Since youth, Pawel Gorecki has inhabited what he describes as “the intersection of science, technology and the humanities.” The teenage Gorecki could often be found lying on his bed reading anything from comics to science fiction, Russian literature to the popular Polish science magazine Wiedza I Życie (Knowledge and Life). “In those days, books were […]
Barbara Moran, ’02
One of the first things Barbara Moran did as a Knight Science Journalism fellow was volunteer to become a research subject. She was partway through a study in cognitive science that tested perception through a series of questions, when the tester asked her: would an owl fit in a shoe box? “I remember saying, well, what […]
Art, science and underwater photography
Knight Fellow Sasha Chapman ’16, explores underwater photography in Belize.
KSJ Fellow Gets Scoop on Gravitational Waves
When news broke of the major discovery, KSJ Fellow Sasha Chapman was on it.
Esther Nakkazi ’08
Esther Nakkazi (’08) is a freelance journalist who lives and works in Uganda, where she covers health and environment. Her blog Uganda Sciegirl addresses a wide range of healthcare issues and scientific research in East Africa. Before arriving at the Knight Fellowship, she had been working as a general assignment reporter at a weekly newspaper […]
Natasha Mitchell ’06
Natasha Mitchell is an Australian radio journalist and currently the host of Life Matters, an Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) morning show. Its tagline reads: “Life, but not always as you know it”. Social issues are relatively new reporting territory for Mitchell. During her undergrad years, she studied engineering. After completing a graduate degree in science […]