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Kickstarter Project
Check out my Kickstarter project, which I put together to help raise travel funds for my bed bug book. It includes a short animation (made entirely by me, illustrations included!). Here’s a sneak peek...
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My Time in Oslo: Different science views from the U.S. and Norway
Fred Kavli leads laureates on red carpet. More photos here: http://brookeborel.com/photos/norway/ A couple of weeks ago, I traveled to Oslo, Norway on a journalism fellowship to attend the Kavli Prize...
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The Story Collider
A week from tomorrow I’ll be on The Story Collider, a live storytelling event featuring personal stories about science. Five other storytellers and I will be performing stories about animals. Click...
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Bed Bug Book Kickstarter: One week left!
Just one week left on my Kickstarter project. My goal is to raise $5,000 to help fund travel for my book. With the money, I’ll visit research labs where they study bed bugs, people’s homes where they...
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Kickstarter: Made it!!
My Kickstarter ended yesterday: Funded! I’m excited and relieved at the outcome and look forward to my next research trips. Yesterday, I booked my flight and hotel for the Entomological Society of...
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The Story Collider Podcast
This is Lorenzo, my dog, striking a ridiculous pose on my couch. A few weeks ago, I told a story about Lorenzo and his bout with heartworm at The Story Collider, a science-themed storytelling event in...
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Bed Bug Trend Stories: Stop the Madness
Drawing by me Two days ago, the New York Times ran a story on the alleged new trend of bed bugs in libraries. The piece has a lot of problems with it, particularly its alarmist take on the topic, which...
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LWON Guest Post: The psychology of anthropomorphism, or why I felt empathy...
Earlier this week, I guest blogged for a great site called the Last Word on Nothing, which is written and managed by a group of science writers (you should check it out, they’re great). I’ve copied the...
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News: New Blog, New Home
Plaguejoo0ey via Flickr http://www.flickr.com/photos/joo0ey/6016838504/ Hello! I know I’ve been absent from this blog for awhile now, but that is partly because I have been working on a new blog for...
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Bed Bugs! Guest Appearance on WFMU’s Seven Second Delay
Super excited to be on WFMU’s Seven Second Delay next week talking about bed bugs and more. If you’re in New York, come on over the the Upright Citizens Brigade theater in Chelsea at 6pm on Wednesday,...
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