Sofia Avritzer
@sofiavritzer.bsky.social
Brazilian PhD student studying fruit fly navigation in the Maimon Lab
The Rockefeller Univiversity, previously at Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais | She/Her
The Rockefeller Univiversity, previously at Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais | She/Her
So excited to share a story I wrote for
@snexplores.bsky.social on how some animals make themselves (almost) invisible - and why humans can't do the same! My last piece written as a
@aaasmassmedia.bsky.social, and probably the one I had the most fun working on.
www.snexplores.org/article/how-...
@snexplores.bsky.social on how some animals make themselves (almost) invisible - and why humans can't do the same! My last piece written as a
@aaasmassmedia.bsky.social, and probably the one I had the most fun working on.
www.snexplores.org/article/how-...
Is it possible to be invisible?
Fiction is full of characters with the power to vanish. But some animals have real-life ways to become nearly invisible.
www.snexplores.org
January 29, 2026 at 4:16 PM
So excited to share a story I wrote for
@snexplores.bsky.social on how some animals make themselves (almost) invisible - and why humans can't do the same! My last piece written as a
@aaasmassmedia.bsky.social, and probably the one I had the most fun working on.
www.snexplores.org/article/how-...
@snexplores.bsky.social on how some animals make themselves (almost) invisible - and why humans can't do the same! My last piece written as a
@aaasmassmedia.bsky.social, and probably the one I had the most fun working on.
www.snexplores.org/article/how-...
Highly recommend the @aaasmassmedia.bsky.social program for any scientists who want a behind-the-scenes look at how science journalism works!
🧑🔬 @sofiavritzer.bsky.social’s summer was packed with fascinating stories at @sciencenews.bsky.social thanks to the support of the Heising-Simons Foundation. Take a look at the stories here: www.aaas.org/programs/mas...
#MassMediaFellowship #SciComm
#MassMediaFellowship #SciComm
December 22, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Highly recommend the @aaasmassmedia.bsky.social program for any scientists who want a behind-the-scenes look at how science journalism works!
So excited to share a comic I wrote out on @snexplores.bsky.social! Flamingos make underwater whirlpools with their heads and feet to catch shrimp 🦩🌀 Written during my @aaasmassmedia.bsky.social this summer: www.snexplores.org/article/flam.... Beautiful illustrations by the amazing JoAnna Wendel!
Flamingos hunt by creating their own underwater tornadoes
Chilean flamingos use their beaks and feet to create underwater whirlpools that suck in prey.
www.snexplores.org
December 14, 2025 at 10:20 PM
So excited to share a comic I wrote out on @snexplores.bsky.social! Flamingos make underwater whirlpools with their heads and feet to catch shrimp 🦩🌀 Written during my @aaasmassmedia.bsky.social this summer: www.snexplores.org/article/flam.... Beautiful illustrations by the amazing JoAnna Wendel!
@natastron.nature.com's beautiful September cover shows the first ever image of a dying start that exploded twice on it's way to become a type 1a supernova. I got to write about this really cool discovery this summer for @sciencenews.bsky.social.
www.sciencenews.org/article/supe...
www.sciencenews.org/article/supe...
September 26, 2025 at 1:30 AM
@natastron.nature.com's beautiful September cover shows the first ever image of a dying start that exploded twice on it's way to become a type 1a supernova. I got to write about this really cool discovery this summer for @sciencenews.bsky.social.
www.sciencenews.org/article/supe...
www.sciencenews.org/article/supe...
This summer, I had the incredible opportunity to spend 10 weeks as a Mass Media Fellow with @aaas.org at @sciencenews.bsky.social. I wrote nine articles covering topics like astronomy, paleontology, neuroscience, human health and policy. Here are a few of the highlights:
September 11, 2025 at 7:34 PM
This summer, I had the incredible opportunity to spend 10 weeks as a Mass Media Fellow with @aaas.org at @sciencenews.bsky.social. I wrote nine articles covering topics like astronomy, paleontology, neuroscience, human health and policy. Here are a few of the highlights:
So excited to be one of the 2025 AAAS #MassMediaFellows! I can’t wait to spend my summer writing about cool science at @scinews.bsky.social. Very grateful to @aaas.org and the @heisingsimonsfdn.bsky.social for this opportunity!
This news is hot off the press! We are so excited to present the 2025 #MassMediaFellows! These 17 scientists will spend their summer writing, reporting, and working on their #SciComm skills in news outlets across the country! Learn more about the #MMF50th class here: www.aaas.org/news/aaas-ma...
April 25, 2025 at 9:16 PM
So excited to be one of the 2025 AAAS #MassMediaFellows! I can’t wait to spend my summer writing about cool science at @scinews.bsky.social. Very grateful to @aaas.org and the @heisingsimonsfdn.bsky.social for this opportunity!