Ann Finkbeiner

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Ann Finkbeiner
NationalityAmerican
OccupationScience Journalist

Ann Finkbeiner is a science writer who has contributed to various publications including Scientific American, Nature, Science, Hakai Magazine, Quanta Magazine, Discover, Sky & Telescope, and Astronomy.

Finkbeiner test

The Finkbeiner test is named after her. The test is a checklist to help science journalists avoid gender bias in articles about women in science.[1] Finkbeiner is an English major,[2] and taught and directed a science writing graduate program at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland for 20 years.[3]

Career

Finkbeiner has written columns for USA Today and her book reviews have appeared in The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, and Nature.

Finkbeiner is a co-proprieter of the science blog The Last Word on Nothing.[2]

Books

  • Ann Finkbeiner, A Grand and Bold Thing.[4]

Articles

  • Ann Finkbeiner, "Orbital Aggression: How do we prevent war in space?", Scientific American, vol. 323, no. 5 (November 2020), pp. 50–57.

References

  1. ^ Brainard, Curtis (March 22, 2013). "The Finkbeiner Test". cjr.org. Retrieved October 9, 2020.
  2. ^ a b "About Ann Finkbeiner". Retrieved October 9, 2020.
  3. ^ O'Hara, Delia (March 25, 2020). "AAAS Fellow Ann Finkbeiner Set a New Standard for Writing About Women Scientists". Retrieved October 9, 2020.
  4. ^ "Books". Retrieved October 9, 2020.

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