Sally James
@jamesian.bsky.social
Science journalist. Yoga teacher. I'm an "indirect cost" writing for researchers at times.
More at https://seattlesciencewriter.com
More at https://seattlesciencewriter.com
Careful. You may get more subscribers than you were planning on. #SciWri26
I just heard from two different people at #SciWri25 that next year's meeting is ... here? Corvallis?
That is wild. I'm not sure how some details of that will work, but I do look forward to running a makeshift science writer B&B out of my apartment for my out of town friends.
That is wild. I'm not sure how some details of that will work, but I do look forward to running a makeshift science writer B&B out of my apartment for my out of town friends.
November 10, 2025 at 11:14 PM
Careful. You may get more subscribers than you were planning on. #SciWri26
Hooray for #worldscienceday
In honor of #leftcoast research, enjoy a story (I wrote) about the protein synthesis that won the Nobel prize for UW researcher David Baker and @uwproteindesign.bsky.social
#seattle
#protein #synthesis #molecular
magazine.washington.edu/feature/prot...
In honor of #leftcoast research, enjoy a story (I wrote) about the protein synthesis that won the Nobel prize for UW researcher David Baker and @uwproteindesign.bsky.social
#seattle
#protein #synthesis #molecular
magazine.washington.edu/feature/prot...
Professor David Baker’s audacious approach to creating new proteins
UW Magazine | University of Washington
magazine.washington.edu
November 10, 2025 at 10:33 PM
Hooray for #worldscienceday
In honor of #leftcoast research, enjoy a story (I wrote) about the protein synthesis that won the Nobel prize for UW researcher David Baker and @uwproteindesign.bsky.social
#seattle
#protein #synthesis #molecular
magazine.washington.edu/feature/prot...
In honor of #leftcoast research, enjoy a story (I wrote) about the protein synthesis that won the Nobel prize for UW researcher David Baker and @uwproteindesign.bsky.social
#seattle
#protein #synthesis #molecular
magazine.washington.edu/feature/prot...
Hey #PNW, the @sciencewriters.org meeting next NOV is in Corvallis, OR. Hosts include @oregonstate.edu
#sciwri26
Travel dream - a "private car" on Amtrak bringing all the #seattle folks south
@nswa.bsky.social
sciencewriters2025.org/next-year/
#sciwri26
Travel dream - a "private car" on Amtrak bringing all the #seattle folks south
@nswa.bsky.social
sciencewriters2025.org/next-year/
November 10, 2025 at 10:13 PM
Hey #PNW, the @sciencewriters.org meeting next NOV is in Corvallis, OR. Hosts include @oregonstate.edu
#sciwri26
Travel dream - a "private car" on Amtrak bringing all the #seattle folks south
@nswa.bsky.social
sciencewriters2025.org/next-year/
#sciwri26
Travel dream - a "private car" on Amtrak bringing all the #seattle folks south
@nswa.bsky.social
sciencewriters2025.org/next-year/
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Wow. @jjmcdona.bsky.social of @factcheck.org says she doesn’t use the term #misinformation anymore bc it’s been politicized and become a trigger word. “It doesn’t mean anything anymore,” she said at #SciWri25. She now just says things are false or untrue.
November 9, 2025 at 10:54 PM
Wow. @jjmcdona.bsky.social of @factcheck.org says she doesn’t use the term #misinformation anymore bc it’s been politicized and become a trigger word. “It doesn’t mean anything anymore,” she said at #SciWri25. She now just says things are false or untrue.
Reposted by Sally James
look at all these beautiful people!!! is there a word that conveys both joy and extreme FOMO?
Thank you all of you who made @theopennotebook.bsky.social’s 15th birthday party at #SciWri25 so special! That was a night I’ll never forget. ❤️
November 9, 2025 at 4:42 PM
look at all these beautiful people!!! is there a word that conveys both joy and extreme FOMO?
In 1909, Dr. Cora Smith Eaton climbed Mt. Rainier with a “Votes for Women” banner.
A year later, on November 8th, women in Washington state won the right to vote – the 5th state to do so, and 10 years before the 19th amendment.
A year later, on November 8th, women in Washington state won the right to vote – the 5th state to do so, and 10 years before the 19th amendment.
November 9, 2025 at 3:12 AM
Apologies to those who don't enjoy
You're invited to play a puzzle created by jamesian.
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Wordle Puzzle Created By jamesian
Choose a word for friends to guess, then share your own puzzle.
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November 8, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Apologies to those who don't enjoy
You're invited to play a puzzle created by jamesian.
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You're invited to play a puzzle created by jamesian.
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Scientists call for stronger action to save Indonesia’s vanishing seagrass meadows news.mongabay.com/2025/11/seag... 🧪🦑🌎
Scientists call for stronger action to save Indonesia’s vanishing seagrass meadows
SANUR, Indonesia — Indonesia’s seagrass ecosystems are crucial for climate action, biodiversity and coastal livelihoods, yet remain a largely neglected asset, marine scientists and conservation…
news.mongabay.com
November 7, 2025 at 12:45 AM
There are probably still more than 100,000 ballots out there. Wilson will have to get about 55 percent of those still-outstanding ballots (by my rough math) to make up the difference.
November 7, 2025 at 12:22 AM
Everything lined up for my 7-year-old friend to watch #concrete crew in #Seattle. The drama of construction kept her engaged. #transportation
November 5, 2025 at 1:08 AM
Everything lined up for my 7-year-old friend to watch #concrete crew in #Seattle. The drama of construction kept her engaged. #transportation
Thank you to Johns Hopkins for the discussion with author @jennieerinsmith.bsky.social tonight about her book on #alzheimers and the Colombian families who have been studied since the 1980s. #journalism #books
(will archive be shared?)
Book title - Valley of Forgetting.
hub.jhu.edu/events/2025/...
(will archive be shared?)
Book title - Valley of Forgetting.
hub.jhu.edu/events/2025/...
Author Talks Presents: Jennie Erin Smith
Join MA in Science Writing program alum Romila Santra as she hosts freelance science and medical reporter Jennie Erin Smith.
hub.jhu.edu
November 4, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Thank you to Johns Hopkins for the discussion with author @jennieerinsmith.bsky.social tonight about her book on #alzheimers and the Colombian families who have been studied since the 1980s. #journalism #books
(will archive be shared?)
Book title - Valley of Forgetting.
hub.jhu.edu/events/2025/...
(will archive be shared?)
Book title - Valley of Forgetting.
hub.jhu.edu/events/2025/...
As SNAP benefits face uncertainty during the federal shutdown, South End mutual aid groups continue to fill the gaps — providing food, warmth, and solidarity.
Explore the Emerald's updated guide to local mutual aid groups and how to get involved: soseaem.org/47zzbdJ #Seattle
Explore the Emerald's updated guide to local mutual aid groups and how to get involved: soseaem.org/47zzbdJ #Seattle
UPDATED: A South End Guide to Mutual Aid Groups in Seattle
From warm meals to harm-reduction kits, the Emerald's updated guide spotlights South End (and beyond) mutual aid groups keeping Seattle neighbors cared for — through solidarity, not charity.
southseattleemerald.org
November 4, 2025 at 12:22 AM
Reposted by Sally James
As SNAP benefits face uncertainty during the federal shutdown, South End mutual aid groups continue to fill the gaps — providing food, warmth, and solidarity.
Explore the Emerald's updated guide to local mutual aid groups and how to get involved: soseaem.org/47zzbdJ #Seattle
Explore the Emerald's updated guide to local mutual aid groups and how to get involved: soseaem.org/47zzbdJ #Seattle
UPDATED: A South End Guide to Mutual Aid Groups in Seattle
From warm meals to harm-reduction kits, the Emerald's updated guide spotlights South End (and beyond) mutual aid groups keeping Seattle neighbors cared for — through solidarity, not charity.
southseattleemerald.org
November 3, 2025 at 11:54 PM
As SNAP benefits face uncertainty during the federal shutdown, South End mutual aid groups continue to fill the gaps — providing food, warmth, and solidarity.
Explore the Emerald's updated guide to local mutual aid groups and how to get involved: soseaem.org/47zzbdJ #Seattle
Explore the Emerald's updated guide to local mutual aid groups and how to get involved: soseaem.org/47zzbdJ #Seattle
Reposted by Sally James
hey UX / web designers, there are literally billions of us with two-letter last names. let's stop doing this!
November 3, 2025 at 4:50 PM
hey UX / web designers, there are literally billions of us with two-letter last names. let's stop doing this!
Stay away from Seattle, they said. It never stops raining, they said
November 3, 2025 at 12:39 AM
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A very fall photo 🍂
Isabella Tiger Moth larva rescued from a walking path today. They've finished feeding for the season & are wandering in search of a sheltered spot to overwinter before pupating in spring. Antifreeze proteins protect their cells in freezing weather. #invertebrates #insects #entomology #Lepidoptera
November 2, 2025 at 5:41 PM
A very fall photo 🍂
Reposted by Sally James
Timeline cleanse: gulls on pilings in Puget Sound, WA.
November 1, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Timeline cleanse: gulls on pilings in Puget Sound, WA.
November 1, 2025 at 7:42 PM
A mother who knows how it feels describes losing benefits
#cruelty #SNAP #porttownsend H/T @rossmacfarlane.bsky.social
time.com/7329421/snap...
#cruelty #SNAP #porttownsend H/T @rossmacfarlane.bsky.social
time.com/7329421/snap...
SNAP Benefits Are Running Out. The Cruelty Is the Point.
This is what happens when the safety net drops out beneath 42 million Americans, writes Stephanie Land.
time.com
October 31, 2025 at 6:14 PM
A mother who knows how it feels describes losing benefits
#cruelty #SNAP #porttownsend H/T @rossmacfarlane.bsky.social
time.com/7329421/snap...
#cruelty #SNAP #porttownsend H/T @rossmacfarlane.bsky.social
time.com/7329421/snap...
Scientists needed a way to identify 1 radial creature from another among #sunflower stars. Imagine clock face on each star. Number the legs based on a DOT that each star has. Moving clockwise from DOT, first LEG from is 1, next is 2, and so on. #echinoderms #radial
October 30, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Scientists needed a way to identify 1 radial creature from another among #sunflower stars. Imagine clock face on each star. Number the legs based on a DOT that each star has. Moving clockwise from DOT, first LEG from is 1, next is 2, and so on. #echinoderms #radial
Sad but well-reported piece from @anamariecox.bsky.social about the hellscape of patron-focused publishing for #journalism
and why it does not reward reporting, and ultimately ... makes a house of cards. #reporting
talkingpointsmemo.com/tpm-25/patro...
and why it does not reward reporting, and ultimately ... makes a house of cards. #reporting
talkingpointsmemo.com/tpm-25/patro...
Patron-Supported Journalism Can’t Be the Future of News
Writing about the failure of patron-supported journalism is itself a kind of...
talkingpointsmemo.com
October 29, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Sad but well-reported piece from @anamariecox.bsky.social about the hellscape of patron-focused publishing for #journalism
and why it does not reward reporting, and ultimately ... makes a house of cards. #reporting
talkingpointsmemo.com/tpm-25/patro...
and why it does not reward reporting, and ultimately ... makes a house of cards. #reporting
talkingpointsmemo.com/tpm-25/patro...
Huge thanks to Jason Hodin + UW marine laboratory. Now fascinated with madroporite, my new #echinoderm vocabulary word. He is pointing at lab-grown stars headed to Guemes Island. #samish #indigenous #seastar #restoration @fridayharbor.bsky.social
October 28, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Huge thanks to Jason Hodin + UW marine laboratory. Now fascinated with madroporite, my new #echinoderm vocabulary word. He is pointing at lab-grown stars headed to Guemes Island. #samish #indigenous #seastar #restoration @fridayharbor.bsky.social
Here is a sperm #whale, made of pages of "Moby Dick" hanging from a ceiling. @fridayharbor.bsky.social At a marine laboratory.
Where it wasn't on my bingo card.
#research #uw #fridayharbor
Where it wasn't on my bingo card.
#research #uw #fridayharbor
October 28, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Here is a sperm #whale, made of pages of "Moby Dick" hanging from a ceiling. @fridayharbor.bsky.social At a marine laboratory.
Where it wasn't on my bingo card.
#research #uw #fridayharbor
Where it wasn't on my bingo card.
#research #uw #fridayharbor
Yes, it can be October and puffy white clouds. @fridayharbor.bsky.social
Thank you @nswa.bsky.social for our field trip to Friday Harbor labs. #invertebrates #echinoderms #eyes
Thank you @nswa.bsky.social for our field trip to Friday Harbor labs. #invertebrates #echinoderms #eyes
October 28, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Yes, it can be October and puffy white clouds. @fridayharbor.bsky.social
Thank you @nswa.bsky.social for our field trip to Friday Harbor labs. #invertebrates #echinoderms #eyes
Thank you @nswa.bsky.social for our field trip to Friday Harbor labs. #invertebrates #echinoderms #eyes