By Neil Thompson In December 2023, I had the privilege of attending the American Association of Equine Practitioners (AAEP) annual conference in San Diego, a gathering that brought together horse doctors from around the world to delve into the latest advancements in equine technology, practice, and innovation. There was an exhibit hall with companies hocking …
SANDSWA Panel Discussion: The Business of Freelancing
Interested in learning about the business of freelancing? Hear from a panel of experts in this discussion organized by the SANDSWA on Oct. 26, 2023 at the La Jolla Institute for Immunology. The featured panelists were science writers Randy Dotinga, Madeline McCurry-Schmidt, and Neil Thompson, and SANDSWA Vice President Josh Baxt served as moderator. Visit …
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Too Much Good Stuff
Several SANDSWA members recently visited the San Diego Zoo Institute for Conservation Research, in Escondido next to the Safari Park. I’d say the tour was amazing, but that would be underselling it. We were led by Maggie Reinbold, director of Community Engagement. Maggie talks fast – we had to keep up – but there was …
Alan Alda’s Science Communication Training Comes to San Diego: What Science Writers Need to Know
By Kelly Quigley Most science writers already appreciate the actor Alan Alda for much more than his role as Hawkeye Pierce in the TV show M*A*S*H. For more than a decade, Alda’s been training scientists to become better communicators — both through his New York-based center and his bestselling book, “If I Understood You, Would …
SANDSWA book club recap: Citizen Canine by David Grimm
By Mike Price I didn’t grow up a dog person. For the majority of my life, the closest things I had to pets were short-lived betta fish (I graduated to aquatic frogs in college). I married a dog person though—when my wife and I moved to San Diego, getting a dog was her top priority. …
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