Eva Emerson
@eva-emerson.bsky.social
Editor in chief @knowablemag.bsky.social
(Read us in Spanish: @revistaknowable.bsky.social)
Sound science, smart stories.
Always curious
(Read us in Spanish: @revistaknowable.bsky.social)
Sound science, smart stories.
Always curious
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The awards will be announced next week, on Monday, November 3rd. Congratulations to all the finalists!
Read the story in:
👉 English: knowmag.org/4hLcDvz
👉 Spanish: knowmag.org/4oG4lay
And check out more of Lesley's work for Knowable: knowmag.org/L_E_Ogden
Read the story in:
👉 English: knowmag.org/4hLcDvz
👉 Spanish: knowmag.org/4oG4lay
And check out more of Lesley's work for Knowable: knowmag.org/L_E_Ogden
Getting along with grizzly bears
In rural Alaskan and Canadian communities, reducing conflict between people and their wild neighbors means both species must change their behavior
knowmag.org
October 28, 2025 at 3:24 PM
The awards will be announced next week, on Monday, November 3rd. Congratulations to all the finalists!
Read the story in:
👉 English: knowmag.org/4hLcDvz
👉 Spanish: knowmag.org/4oG4lay
And check out more of Lesley's work for Knowable: knowmag.org/L_E_Ogden
Read the story in:
👉 English: knowmag.org/4hLcDvz
👉 Spanish: knowmag.org/4oG4lay
And check out more of Lesley's work for Knowable: knowmag.org/L_E_Ogden
Reposted by Eva Emerson
A warm congratulations to @ljevanso.bsky.social, whose feature story, “Getting along with grizzly bears,” is a finalist at the Webster Awards 2025 in the category “Excellence in Feature Reporting – Print/Digital.”
Getting along with grizzly bears
In rural Alaskan and Canadian communities, reducing conflict between people and their wild neighbors means both species must change their behavior
knowablemagazine.org
October 28, 2025 at 3:24 PM
A warm congratulations to @ljevanso.bsky.social, whose feature story, “Getting along with grizzly bears,” is a finalist at the Webster Awards 2025 in the category “Excellence in Feature Reporting – Print/Digital.”
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October 28, 2025 at 12:22 AM
...and 8 years of making it all available for free — with no paywalls and no fees.
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Happy birthday to us! 🥳 Today, we celebrate Knowable Magazine’s 8th year. That’s 8 years of diving into big questions in science and research; 8 years of burrowing into data and citing our sources; 8 years of evidence-based solutions and forays into wonder and awe...
October 28, 2025 at 12:22 AM
Happy birthday to us! 🥳 Today, we celebrate Knowable Magazine’s 8th year. That’s 8 years of diving into big questions in science and research; 8 years of burrowing into data and citing our sources; 8 years of evidence-based solutions and forays into wonder and awe...
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“When an animal’s biological age runs higher than its chronological one, it can signal physiological strain — a kind of molecular distress flare that may go off before any other visible signs of problems.”
Highlighting research in Canada too.
🧪 #Canada #Stress
knowablemagazine.org/content/arti...
Highlighting research in Canada too.
🧪 #Canada #Stress
knowablemagazine.org/content/arti...
The clock is ticking: How epigenetics could help save wildlife from collapse
In polar bears, dolphins, baboons and more, molecular signatures of aging are changing how conservationists assess population health, resilience and risk
knowablemagazine.org
September 28, 2025 at 2:37 PM
“When an animal’s biological age runs higher than its chronological one, it can signal physiological strain — a kind of molecular distress flare that may go off before any other visible signs of problems.”
Highlighting research in Canada too.
🧪 #Canada #Stress
knowablemagazine.org/content/arti...
Highlighting research in Canada too.
🧪 #Canada #Stress
knowablemagazine.org/content/arti...
Reposted by Eva Emerson
You can read this 2019 piece of mine examining research@ the time, which hasn't changed much since.
I'll add that "environment" doesn't just mean *waves hands* the air or uterus or food or medications. It also involves the influence of your own *gene products*
knowablemagazine.org/content/arti...
I'll add that "environment" doesn't just mean *waves hands* the air or uterus or food or medications. It also involves the influence of your own *gene products*
knowablemagazine.org/content/arti...
The quest for autism’s causes, and what it reveals about all of us
The more researchers look, the more multifaceted the risk factors appear — and the more we learn about how the brain works and develops
knowablemagazine.org
September 28, 2025 at 7:12 PM
You can read this 2019 piece of mine examining research@ the time, which hasn't changed much since.
I'll add that "environment" doesn't just mean *waves hands* the air or uterus or food or medications. It also involves the influence of your own *gene products*
knowablemagazine.org/content/arti...
I'll add that "environment" doesn't just mean *waves hands* the air or uterus or food or medications. It also involves the influence of your own *gene products*
knowablemagazine.org/content/arti...
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Friday afternoon after a long week: cave-dwelling lifestyle sounding appealing? Dr. Misty Riddle interview may be of interest!
knowablemagazine.org/content/arti...
knowablemagazine.org/content/arti...
How the cavefish lost its eyes — again and again
Mexican tetras that got swept into pitch-black caverns had no use for the energetically costly organs. They lost their eyes in multiple ways — and gained some nifty traits too.
knowablemagazine.org
September 26, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Friday afternoon after a long week: cave-dwelling lifestyle sounding appealing? Dr. Misty Riddle interview may be of interest!
knowablemagazine.org/content/arti...
knowablemagazine.org/content/arti...
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A new article in @knowablemag.bsky.social that highlights some of @levinewediuk.bsky.social's PD work with me and @colingarroway.bsky.social, along with many other efforts to bring epigenetic clocks into conservation efforts.
knowablemagazine.org/content/arti...
knowablemagazine.org/content/arti...
The clock is ticking: How epigenetics could help save wildlife from collapse
In polar bears, dolphins, baboons and more, molecular signatures of aging are changing how conservationists assess population health, resilience and risk
knowablemagazine.org
September 24, 2025 at 3:20 PM
A new article in @knowablemag.bsky.social that highlights some of @levinewediuk.bsky.social's PD work with me and @colingarroway.bsky.social, along with many other efforts to bring epigenetic clocks into conservation efforts.
knowablemagazine.org/content/arti...
knowablemagazine.org/content/arti...
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Do you have anyone with writing and editing experience who wants to come work for me? #medievalsky please share widely!
University of the District of Columbia - University Writer/Editor
University Writer/Editor at University of the District of Columbia
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September 11, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Do you have anyone with writing and editing experience who wants to come work for me? #medievalsky please share widely!
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People with good motives may engage in bribery and worse depending on what society expects of them. A political scientist explains.
✍️ Bob Holmes
knowmag.org/46q5U4L
✍️ Bob Holmes
knowmag.org/46q5U4L
Corruption: When norms upstage the law
People with good motives may engage in bribery and worse depending on what society expects of them. A political scientist explains.
knowmag.org
September 17, 2025 at 3:00 PM
People with good motives may engage in bribery and worse depending on what society expects of them. A political scientist explains.
✍️ Bob Holmes
knowmag.org/46q5U4L
✍️ Bob Holmes
knowmag.org/46q5U4L
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One of my duties is helming the @knowablemag.bsky.social newsletter. It features our new stuff, cool #sciart and smart takes on goings-on in science (the bad news & good reads)
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September 10, 2025 at 4:36 PM
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Researchers are exploring why some individuals are naturally super-lean and may struggle to gain weight. The causes of such constitutional thinness offer clues to the physiology of weight control.
✍️ Ute Eberle
knowmag.org/4ndXiVE
✍️ Ute Eberle
knowmag.org/4ndXiVE
The other end of the weight spectrum: Very thin people
Researchers are exploring why some individuals are naturally super-lean and may struggle to gain weight. The causes of such constitutional thinness offer clues to the physiology of weight control.
knowmag.org
September 4, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Researchers are exploring why some individuals are naturally super-lean and may struggle to gain weight. The causes of such constitutional thinness offer clues to the physiology of weight control.
✍️ Ute Eberle
knowmag.org/4ndXiVE
✍️ Ute Eberle
knowmag.org/4ndXiVE
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Redoing this with tags because I forgot everybody is on Bsky now (Hooray!)
Special thanks as well to @eva-emerson.bsky.social, @rachelscience.bsky.social, @rosiemestel.bsky.social , and the rest of the editorial team at Knowable, who make these comics and illustrations possible 🥳
Special thanks as well to @eva-emerson.bsky.social, @rachelscience.bsky.social, @rosiemestel.bsky.social , and the rest of the editorial team at Knowable, who make these comics and illustrations possible 🥳
August 29, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Redoing this with tags because I forgot everybody is on Bsky now (Hooray!)
Special thanks as well to @eva-emerson.bsky.social, @rachelscience.bsky.social, @rosiemestel.bsky.social , and the rest of the editorial team at Knowable, who make these comics and illustrations possible 🥳
Special thanks as well to @eva-emerson.bsky.social, @rachelscience.bsky.social, @rosiemestel.bsky.social , and the rest of the editorial team at Knowable, who make these comics and illustrations possible 🥳
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Middle and low-income earners’ consumer confidence is plummeting, while high earners’ is going up.
Be warned: this spells doom for our consumer spending-driven economy.
Be warned: this spells doom for our consumer spending-driven economy.
www.wsj.com
September 4, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Middle and low-income earners’ consumer confidence is plummeting, while high earners’ is going up.
Be warned: this spells doom for our consumer spending-driven economy.
Be warned: this spells doom for our consumer spending-driven economy.
Reposted by Eva Emerson
SCOOP: Three Trump Cabinet Members Have Multiple Primary-Residence Mortgages @robert-faturechi.bsky.social @justinelliott.bsky.social @amierjeski.bsky.social
Trump Is Accusing Foes With Multiple Mortgages of Fraud. Records Show 3 of His Cabinet Members Have Them.
The White House has targeted opponents, including a Fed governor, for having more than one primary residence on their loan papers. ProPublica found that, in one case, a Trump cabinet secretary got two...
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September 4, 2025 at 7:26 PM
SCOOP: Three Trump Cabinet Members Have Multiple Primary-Residence Mortgages @robert-faturechi.bsky.social @justinelliott.bsky.social @amierjeski.bsky.social
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“It may be age-old, but not much has been done to address it. In many places of the world, it’s always been considered an issue to be dealt with behind closed doors. But the availability of data today shows just how serious the issue is.” knowmag.org/3JED7BK
Unsafe at home: The misery of intimate partner violence
Public health researchers explain the levers that can reduce — or worsen — this global blight. A bright spot: There are more data than ever on strategies that can help.
knowmag.org
August 29, 2025 at 3:04 PM
“It may be age-old, but not much has been done to address it. In many places of the world, it’s always been considered an issue to be dealt with behind closed doors. But the availability of data today shows just how serious the issue is.” knowmag.org/3JED7BK
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August 28, 2025 at 9:41 PM
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New research, innovative programs and emboldened advocates are challenging decades-old conventions about how to respond to domestic abuse.
✍️ Katherine Ellison
knowmag.org/4n1eJZj
✍️ Katherine Ellison
knowmag.org/4n1eJZj
Can a strategy shift reduce intimate partner violence?
New research, innovative programs and emboldened advocates are challenging decades-old conventions about how to respond to domestic abuse
knowmag.org
August 29, 2025 at 12:00 PM
New research, innovative programs and emboldened advocates are challenging decades-old conventions about how to respond to domestic abuse.
✍️ Katherine Ellison
knowmag.org/4n1eJZj
✍️ Katherine Ellison
knowmag.org/4n1eJZj
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What have researchers learned about the physiology and genetics of pregnancy at high elevation? This was discussed at a meeting convened last year in Cambridge, England.
👉 Read @timvernimmen.bsky.social's report knowmag.org/4hmhwsU
And check out the proceedings from the meeting (quoted below 👇) 🧪
👉 Read @timvernimmen.bsky.social's report knowmag.org/4hmhwsU
And check out the proceedings from the meeting (quoted below 👇) 🧪
August 27, 2025 at 8:35 PM
What have researchers learned about the physiology and genetics of pregnancy at high elevation? This was discussed at a meeting convened last year in Cambridge, England.
👉 Read @timvernimmen.bsky.social's report knowmag.org/4hmhwsU
And check out the proceedings from the meeting (quoted below 👇) 🧪
👉 Read @timvernimmen.bsky.social's report knowmag.org/4hmhwsU
And check out the proceedings from the meeting (quoted below 👇) 🧪
Reposted by Eva Emerson
Read in English:
How the cavefish lost its eyes — again and again
Mexican tetras that got swept into pitch-black caverns had no use for the energetically costly organs. They lost their eyes in multiple ways — and gained some nifty traits too.
knowablemagazine.org
August 26, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Read in English:
Reposted by Eva Emerson
How the cavefish lost its eyes — again and again 👀
Mexican tetras that got swept into pitch-black caverns had no use for the energetically costly organs. They lost their eyes in multiple ways — and gained some nifty traits too.
@timvernimmen.bsky.social's recent report is now available in Spanish👇
Mexican tetras that got swept into pitch-black caverns had no use for the energetically costly organs. They lost their eyes in multiple ways — and gained some nifty traits too.
@timvernimmen.bsky.social's recent report is now available in Spanish👇
Los tetras mexicanos que fueron arrastrados a cavernas completamente oscuras no tenían ningún uso para esos órganos que consumían tanta energía. Perdieron sus ojos de múltiples maneras —pero también ganaron algunas características interesantes—.
✍️ Tim Vernimmen
knowmag.org/4mUmtwg
✍️ Tim Vernimmen
knowmag.org/4mUmtwg
Estos peces de cueva perdieron sus ojos, una y otra vez
Los tetras mexicanos que fueron arrastrados a cavernas completamente oscuras no tenían ningún uso para esos órganos que consumían tanta energía. Perdieron sus ojos de múltiples maneras —pero también…
knowmag.org
August 26, 2025 at 6:06 PM
How the cavefish lost its eyes — again and again 👀
Mexican tetras that got swept into pitch-black caverns had no use for the energetically costly organs. They lost their eyes in multiple ways — and gained some nifty traits too.
@timvernimmen.bsky.social's recent report is now available in Spanish👇
Mexican tetras that got swept into pitch-black caverns had no use for the energetically costly organs. They lost their eyes in multiple ways — and gained some nifty traits too.
@timvernimmen.bsky.social's recent report is now available in Spanish👇
Reposted by Eva Emerson
Los tetras mexicanos que fueron arrastrados a cavernas completamente oscuras no tenían ningún uso para esos órganos que consumían tanta energía. Perdieron sus ojos de múltiples maneras —pero también ganaron algunas características interesantes—.
✍️ Tim Vernimmen
knowmag.org/4mUmtwg
✍️ Tim Vernimmen
knowmag.org/4mUmtwg
Estos peces de cueva perdieron sus ojos, una y otra vez
Los tetras mexicanos que fueron arrastrados a cavernas completamente oscuras no tenían ningún uso para esos órganos que consumían tanta energía. Perdieron sus ojos de múltiples maneras —pero también…
knowmag.org
August 26, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Los tetras mexicanos que fueron arrastrados a cavernas completamente oscuras no tenían ningún uso para esos órganos que consumían tanta energía. Perdieron sus ojos de múltiples maneras —pero también ganaron algunas características interesantes—.
✍️ Tim Vernimmen
knowmag.org/4mUmtwg
✍️ Tim Vernimmen
knowmag.org/4mUmtwg
Reposted by Eva Emerson
When someone does something you don't like, what do you do? Call the cops? Complain on your local listserv? Keep silent? The impulse to tell is deeply human, but deciding to do it it is far from straightforward. A pleasure to edit this story by Emily Laber-Warren for @knowablemag.bsky.social
From tattling to whistleblowing, a sociologist explores what drives people to tell on one another.
✍️ Emily Laber-Warren
✍️ Emily Laber-Warren
See something, say something? The science of speaking out
From tattling to whistleblowing, a sociologist explores what drives people to tell on one another
knowablemagazine.org
August 22, 2025 at 6:08 PM
When someone does something you don't like, what do you do? Call the cops? Complain on your local listserv? Keep silent? The impulse to tell is deeply human, but deciding to do it it is far from straightforward. A pleasure to edit this story by Emily Laber-Warren for @knowablemag.bsky.social
Reposted by Eva Emerson
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If the Big Bang created an equal amount of matter and antimatter, why is antimatter vanishingly scarce in the universe today? SNOLAB is studying neutrino properties to answer this pivotal question. knowablemagazine.org/content/arti...
How a mysterious particle could explain the universe’s missing antimatter
The Big Bang should have produced equal amounts of matter and antimatter, which would have annihilated each other in a spectacular burst of pure energy. But it didn’t. New experiments focused on under...
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August 19, 2025 at 4:19 PM
If the Big Bang created an equal amount of matter and antimatter, why is antimatter vanishingly scarce in the universe today? SNOLAB is studying neutrino properties to answer this pivotal question. knowablemagazine.org/content/arti...