Blythe Terrell
@blytheterrell.bsky.social
Science journalist & audio + science journalism instructor
Joyfully editing the podcast Science Vs
Fan of bad shark movies, horror & long or short walks in the woods
She/her
Joyfully editing the podcast Science Vs
Fan of bad shark movies, horror & long or short walks in the woods
She/her
Y’know, I really had a goddamn delightful time at #SciWri25. I learned some great stuff from other speakers, we had soooo many laughs at our panel & I saw friends I haven’t seen in ages.
PLUS I talked to some younger folks in the industry who challenged my thinking.
10/10, see ya next year ✌🏻🤓
PLUS I talked to some younger folks in the industry who challenged my thinking.
10/10, see ya next year ✌🏻🤓
November 10, 2025 at 1:57 AM
Y’know, I really had a goddamn delightful time at #SciWri25. I learned some great stuff from other speakers, we had soooo many laughs at our panel & I saw friends I haven’t seen in ages.
PLUS I talked to some younger folks in the industry who challenged my thinking.
10/10, see ya next year ✌🏻🤓
PLUS I talked to some younger folks in the industry who challenged my thinking.
10/10, see ya next year ✌🏻🤓
Obsessed w this paper on hard gummy candies & oral function
"Masticatory performance after 1 month (p = 0.01), maximal occlusal force after 2 months (p < 0.01) and maximal tongue pressure after 3 months of training were significantly increased (p = 0.02)" 🧪
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
"Masticatory performance after 1 month (p = 0.01), maximal occlusal force after 2 months (p < 0.01) and maximal tongue pressure after 3 months of training were significantly increased (p = 0.02)" 🧪
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
November 3, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Obsessed w this paper on hard gummy candies & oral function
"Masticatory performance after 1 month (p = 0.01), maximal occlusal force after 2 months (p < 0.01) and maximal tongue pressure after 3 months of training were significantly increased (p = 0.02)" 🧪
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
"Masticatory performance after 1 month (p = 0.01), maximal occlusal force after 2 months (p < 0.01) and maximal tongue pressure after 3 months of training were significantly increased (p = 0.02)" 🧪
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Going to #SciWri25?? Come to the panel I'm on!
We'll be talking about lessons for science journalists from radio, standup, Shakespeare & fiction. I've heard the presentations from the rest of the panelists, and it's gonna be 🔥
1:30 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 9!
We'll be talking about lessons for science journalists from radio, standup, Shakespeare & fiction. I've heard the presentations from the rest of the panelists, and it's gonna be 🔥
1:30 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 9!
October 21, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Going to #SciWri25?? Come to the panel I'm on!
We'll be talking about lessons for science journalists from radio, standup, Shakespeare & fiction. I've heard the presentations from the rest of the panelists, and it's gonna be 🔥
1:30 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 9!
We'll be talking about lessons for science journalists from radio, standup, Shakespeare & fiction. I've heard the presentations from the rest of the panelists, and it's gonna be 🔥
1:30 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 9!
October 15, 2025 at 2:16 PM
🧪 Scientists really out there doing the lord's work on menopause. Tell your mom! 👏👏👏
September 30, 2025 at 8:52 PM
🧪 Scientists really out there doing the lord's work on menopause. Tell your mom! 👏👏👏
ANIMATRONIC ONES?!?!
September 26, 2025 at 7:09 PM
ANIMATRONIC ONES?!?!
Science Vs will be BACK in your ears tomorrow! In the meantime, enjoy this PR pitch that I received. Just an incredible amount going on here
September 3, 2025 at 9:23 PM
Science Vs will be BACK in your ears tomorrow! In the meantime, enjoy this PR pitch that I received. Just an incredible amount going on here
The bird flu ep I've been working on for months finally comes out tomorrow, and I am delighted to inform you that there is a Gaston reference. Buckle up.
May 14, 2025 at 10:49 PM
The bird flu ep I've been working on for months finally comes out tomorrow, and I am delighted to inform you that there is a Gaston reference. Buckle up.
The study I didn't know I needed
May 8, 2025 at 4:53 PM
The study I didn't know I needed
Warning: our @sciencevs ep on squirting might make your mom burn the potatoes
April 16, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Warning: our @sciencevs ep on squirting might make your mom burn the potatoes
Been talking with a friend in Eswatini who takes ARVs for HIV — funded in part by the U.S. They were called to the clinic and told to prepare for the worst.
(Shared with permission)
(Shared with permission)
![Text of WhatsApp message between an American and a friend in Eswatini. The person in Eswatini had just gone to a meeting at her HIV clinic.
American: What did they tell you, sisi?
Swazi: They said we need to prepare ourselves that situation is not good at all concerning people living with HIV and other disease,many people lost their jobs eg Young Heroes it's an organization working with people living with HIV in community level
I'm afraid sisi,did you remember 2010 when I was very sick and I take a transfer to [place name redacted for privacy]
They said tomorrow I should go and get that file from [redacted] and come with it because computers said I'm from [redacted] whereas I'm not from [redacted]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:shdxx6yolpgiwbxxgyiycbez/bafkreicqnwdd3ydc45iwowntxkgzacdyg4tqcpuca3j432siqgktew22ge@jpeg)
February 27, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Been talking with a friend in Eswatini who takes ARVs for HIV — funded in part by the U.S. They were called to the clinic and told to prepare for the worst.
(Shared with permission)
(Shared with permission)
My #AAASmtg presentation is in ONE HOUR! Come to the sponsor stage in the Expo area to hear all about how @sciencevs.bsky.social is working with scientists on peer-reviewed papers 🧪
And come by if you're being affected by administration cuts & policies & want to talk (can be on background only ...)
And come by if you're being affected by administration cuts & policies & want to talk (can be on background only ...)
February 14, 2025 at 7:59 PM
My #AAASmtg presentation is in ONE HOUR! Come to the sponsor stage in the Expo area to hear all about how @sciencevs.bsky.social is working with scientists on peer-reviewed papers 🧪
And come by if you're being affected by administration cuts & policies & want to talk (can be on background only ...)
And come by if you're being affected by administration cuts & policies & want to talk (can be on background only ...)
My #AAASmtg session has moved to 4 p.m. TODAY!
Come hear me talk about the research @sciencevs.bsky.social has collaborated on!
And talk to me about your science + how it’s being affected by the new administration
Come hear me talk about the research @sciencevs.bsky.social has collaborated on!
And talk to me about your science + how it’s being affected by the new administration
February 14, 2025 at 5:04 PM
My #AAASmtg session has moved to 4 p.m. TODAY!
Come hear me talk about the research @sciencevs.bsky.social has collaborated on!
And talk to me about your science + how it’s being affected by the new administration
Come hear me talk about the research @sciencevs.bsky.social has collaborated on!
And talk to me about your science + how it’s being affected by the new administration
This is of course a great headline but also is very funny if you don't know the cultural reference
Article here: www.nytimes.com/2025/01/15/s...
Article here: www.nytimes.com/2025/01/15/s...
January 21, 2025 at 4:24 PM
This is of course a great headline but also is very funny if you don't know the cultural reference
Article here: www.nytimes.com/2025/01/15/s...
Article here: www.nytimes.com/2025/01/15/s...
January 16, 2025 at 8:03 PM
I know Beyoncé did not write this tech brief on computing and climate change, but hear me out ... what if she did
January 14, 2025 at 11:11 PM
I know Beyoncé did not write this tech brief on computing and climate change, but hear me out ... what if she did
This would work on me
December 2, 2024 at 9:00 PM
This would work on me
Ah, and it's even my lucky number
September 17, 2024 at 6:24 PM
Ah, and it's even my lucky number
February 16, 2024 at 3:58 PM
She still looks great tho
October 24, 2023 at 2:43 PM
She still looks great tho