"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 […]
"This Year’s Fellows: Pakinam Amer
The Nature Middle East Editor wants to use virtual reality to help people understand today’s scientific issues.
"This Year’s Fellows: Tim De Chant
The NOVA Next founder wants to research and better understand the ongoing transition to low-carbon energy sources. Before Tim De Chant became a journalist, he “accidentally majored in biology.” As a double major in environmental studies and English at St. Olaf College in Minnesota, he found that, between his two chosen fields of study, he […]
"This Year’s Fellows: Jason Dearen
“Nothing feels better than when your story holds up under scrutiny.” Awards are great, but Jason Dearen is most proud of the time his writing got a man out of jail. In 2005, Dearen published a series of articles for the Oakland Tribune investigating the case of Matthew Deger, a schizophrenic patient caught in a […]
"Nuclear Power Can Be Saved, an Innovator Tells the Fellows
Michael Short, head of an MIT lab that bears his name, visits the Knight Science Journalism program to talk about the problems besetting an industry that generates most of the U.S.’s clean power. They’re manageable, he says, if you break them into five-year chunks.