Science writer. 🇳🇱🇪🇺in🇬🇧 I write about science in magazines, in a newsletter, in books, on social media and on loose scraps of paper. Also a violinist. 🔬🧬👩‍💻🎨🎻 🐈 Fun newsletter: https://mixture.substack.com Portfolio: https://evaamsen.com/writing/https://bsky.app/profile/evaamsen.comhttps://bsky.app/profile/evaamsen.com/post/3ml3qivthms2hSounds like they're currently doing lab tests to confirm which hanta variant it is, because there is a version that can sometimes be passed between humans and it is from South America where everyone boarded the cruise. (But even then, it's not very transmissable, so "low risk" of further outbreaks) [contains quote post or other embedded content]05 May 2026 08:13 +0000at://did:plc:lsi7bexknqw53s2hhgsmoysc/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml3qivthms2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/evaamsen.com/post/3ml27gfnzbc2nCruise ships are hotbeds for anything infectious. Lots of people in a small space all interacting with each other and within the same environment. [contains quote post or other embedded content]04 May 2026 17:34 +0000at://did:plc:lsi7bexknqw53s2hhgsmoysc/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml27gfnzbc2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/evaamsen.com/post/3mku5i3qlzs2oLast year, @absw.bsky.social Young Science Writer of the Year (and secondary school student) Hasset Kifle already covered the link between shoes and running records. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cn4dvl1jz4wo [contains quote post or other embedded content]02 May 2026 07:43 +0000at://did:plc:lsi7bexknqw53s2hhgsmoysc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mku5i3qlzs2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/evaamsen.com/post/3mksezm56rk2sI didn’t have a chance to go before today, so most of the cherry blossoms are already gone in Greenwich Park, but I found one tree that did its best.01 May 2026 14:53 +0000at://did:plc:lsi7bexknqw53s2hhgsmoysc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mksezm56rk2shttps://bsky.app/profile/evaamsen.com/post/3mkrymfbzls2gI've seen the comments on Big Manny's TikToks (kids loooove it and say things like "I wish you were my chemistry teacher") but here you can actually see their faces react. Even better! [contains quote post or other embedded content]01 May 2026 11:11 +0000at://did:plc:lsi7bexknqw53s2hhgsmoysc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkrymfbzls2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/evaamsen.com/post/3mknrhmos5s2vI had a package delivered to an InPost locker and they put it in one of the top ones! I did a biiiig stretch on tiptoes and could juuuust reach the package and pull it towards me with two fingers. They should ask you about your height when you select InPost delivery!29 Apr 2026 18:52 +0000at://did:plc:lsi7bexknqw53s2hhgsmoysc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mknrhmos5s2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/evaamsen.com/post/3mkfpmarpbc2dI knew we were close to getting the first sub 2-hour marathon, but didn't expect it to happen *today*. [contains quote post or other embedded content]26 Apr 2026 13:58 +0000at://did:plc:lsi7bexknqw53s2hhgsmoysc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkfpmarpbc2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/evaamsen.com/post/3mjyy7zkxzc2zBold of UofT to keep asking me for alumni money when I paid double tuition (international fee) for years. I already gave them all my spare money!21 Apr 2026 12:28 +0000at://did:plc:lsi7bexknqw53s2hhgsmoysc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjyy7zkxzc2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/evaamsen.com/post/3mjwbsxcn2k2iIntuitively it doesn't make sense to me that April has 30 days and May has 31. They feel like they should be switched.20 Apr 2026 10:41 +0000at://did:plc:lsi7bexknqw53s2hhgsmoysc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjwbsxcn2k2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/evaamsen.com/post/3mjoxmoiccc2cIn case you missed it last week, I wrote about "doing your own research", about the path from research to public knowledge, and about knowing what you don't know. #scicomm https://mixture.substack.com/p/i-know-nothing-about-research17 Apr 2026 12:50 +0000at://did:plc:lsi7bexknqw53s2hhgsmoysc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjoxmoiccc2chttps://bsky.app/profile/evaamsen.com/post/3mjmb4nsdwk2bIf you know the word you'll know exactly what my penultimate wrong guess was. Wordle 1,762 4/6 🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟩🟩🟩 ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩16 Apr 2026 11:02 +0000at://did:plc:lsi7bexknqw53s2hhgsmoysc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjmb4nsdwk2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/evaamsen.com/post/3mjkb7x7bbc2eIt's the time of year where I remind you that I can write science conference summaries (UK). On my website you can find previous ones I did for Cambridge Uni and the Royal Society. Unlike AI, I understand the talks and can focus on what's important. #scicomm evaamsen.com/client-projects/15 Apr 2026 15:59 +0000at://did:plc:lsi7bexknqw53s2hhgsmoysc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjkb7x7bbc2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/evaamsen.com/post/3mjh2mzwmgs2iI'm happy to see this finally published! It's a longread that I wrote a few months ago about why there is no Strep A vaccine. It has quite an interesting history, with ripple effects of a 1960s trial still affecting how much research funding it gets today. 🧪 press.asimov.com/articles/strep [contains quote post or other embedded content]14 Apr 2026 09:23 +0000at://did:plc:lsi7bexknqw53s2hhgsmoysc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjh2mzwmgs2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/evaamsen.com/post/3mjetep5y3c2vWhile I was away last week, this article I wrote for @boldinsights.bsky.social was published. It's about a study that followed how mentoring can undo some of the socioeconomic effects that determine which academic track children are placed on. https://boldscience.org/do-children-benefit-from-older-mentors/13 Apr 2026 12:07 +0000at://did:plc:lsi7bexknqw53s2hhgsmoysc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjetep5y3c2v