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
Reposted by Eva Emerson
The awards will be announced next week, on Monday, November 3rd. Congratulations to all the finalists!
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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
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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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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...
Reposted by Eva Emerson
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 🥳
It's not easy to read about, but intimate partner violence is truly a global problem. Public health researchers hope to find ways to reduce its many harms. Katherine Ellison interviewed Susan Sorenson and Heidi Stöckl for @knowablemag.bsky.social to learn more
August 28, 2025 at 4:37 PM
It's not easy to read about, but intimate partner violence is truly a global problem. Public health researchers hope to find ways to reduce its many harms. Katherine Ellison interviewed Susan Sorenson and Heidi Stöckl for @knowablemag.bsky.social to learn more
Reposted by Eva Emerson
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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
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