ICYMI: David Levine spoke with Jason Socrates Bardi, Julia Calderone, Alan Henry is @halophoenix.bsky.social now!, Luba Ostashevsky, Pronoy Sarkar, and Susan Shapiro last night on how to get published, including tips on pitching stories to editors and working with a book agent. youtu.be/UyAnWj-Di18

Have a question for me about the opioid epidemic? Anything from Oxy to Fentanyl? Your chance is my Jan 19 conversation, “The Opioid Crisis in America,” w/ Science Writers in New York aka SWINY 🐷 + host David Levine. Register at us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regist… Submit a question in advance at form.jotform.com/220893390676971

As a freelance writer, sometimes you may need to hire an editor. But, before hiring, how can you properly assess an editor's work? janefriedman.com/before-hiring-…

Join us Thursday 1/19 at 7 pm EST when David Levine talks with Gerald Posner about the #opioid crisis in America. Free registration required: swiny.org/2023/01/jan-19…

Dear freelancers, are you pitching stories and tempted to use ChatGPT? Don't. I promise you that editors can tell.

Don't miss your change to enter for this year's Victor K. McElheny Award for local science journalism! Submissions end January 31st: ksj.mit.edu/award/

First, folks caught CNET quietly publishing machine learning-generated stories. Then came the revelation that the AI-generated content was “riddled with factual errors.” Now, it appears the site’s AI has “been a serial plagiarist—of actual humans' work.” futurism.com/cnet-ai-plagia…

Join us 2/8 at 7 pm EST when David Levine talks with The Wall Street Journal reporter Amy Dockser Marcus about her new book, We the Scientists: How a Daring Team of Parents and Doctors Forged a New Path for Medicine. For more info and to register ➡️ swiny.org/2023/01/feb-8-…

Tonight at 7 pm EST, join David Levine for a virtual conversation with The Pulitzer Prizes winner Amy Dockser Marcus about her new book, which Kirkus Reviews calls "a moving argument for a more focused, humane, and efficient system for conducting medical research." us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regist…

Today is “Rare Disease Day,” 40 yrs aftet Congress created a law to encourage pharmaceutical firms to develop so-called ‘orphan drugs’ to treat small patient populations w/ rare genetic diseases — Today, half of all new drugs approved by the FDA are orphans — They are the most

This is the most unexpected and fascinating policy manifesto you'll read today ow.ly/CUvS50N6jeo

Join us 3/8 at 7 pm EST when David Levine talks with Nita Farahany about her new book, The Battle for Your Brain: Defending the Right to Think Freely in the Age of #Neurotechnology. For more info and to register: swiny.org/2023/02/march-…

Join us tonight at 7 pm EST for a discussion with Nita Farahany. Neurosurgeon Dr. Edward Chang calls The Battle for Your Brain "essential reading for anyone interested in neurotechnology and its coming impact on our society." Hit the link below to register for tonight's webinar!

We'll be live in about 5 minutes! Register here to join us: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regist…

Want to learn more about wastewater surveillance? Join us tonight at 7 pm EDT for a virtual conversation with Dr. Sarah Kane, director of Research and Development for GT Molecular. Registration info here: swiny.org/2023/03/feb-15…

Dr. Deirdre Barrett of Harvard Medical School surveyed > 9,000 dreams about the #COVID19 crisis for her book Pandemic Dreams. Join us on 4/26 at 7 pm EDT for a virtual conversation with David Levine about her book. Register now at swiny.org/2023/04/april-… #PandemicDreams #DeirdreBarrett

Only a few hours left until David Levine talks with Dr. Deirdre Barrett about her fascinating book, Pandemic Dreams! Register now; the event begins at 7 pm EDT! swiny.org/2023/04/april-…

Congrats to @swiny co-chair David Levine!

NASW Members: The National Association of Science Writers (NASW) Freelance Committee is back with another #SciWriBizChat on June 1! Member volunteers Jennifer Huber @EllenKuwana are hosting the "Virtual Business Chat: Apps and the Freelance Science Writer"—open to current NASW members: nasw.org/events/nasw-sc…