The fact that Cambridge is a hub for research, innovation, and policy is only part of what drew Elana Gordon to the Knight Science Journalism program. She also wanted to focus on how to be a more informed journalist, and to explore ways to unveil the stories behind science that don’t always get reported. Ultimately, for her, this year is about learning how to tell stories with creativity as well as nuance.
This year’s fellows: Rachel Gross
“I want to make stories that help women and everyone better understand their own bodies.” Rachel E. Gross has long been fascinated with science, religion, and the way the two intersect. The science part seems almost preordained. The California native grew up around a dad who was a theoretical physicist, a stepmom who was a […]
Saving Lives With AI: Rosalind Picard on the Power of Affective Computing
The Media Lab professor spoke with KSJ fellows about her efforts to build AI that can predict seizures and tell us when we’re sliding into depression.
Alumni Notes: December 2, 2018
Congratulations to David Baron (’90) and Jason Palmer (’14), who each took home top honors in the American Institute of Physics (AIP) Science Writing Awards, the nation’s premier prizes for physics writing. Baron won in the book category for “American Eclipse,” his story of the total solar eclipse that “crossed the wilds of America’s western […]
Victor K. McElheny Award Now Accepting Entries
The award will recognize one outstanding work of journalism — print, digital, or broadcast — with a $5,000 prize. Submissions will be accepted through January 31, 2019.
Danielle Wood Believes ‘We’re at a Beautiful, Unique Moment in the History of Space’
Space Enabled, Wood’s research group at the MIT Media Lab, aims to break down barriers in space research using diverse methods like art and design, social science, computer science, systems modeling and satellite engineering.