Christina Couch
@ohyeahitscouch.bsky.social
Science journalist, Associate Director of the MIT Graduate Program in Science Writing @mitsciwrite.bsky.social, kids book author. Views shared here are my own.
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Innovative Octopuses, Half-Brained Birds, and More Animals with Magnificent Minds - Candlewick Press
This third book in the Extraordinary Animals series delves into the mind-bending world of amazing animal brains.Real-life animal brainiacs and the scientists...
www.candlewick.com
Given the awful things happening globally, it feels strange to have a bright moment, but my new book came out today. It's supposedly for kids ages 9-12, but it's really for anyone who wants to learn about animal brains and the deliciously weird stuff that happens in our own minds: shorturl.at/HfpoO
The Trump administration tells the Supreme Court it can’t be compelled to fully fund SNAP because paying out the money would “irreparably harm” the government, while SNAP beneficiaries … *won’t* be irreparably harmed by going hungry? The balance of equities here is completely upside down.
November 8, 2025 at 12:16 AM
@thexylom.com provides vital coverage of underreported stories. If you’re looking for a way to support grassroots journalism, this is a great way to do it
Today kicks off our #NewsMatch campaign!
There’s never been a more critical time to stand up for nonprofit newsrooms like ours, especially when the topics we cover are banned from discussion by Trump. Through 12/31, the impact of your donation is QUADRUPLED!
Will you show your support today?
There’s never been a more critical time to stand up for nonprofit newsrooms like ours, especially when the topics we cover are banned from discussion by Trump. Through 12/31, the impact of your donation is QUADRUPLED!
Will you show your support today?
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November 4, 2025 at 9:58 PM
@thexylom.com provides vital coverage of underreported stories. If you’re looking for a way to support grassroots journalism, this is a great way to do it
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if there was a rich person with the will, you could build the most incredible news organization that has ever existed just from the wreckage of this year alone.
I was laid off from Teen Vogue today along with multiple other staffers, and today is my last day.
certainly more to come from me when the dust has settled more, but to my knowledge, after today, there will be no politics staffers at Teen Vogue.
certainly more to come from me when the dust has settled more, but to my knowledge, after today, there will be no politics staffers at Teen Vogue.
November 3, 2025 at 8:11 PM
if there was a rich person with the will, you could build the most incredible news organization that has ever existed just from the wreckage of this year alone.
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I am interested in starting to hear from care workers on SNAP about your concerns. I'm @motherjones.com's disability reporter. Please be in touch. My email is jmetraux@motherjones.com and my Signal is juliametraux.49. Reposts are appreciated.
October 27, 2025 at 9:01 PM
I am interested in starting to hear from care workers on SNAP about your concerns. I'm @motherjones.com's disability reporter. Please be in touch. My email is jmetraux@motherjones.com and my Signal is juliametraux.49. Reposts are appreciated.
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📣 Job alert! 📣
The Narwhal is offering a one-year fellowship for an Indigenous journalist in B.C., in collaboration with the Indigenous Journalists Association and IndigiNews. See the post for more details — applications are due Nov. 2. Spread the word!
thenarwhal.bamboohr.com/careers/40?s...
The Narwhal is offering a one-year fellowship for an Indigenous journalist in B.C., in collaboration with the Indigenous Journalists Association and IndigiNews. See the post for more details — applications are due Nov. 2. Spread the word!
thenarwhal.bamboohr.com/careers/40?s...
October 17, 2025 at 12:03 AM
📣 Job alert! 📣
The Narwhal is offering a one-year fellowship for an Indigenous journalist in B.C., in collaboration with the Indigenous Journalists Association and IndigiNews. See the post for more details — applications are due Nov. 2. Spread the word!
thenarwhal.bamboohr.com/careers/40?s...
The Narwhal is offering a one-year fellowship for an Indigenous journalist in B.C., in collaboration with the Indigenous Journalists Association and IndigiNews. See the post for more details — applications are due Nov. 2. Spread the word!
thenarwhal.bamboohr.com/careers/40?s...
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This is fantastic and much needed. If you plan to attend or cover one of the many No Kings protests this Saturday, please consider joining this effort!
Attending a "No Kings" protest Saturday? The Xylom's @alexip718.com and Strength in Numbers' @gelliottmorris.com are joining forces to conduct a nationwide, unofficial, crowdsourced attendance estimate.
We need your help to be our eyes and ears across 2,100+ locations and on the Internet.
We need your help to be our eyes and ears across 2,100+ locations and on the Internet.
October 13, 2025 at 8:52 PM
This is fantastic and much needed. If you plan to attend or cover one of the many No Kings protests this Saturday, please consider joining this effort!
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Happy world squid and cuttlefish day!!
Text your friend a squid fact. Watch a video of a cuttlefish doing something cute.
Doodle a squid and then show it to me.
The world is cruel but squid are good.
Text your friend a squid fact. Watch a video of a cuttlefish doing something cute.
Doodle a squid and then show it to me.
The world is cruel but squid are good.
October 10, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Happy world squid and cuttlefish day!!
Text your friend a squid fact. Watch a video of a cuttlefish doing something cute.
Doodle a squid and then show it to me.
The world is cruel but squid are good.
Text your friend a squid fact. Watch a video of a cuttlefish doing something cute.
Doodle a squid and then show it to me.
The world is cruel but squid are good.
This:
Some thoughts on objectivity and journalism in the present environment, which I'll preface by saying that I've never studied journalism, and am a relative latecomer to the field, it being my second career. So take this with caution.
October 3, 2025 at 4:58 PM
This:
I’m featured in this excellent story by @willvh.bsky.social. Valuable info in here for anyone doing sensitive reporting
Plenty of important science stories happen in communities where some people, for a variety of valid reasons, might be hesitant to talk to journalists coming from (the) outside, writes @willvh.bsky.social, in this story with @johnvaillant.bsky.social @mariaparazorose.bsky.social and others. 🧪
Outside In: Covering Communities as an Outsider - The Open Notebook
Plenty of important science stories happen in communities where some people, for a variety of valid reasons, might be hesitant to talk to journalists coming from outside their borders or culture. That...
www.theopennotebook.com
September 24, 2025 at 1:14 AM
I’m featured in this excellent story by @willvh.bsky.social. Valuable info in here for anyone doing sensitive reporting
I wrote about octopus gardens and the delightful science of octo brooding on the seafloor for @scifri.bsky.social.
www.sciencefriday.com/articles/oct...
www.sciencefriday.com/articles/oct...
An Ice-Cold Octopus Nursery Could Help Expand Marine Protections
Indigenous and Western scientists are working together to uncover biodiversity in the icy deep. They're getting some eight-armed help.
www.sciencefriday.com
September 8, 2025 at 2:03 PM
I wrote about octopus gardens and the delightful science of octo brooding on the seafloor for @scifri.bsky.social.
www.sciencefriday.com/articles/oct...
www.sciencefriday.com/articles/oct...
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Reporters from across newsrooms in Chicago are collaborating to collect visual evidence of federal agents detaining people & using force in Chicago.
Send videos to tinyurl.com/chicagojourn..., or get in touch via email chicagojournalists@protonmail.com.
Send videos to tinyurl.com/chicagojourn..., or get in touch via email chicagojournalists@protonmail.com.
September 7, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Reporters from across newsrooms in Chicago are collaborating to collect visual evidence of federal agents detaining people & using force in Chicago.
Send videos to tinyurl.com/chicagojourn..., or get in touch via email chicagojournalists@protonmail.com.
Send videos to tinyurl.com/chicagojourn..., or get in touch via email chicagojournalists@protonmail.com.
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Reminder: @propublica.org is still tracking how immigration agents use force when they make arrests.
Do you have video or other documentation of forceful or violent arrests by immigration agents that we should review? Please reach out.
email: nicole.foy@propublica.org
Signal: @nicolefoy.27
Do you have video or other documentation of forceful or violent arrests by immigration agents that we should review? Please reach out.
email: nicole.foy@propublica.org
Signal: @nicolefoy.27
Citizens, crying kids, pregnant women, people who aren't the target...it doesn't seem to matter who's inside the car when immigration officers want to make an arrest. They smash the window anyway
@mckenziefunk.com & I tracked these arrests all over the U.S. projects.propublica.org/trump-ice-sm...
@mckenziefunk.com & I tracked these arrests all over the U.S. projects.propublica.org/trump-ice-sm...
Bloodied Faces, Sobbing Children: Immigration Officers Smash Car Windows to Speed Up Arrests
We’ve documented nearly 50 incidents of immigration officers shattering car windows to make arrests — a tactic experts say was rarely used before Trump took office. ICE claims its officers use a “mini...
projects.propublica.org
September 6, 2025 at 1:58 AM
Reminder: @propublica.org is still tracking how immigration agents use force when they make arrests.
Do you have video or other documentation of forceful or violent arrests by immigration agents that we should review? Please reach out.
email: nicole.foy@propublica.org
Signal: @nicolefoy.27
Do you have video or other documentation of forceful or violent arrests by immigration agents that we should review? Please reach out.
email: nicole.foy@propublica.org
Signal: @nicolefoy.27
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We took the paywall down on this one. defector.com/how-the-fuck...
How Are You Supposed To Get The COVID Vaccine Now? An Explainer | Defector
As the muggy malaise of summer winds down, you might find yourself interested in taking advantage of one of several safe and proven vaccines to help protect you from the inevitable brumal surge of res...
defector.com
September 4, 2025 at 5:27 PM
We took the paywall down on this one. defector.com/how-the-fuck...
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If you're arrested in Illinois protesting the planned ICE HQ in North Chicago, I can represent you pro bono. Email me at sheryl@weikallaw.com. As always, I will take as many cases as I can.
August 30, 2025 at 4:04 PM
If you're arrested in Illinois protesting the planned ICE HQ in North Chicago, I can represent you pro bono. Email me at sheryl@weikallaw.com. As always, I will take as many cases as I can.
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The failure of the United States government to do what it needs to do regarding climate change is one of the most undemocratic and possibly consequential things to ever happen in human history
NEW: EPA to revoke 2009 finding that climate pollution endangers humans.
EPA to revoke 2009 finding that climate pollution endangers humans
The repeal of the finding on the dangers greenhouse gases pose to human health and welfare will face fierce legal challenges.
www.politico.com
July 29, 2025 at 8:57 PM
The failure of the United States government to do what it needs to do regarding climate change is one of the most undemocratic and possibly consequential things to ever happen in human history
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Gaza doctors ‘becoming too weak to treat patients’ as hunger crisis deepens
Gaza doctors ‘becoming too weak to treat patients’ as hunger crisis deepens
Malnourished medical staff say they are struggling to provide care to injured civilians, while recovery rates are also hit by
www.theguardian.com
July 23, 2025 at 10:24 AM
Gaza doctors ‘becoming too weak to treat patients’ as hunger crisis deepens
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If you want to donate to a PBS station in a state that needs it the most, I made a list of all of the donation pages and a legend with how much of their budget relies on federal funding
docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
Donate to PBS
docs.google.com
July 20, 2025 at 5:20 PM
If you want to donate to a PBS station in a state that needs it the most, I made a list of all of the donation pages and a legend with how much of their budget relies on federal funding
docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
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come see Laura teach me about my new favorite thing, ROCKS!!!!!
Calling all Boston/Cambridge folks!
I'll be in conversation with the smart + funny @cjgiaimo.bsky.social this Thursday at Harvard Book Store to celebrate the launch of STRATA.
Please come on out! More info:
www.harvard.com/event/laura-...
I'll be in conversation with the smart + funny @cjgiaimo.bsky.social this Thursday at Harvard Book Store to celebrate the launch of STRATA.
Please come on out! More info:
www.harvard.com/event/laura-...
July 14, 2025 at 8:38 PM
come see Laura teach me about my new favorite thing, ROCKS!!!!!
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Hi, I'm a climate journalist for the Boston Globe.
If you're a federal employee working in New England for EPA or the Forest Service (or you were, until last week..) I'd love to hear from you.
My colleagues and I at @bostonglobe.com are dedicated to protecting our sources.
Signal: erinmdouglas.23
If you're a federal employee working in New England for EPA or the Forest Service (or you were, until last week..) I'd love to hear from you.
My colleagues and I at @bostonglobe.com are dedicated to protecting our sources.
Signal: erinmdouglas.23
February 19, 2025 at 10:14 PM
Hi, I'm a climate journalist for the Boston Globe.
If you're a federal employee working in New England for EPA or the Forest Service (or you were, until last week..) I'd love to hear from you.
My colleagues and I at @bostonglobe.com are dedicated to protecting our sources.
Signal: erinmdouglas.23
If you're a federal employee working in New England for EPA or the Forest Service (or you were, until last week..) I'd love to hear from you.
My colleagues and I at @bostonglobe.com are dedicated to protecting our sources.
Signal: erinmdouglas.23
Oh heyo, I wrote this
Dr. Amanda Stark uses cameras to study voice, swallowing, and upper airway disorders. She was amazed by the goblin, pterodactyl, and moose screams of Will Ramos, the lead singer of Lorna Shore: buff.ly/34nhkRH
July 6, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Oh heyo, I wrote this
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This article by @ykarenkwon.bsky.social is so important.
Thanks to @sciam.bsky.social and then-EIC @laurahelmuth.bsky.social for publishing it. (Photo by Pablo Monsalve/Getty).
Thanks to @sciam.bsky.social and then-EIC @laurahelmuth.bsky.social for publishing it. (Photo by Pablo Monsalve/Getty).
How to Protect Yourself during Protests
Demonstrators face tear gas, flash bangs, coronavirus and surveillance
www.scientificamerican.com
June 8, 2025 at 12:38 AM
This article by @ykarenkwon.bsky.social is so important.
Thanks to @sciam.bsky.social and then-EIC @laurahelmuth.bsky.social for publishing it. (Photo by Pablo Monsalve/Getty).
Thanks to @sciam.bsky.social and then-EIC @laurahelmuth.bsky.social for publishing it. (Photo by Pablo Monsalve/Getty).
Reposted by Christina Couch
A Florida weatherman goes on his own news station's program to tell his viewers that he can no longer predict their safety with accuracy, because of "this sledgehammer attack... the federal government cuts to the National Weather Service." Gives them numbers. Urges them to call their reps.
Cuts have consequences, illustrated. As seen on TV 📺
June 4, 2025 at 1:25 AM
A Florida weatherman goes on his own news station's program to tell his viewers that he can no longer predict their safety with accuracy, because of "this sledgehammer attack... the federal government cuts to the National Weather Service." Gives them numbers. Urges them to call their reps.
Reposted by Christina Couch
200+ scientists are in the middle of a marathon livestream to show why weather and climate science is so important and needs all our help to continue.
It is here: wclivestream.com/watch
It is here: wclivestream.com/watch
Redirecting to: https://www.youtube.com/@wclivestream/live
wclivestream.com
May 28, 2025 at 11:03 PM
200+ scientists are in the middle of a marathon livestream to show why weather and climate science is so important and needs all our help to continue.
It is here: wclivestream.com/watch
It is here: wclivestream.com/watch
Reposted by Christina Couch
Please be part of this: ⬇️
Seeking climate scientists or meteorologists whose work has ever been funded in part by the U.S. federal government to join a 100-hour public, nonpartisan Weather & Climate Livestream [https://wcstreamathon.netlify.app/?mkt_tok=O].
Seeking climate scientists or meteorologists whose work has ever been funded in part by the U.S. federal government to join a 100-hour public, nonpartisan Weather & Climate Livestream [https://wcstreamathon.netlify.app/?mkt_tok=O].
May 22, 2025 at 11:32 PM
Please be part of this: ⬇️
Seeking climate scientists or meteorologists whose work has ever been funded in part by the U.S. federal government to join a 100-hour public, nonpartisan Weather & Climate Livestream [https://wcstreamathon.netlify.app/?mkt_tok=O].
Seeking climate scientists or meteorologists whose work has ever been funded in part by the U.S. federal government to join a 100-hour public, nonpartisan Weather & Climate Livestream [https://wcstreamathon.netlify.app/?mkt_tok=O].