for @science.org
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I unpacked how this happened, and why it matters for @science.org
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Blood taken from Danish babies ended up in huge genetic study—without consent
The iPsych project, which investigates the genetics of psychiatric disorders, has sent 140,000 opt-out notices amid backlash
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August 4, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Last month, 140,000 Danes found out that their genetic data was being used in a massive research project-- without their consent.
I unpacked how this happened, and why it matters for @science.org
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I unpacked how this happened, and why it matters for @science.org
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Thousands of Danes have just found out that their genetic data has been used in research for more than a decade, without their consent. Great reporting from @inampudi.bsky.social www.science.org/content/arti...
Blood taken from Danish babies ended up in huge genetic study—without consent
The iPsych project, which investigates the genetics of psychiatric disorders, has sent 140,000 opt-out notices amid backlash
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August 1, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Thousands of Danes have just found out that their genetic data has been used in research for more than a decade, without their consent. Great reporting from @inampudi.bsky.social www.science.org/content/arti...
Thousands of Danes have just found out that their genetic data has been used in research for more than a decade, without their consent. Great reporting from @inampudi.bsky.social www.science.org/content/arti...
Blood taken from Danish babies ended up in huge genetic study—without consent
The iPsych project, which investigates the genetics of psychiatric disorders, has sent 140,000 opt-out notices amid backlash
www.science.org
August 1, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Thousands of Danes have just found out that their genetic data has been used in research for more than a decade, without their consent. Great reporting from @inampudi.bsky.social www.science.org/content/arti...
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“The new law will negatively affect further international collaborations of Russian chemists and other scientists, as many of them will prefer not to participate in such projects amid the fears of possible attention from security services,” says one chemist www.science.org/content/arti...
Russian scientists’ international collaborations to be vetted by security services under new law
Move will have a chilling effect and further isolate the country from the global scientific community, researchers say
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July 17, 2025 at 4:11 PM
“The new law will negatively affect further international collaborations of Russian chemists and other scientists, as many of them will prefer not to participate in such projects amid the fears of possible attention from security services,” says one chemist www.science.org/content/arti...
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Well, this makes it real: I'm retiring in September and this is the just-posted job listing for my replacement. @Science.org is a fabulous place to work, so @sciencewriters.org, apply here! recruiting.ultipro.com/AME1123ASEM/...
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July 15, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Well, this makes it real: I'm retiring in September and this is the just-posted job listing for my replacement. @Science.org is a fabulous place to work, so @sciencewriters.org, apply here! recruiting.ultipro.com/AME1123ASEM/...
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The Science Media Centre has gathered several expert reactions to the "de-extinct the moa" publicity announcement. Each is withering in a different way. www.sciencemediacentre.co.nz/2025/07/09/m...
Moa "de-extinction" plans announced - Expert Reaction
An overseas company has announced plans to "bring back" the South Island giant moa.
Colossal Biosciences, working with Ngāi Tahu Research Centre and Canterbury Museum, says it expects to "resurrect" t...
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July 9, 2025 at 1:24 AM
The Science Media Centre has gathered several expert reactions to the "de-extinct the moa" publicity announcement. Each is withering in a different way. www.sciencemediacentre.co.nz/2025/07/09/m...
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“I think we desperately need to take some of the heat out of this debate,” @peteetchells.bsky.social says. “And this paper, for me, doesn’t do that. It has the potential to go the other way.”
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Social media consensus paper causes social media uproar
Preprint reporting common ground among researchers on smartphones and teen mental health is premature and flawed, critics say
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May 23, 2025 at 5:28 AM
“I think we desperately need to take some of the heat out of this debate,” @peteetchells.bsky.social says. “And this paper, for me, doesn’t do that. It has the potential to go the other way.”
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for @ScienceMagazine i spent the past year investigating a brain technology used by Indian police to determine if suspects committed a crime. the technology has been used in hundreds high-stake cases. yet it has little to no science backing. 🧵
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Indian police are trying to ‘read minds' of suspects, over neuroscientists' objections
A controversial profiling of the brain’s electrical activity has shaped court decisions and bail applications
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May 19, 2025 at 3:54 PM
for @ScienceMagazine i spent the past year investigating a brain technology used by Indian police to determine if suspects committed a crime. the technology has been used in hundreds high-stake cases. yet it has little to no science backing. 🧵
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Be sure not to miss the last bit of
@jocelynkaiser.bsky.social's short, strange interview with NIH chief Jay Bhattacharya: www.science.org/content/arti...
@jocelynkaiser.bsky.social's short, strange interview with NIH chief Jay Bhattacharya: www.science.org/content/arti...
May 6, 2025 at 11:01 AM
Be sure not to miss the last bit of
@jocelynkaiser.bsky.social's short, strange interview with NIH chief Jay Bhattacharya: www.science.org/content/arti...
@jocelynkaiser.bsky.social's short, strange interview with NIH chief Jay Bhattacharya: www.science.org/content/arti...
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Someone on Threads noticed you can type any random sentence into Google, then add “meaning” afterwards, and you’ll get an AI explanation of a famous idiom or phrase you just made up. Here is mine
April 23, 2025 at 10:15 AM
Someone on Threads noticed you can type any random sentence into Google, then add “meaning” afterwards, and you’ll get an AI explanation of a famous idiom or phrase you just made up. Here is mine
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Some new climate technologies are pretty controversial, but they could also be pretty useful; we should talk about it!
To be clear, it's not a matter of convincing people; it's a matter of being in dialogue. Sounds woolly, but a number of fantastic researchers help me unpack what this involves:
To be clear, it's not a matter of convincing people; it's a matter of being in dialogue. Sounds woolly, but a number of fantastic researchers help me unpack what this involves:
Geoengineering could fight climate change—if the public can be convinced
Researchers’ failures to communicate are jeopardizing even basic tests, but new projects may point the way forward
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April 3, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Some new climate technologies are pretty controversial, but they could also be pretty useful; we should talk about it!
To be clear, it's not a matter of convincing people; it's a matter of being in dialogue. Sounds woolly, but a number of fantastic researchers help me unpack what this involves:
To be clear, it's not a matter of convincing people; it's a matter of being in dialogue. Sounds woolly, but a number of fantastic researchers help me unpack what this involves:
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One high level HHS official shown the door told Science, “I couldn’t have worked with these asshats anyway.”
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Trump administration purges U.S. health agency leaders
Reassignment letters come as reduction in force begins
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April 1, 2025 at 5:35 PM
One high level HHS official shown the door told Science, “I couldn’t have worked with these asshats anyway.”
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Overseas universities see opportunity in recruiting U.S. scientists uprooted by Trump policies. Not capitalizing on the situation “would be wasting a unique opportunity,” one specialist says. | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...
Overseas universities see opportunity in U.S. ‘brain drain’
But many U.S.-based scientists seeking to leave may struggle to find positions in countries grappling with funding issues of their own
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March 17, 2025 at 10:24 PM
Overseas universities see opportunity in recruiting U.S. scientists uprooted by Trump policies. Not capitalizing on the situation “would be wasting a unique opportunity,” one specialist says. | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...
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Language is the social&cognitive air that humans breathe. It underlies our thinking, connection, education.
So what happens when, as a young child, you don't get access to it?
Implants can help deaf kids hear – but that's not always enough to give them language 🧪
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So what happens when, as a young child, you don't get access to it?
Implants can help deaf kids hear – but that's not always enough to give them language 🧪
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Implants can help deaf kids hear—but many still struggle with spoken language
Some researchers worry about risks of devaluing sign language, overreliance on imperfect devices
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March 14, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Language is the social&cognitive air that humans breathe. It underlies our thinking, connection, education.
So what happens when, as a young child, you don't get access to it?
Implants can help deaf kids hear – but that's not always enough to give them language 🧪
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So what happens when, as a young child, you don't get access to it?
Implants can help deaf kids hear – but that's not always enough to give them language 🧪
www.science.org/content/arti...
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🚨 @newscientist.com SCOOP: I've exclusively obtained Peter Kyle's interactions with ChatGPT using FOI laws - in what I believe may be a world-first transparency release. The chatbot said "Lack of Government or Institutional Support" slowed UK AI adoption www.newscientist.com/article/2472...
Revealed: How the UK tech secretary uses ChatGPT for policy advice
New Scientist has used freedom of information laws to obtain the ChatGPT records of Peter Kyle, the UK's technology secretary, in what is believed to be a world-first use of such legislation
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March 13, 2025 at 12:14 PM
🚨 @newscientist.com SCOOP: I've exclusively obtained Peter Kyle's interactions with ChatGPT using FOI laws - in what I believe may be a world-first transparency release. The chatbot said "Lack of Government or Institutional Support" slowed UK AI adoption www.newscientist.com/article/2472...
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Tariffs imposed yesterday could hit researchers by raising prices for scientific equipment. My latest for Science:
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Sticker shock: New U.S. tariffs could raise cost of research equipment and supplies
China, Canada, and Mexico are major suppliers of essential scientific items
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March 5, 2025 at 8:04 AM
Tariffs imposed yesterday could hit researchers by raising prices for scientific equipment. My latest for Science:
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My latest: The mass firings at NOAA can feel abstract. Here's what was lost at one research center -- the birthplace of climate modeling.
Fired staff became U.S. citizens to pursue these dream jobs, only to have their dreams upended.
Fired staff became U.S. citizens to pursue these dream jobs, only to have their dreams upended.
NOAA firings hit the birthplace of weather and climate forecasting
Dismissed researchers were improving severe weather predictions
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March 4, 2025 at 8:01 PM
My latest: The mass firings at NOAA can feel abstract. Here's what was lost at one research center -- the birthplace of climate modeling.
Fired staff became U.S. citizens to pursue these dream jobs, only to have their dreams upended.
Fired staff became U.S. citizens to pursue these dream jobs, only to have their dreams upended.
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Give a group of scientists the same data and the same research question, and they should come up with similar answers—in theory. But they don’t.
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Even faced with the same data, ecologists sometimes come to opposite conclusions
Study highlights powerful role subjective choices can play in research, though some critics urge caution about applying findings too broadly
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February 26, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Give a group of scientists the same data and the same research question, and they should come up with similar answers—in theory. But they don’t.
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Absolutely cracking PAID internship for an aspiring science journalist. Great hands-on experience. London office (hybird). We particularly encourage candidates from historically underrepresented groups 🫶 springernature.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/de-DE/Spring...
Nature News intern; Springer Nature Opening Doors Programme
Nature News Intern, Springer Nature Opening Doors Programme London, UK — Hybrid Working Model Application deadline: 28th February 2025 About Springer Nature Group Springer Nature opens the doors to di...
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February 13, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Absolutely cracking PAID internship for an aspiring science journalist. Great hands-on experience. London office (hybird). We particularly encourage candidates from historically underrepresented groups 🫶 springernature.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/de-DE/Spring...
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Here's one described as "an artificial intelligence powered skin cancer inspection device with design thinking". It's literally a pistol with a screen attached.
February 21, 2025 at 11:15 AM
Here's one described as "an artificial intelligence powered skin cancer inspection device with design thinking". It's literally a pistol with a screen attached.
Suspicious firms are selling scientists in India "inventorship" slots on what they claim are UK patents. In reality, these academics are not buying patents but registered designs - and many of these designs are frankly bizarre... 🧵 www.science.org/content/arti...
‘Patent mills’ sell scientists inventorship of bizarre medical devices
Thousands of U.K. “design registrations” sold to Indian academics in past 2 years, new research finds
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February 21, 2025 at 11:15 AM
Suspicious firms are selling scientists in India "inventorship" slots on what they claim are UK patents. In reality, these academics are not buying patents but registered designs - and many of these designs are frankly bizarre... 🧵 www.science.org/content/arti...
You've heard of paper mills - but what about patent mills? @cathleenogrady.bsky.social reports on a new type of academic fraud.
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‘Patent mills’ sell scientists inventorship of bizarre medical devices
Thousands of U.K. “design registrations” sold to Indian academics in past 2 years, new research finds
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February 20, 2025 at 2:37 PM
You've heard of paper mills - but what about patent mills? @cathleenogrady.bsky.social reports on a new type of academic fraud.
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Federal scientist taking the Trump buyout offer? Feel free to reach out, directly to me or via Science's news tip options. We're curious about what led to your decision and what/who your department or agency may be losing. Tips on other topics welcome too! www.science.org/content/page...
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February 6, 2025 at 12:56 PM
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