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Storygram: B. “Toastie” Oaster’s “Pacific lamprey’s ancient agreement with tribes is the future of conservation”

The Open Notebook

"In October 2022, Indigenous affairs journalist B. “Toastie” Oaster wrote a High Country News feature about the fate of Pacific lamprey. This lushly written story explores how Indigenous peoples in the Pacific Northwest are working to conserve a culturally important species in the face of dam construction, mismanagement, and climate change. Oaster combined research into the region’s Indigenous history and ecological knowledge with talented storytelling. The result? A beautifully crafted narrative feature about the past and future of Pacific lamprey, told through the lens of Indigenous ecological knowledge, that challenges readers to think about science research—and science journalism—more critically."
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Storygram: B. “Toastie” Oaster’s “Pacific lamprey’s ancient agreement with tribes is the future of conservation”

Summary:
"In October 2022, Indigenous affairs journalist B. “Toastie” Oaster wrote a High Country News feature about the fate of Pacific lamprey. This lushly written story explores how Indigenous peoples in the Pacific Northwest are working to conserve a culturally important species in the face of dam construction, mismanagement, and climate change. Oaster combined research into the region’s Indigenous history and ecological knowledge with talented storytelling. The result? A beautifully crafted narrative feature about the past and future of Pacific lamprey, told through the lens of Indigenous ecological knowledge, that challenges readers to think about science research—and science journalism—more critically."
Organization:

The Open Notebook

Author:

B. "Toastie" Oaster

Published By:

High Country News

Date:

October 1, 2022

Annotated by:

Maya L. Kapoor

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Storygram: Jane Qiu’s “Trouble in Tibet”

CASW, The Open Notebook

Jane Qiu is an independent science writer based in Beijing. She won a AAAS Kavli award in 2016 for this story about environmental issues in Tibet. This annotation was done by Mara Hvistendahl. The Storygram series, in which professional writers annotate award-winning stories to illuminate what makes a great science story great, was a joint project of The Open Notebook and the Council for the Advancement of Science Writing. It was supported by a grant from the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation.
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Storygram: Jane Qiu’s “Trouble in Tibet”

Summary:
Jane Qiu is an independent science writer based in Beijing. She won a AAAS Kavli award in 2016 for this story about environmental issues in Tibet. This annotation was done by Mara Hvistendahl. The Storygram series, in which professional writers annotate award-winning stories to illuminate what makes a great science story great, was a joint project of The Open Notebook and the Council for the Advancement of Science Writing. It was supported by a grant from the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation.
Organization:

CASW, The Open Notebook

Author:

Jane Qiu

Published By:

Nature

Date:

January 13, 2016

Annotated by:

Mara Hvistendahl

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Storygram: Amy Maxmen’s “How the fight against Ebola tested a culture’s traditions”

CASW, The Open Notebook

Amy Maxmen’s story, which recounts how anthropologists worked with aid workers and residents to reconcile management of Ebola patients with the culture’s customs, won NASW’s Science in Society Award in 2016. The Storygram series, in which professional writers annotate award-winning stories to illuminate what makes a great science story great, was a joint project of The Open Notebook and the Council for the Advancement of Science Writing. It was supported by a grant from the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation.
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Storygram: Amy Maxmen’s “How the fight against Ebola tested a culture’s traditions”

Summary:
Amy Maxmen’s story, which recounts how anthropologists worked with aid workers and residents to reconcile management of Ebola patients with the culture’s customs, won NASW’s Science in Society Award in 2016. The Storygram series, in which professional writers annotate award-winning stories to illuminate what makes a great science story great, was a joint project of The Open Notebook and the Council for the Advancement of Science Writing. It was supported by a grant from the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation.
Organization:

CASW, The Open Notebook

Author:

Amy Maxmen

Published By:

National Geographic

Date:

January 30, 2015

Annotated by:

Amanda Mascarelli

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Storygram: Sarah Wild’s “Bones specialists try to prise secrets from the veld bodies”

CASW, The Open Notebook

Sarah Wild has written about astronomy, particle physics, and everything in between, and she’s published two books about science in South Africa. Her story about identifying anonymous bodies in South Africa won a AAAS Kavli Award. This annotation was done by Jen Schwarz. The Storygram series, in which professional writers annotate award-winning stories to illuminate what makes a great science story great, was a joint project of The Open Notebook and the Council for the Advancement of Science Writing. It was supported by a grant from the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation.
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Storygram: Sarah Wild’s “Bones specialists try to prise secrets from the veld bodies”

Summary:
Sarah Wild has written about astronomy, particle physics, and everything in between, and she’s published two books about science in South Africa. Her story about identifying anonymous bodies in South Africa won a AAAS Kavli Award. This annotation was done by Jen Schwarz. The Storygram series, in which professional writers annotate award-winning stories to illuminate what makes a great science story great, was a joint project of The Open Notebook and the Council for the Advancement of Science Writing. It was supported by a grant from the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation.
Organization:

CASW, The Open Notebook

Author:

Sarah Wild

Published By:

Mail & Guardian

Date:

January 20, 2017

Annotated by:

Jen Schwartz

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Storygram: Natalie Wolchover’s “Vision of Future Physics”

CASW, The Open Notebook

Natalie Wolchover is a physics writer. She won the Evert Clark/Seth Payne award for young science journalists in 2016 for a series of articles in Quanta magazine, including this profile of theoretical physicist Nima Arkani-Hamed. This annotation was done by George Musser. The Storygram series, in which professional writers annotate award-winning stories to illuminate what makes a great science story great, was a joint project of The Open Notebook and the Council for the Advancement of Science Writing. It was supported by a grant from the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation.
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Storygram: Natalie Wolchover’s “Vision of Future Physics”

Summary:
Natalie Wolchover is a physics writer. She won the Evert Clark/Seth Payne award for young science journalists in 2016 for a series of articles in Quanta magazine, including this profile of theoretical physicist Nima Arkani-Hamed. This annotation was done by George Musser. The Storygram series, in which professional writers annotate award-winning stories to illuminate what makes a great science story great, was a joint project of The Open Notebook and the Council for the Advancement of Science Writing. It was supported by a grant from the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation.
Organization:

CASW, The Open Notebook

Author:

Natalie Wolchover

Published By:

Quanta Magazine

Date:

September 22, 2015

Annotated by:

George Musser

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Storygram: Maria Konnikova’s “Altered Tastes”

CASW, The Open Notebook

Maria Konnikova is the author of two New York Times bestsellers and a contributing writer for The New Yorker. Her story about the up-and-coming science of neurogastronomy (the study of “how the mind combines the disparate biological and evocative forces that create flavor”) was included in the Best American Science and Nature Writing. This annotation was done by Molly Birnbaum. The Storygram series, in which professional writers annotate award-winning stories to illuminate what makes a great science story great, was a joint project of The Open Notebook and the Council for the Advancement of Science Writing. It was supported by a grant from the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation.
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Storygram: Maria Konnikova’s “Altered Tastes”

Summary:
Maria Konnikova is the author of two New York Times bestsellers and a contributing writer for The New Yorker. Her story about the up-and-coming science of neurogastronomy (the study of “how the mind combines the disparate biological and evocative forces that create flavor”) was included in the Best American Science and Nature Writing. This annotation was done by Molly Birnbaum. The Storygram series, in which professional writers annotate award-winning stories to illuminate what makes a great science story great, was a joint project of The Open Notebook and the Council for the Advancement of Science Writing. It was supported by a grant from the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation.
Organization:

CASW, The Open Notebook

Author:

Maria Konnikova

Published By:

The New Republic

Date:

February 15, 2016

Annotated by:

Molly Birnbaum

Category:
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Storygram: Cally Carswell’s “The Tree Coroners”

CASW, The Open Notebook

Cally Carswell, a contributing editor at High Country News, won NASW’s Science in Society Award for science reporting for a local or regional market in 2014 for this tale of dying trees in New Mexico – and what they tell us about the future impact of climate change. This annotation was done by Tom Yulsman. The Storygram series, in which professional writers annotate award-winning stories to illuminate what makes a great science story great, was a joint project of The Open Notebook and the Council for the Advancement of Science Writing. It was supported by a grant from the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation.
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Storygram: Cally Carswell’s “The Tree Coroners”

Summary:
Cally Carswell, a contributing editor at High Country News, won NASW’s Science in Society Award for science reporting for a local or regional market in 2014 for this tale of dying trees in New Mexico – and what they tell us about the future impact of climate change. This annotation was done by Tom Yulsman. The Storygram series, in which professional writers annotate award-winning stories to illuminate what makes a great science story great, was a joint project of The Open Notebook and the Council for the Advancement of Science Writing. It was supported by a grant from the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation.
Organization:

CASW, The Open Notebook

Author:

Cally Carswell

Published By:

High Country News

Date:

December 16, 2013

Annotated by:

Tom Yulsman

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Storygram: Joshua Sokol’s “Something in the water: Life after mercury poisoning”

CASW, The Open Notebook

Joshua Sokol is a freelance writer based in Boston. His story introduces readers to the aging victims of the most enduring case of mercury poisoning in the world, which happened in Minamata, Japan. This annotation was done by Jude Isabella. The Storygram series, in which professional writers annotate award-winning stories to illuminate what makes a great science story great, was a joint project of The Open Notebook and the Council for the Advancement of Science Writing. It was supported by a grant from the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation.
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Storygram: Joshua Sokol’s “Something in the water: Life after mercury poisoning”

Summary:
Joshua Sokol is a freelance writer based in Boston. His story introduces readers to the aging victims of the most enduring case of mercury poisoning in the world, which happened in Minamata, Japan. This annotation was done by Jude Isabella. The Storygram series, in which professional writers annotate award-winning stories to illuminate what makes a great science story great, was a joint project of The Open Notebook and the Council for the Advancement of Science Writing. It was supported by a grant from the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation.
Organization:

CASW, The Open Notebook

Author:

Joshua Sokol

Published By:

Mosaic

Date:

December 4, 2018

Annotated by:

Jude Isabella

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Storygram: Antonio Regalado’s “Exclusive: Chinese scientists are creating CRISPR babies”

CASW, The Open Notebook

When a Chinese scientist named He Jiankui revealed in November 2018 that twin babies had been born with genes he had edited using CRISPR gene-editing technology, science reporters jumped on the story. This is one of two CRISPR Storygrams, written by Antonio Regalado for MIT Technology Review. The annotation is by Jill U. Adams. The Storygram series, in which professional writers annotate award-winning stories to illuminate what makes a great science story great, was a joint project of The Open Notebook and the Council for the Advancement of Science Writing. It was supported by a grant from the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation.
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Storygram: Antonio Regalado’s “Exclusive: Chinese scientists are creating CRISPR babies”

Summary:
When a Chinese scientist named He Jiankui revealed in November 2018 that twin babies had been born with genes he had edited using CRISPR gene-editing technology, science reporters jumped on the story. This is one of two CRISPR Storygrams, written by Antonio Regalado for MIT Technology Review. The annotation is by Jill U. Adams. The Storygram series, in which professional writers annotate award-winning stories to illuminate what makes a great science story great, was a joint project of The Open Notebook and the Council for the Advancement of Science Writing. It was supported by a grant from the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation.
Organization:

CASW, The Open Notebook

Author:

Antonio Regalado

Published By:

MIT Technology Review

Date:

November 25, 2018

Annotated by:

Jill U. Adams

Category:
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Storygram: Marilynn Marchione’s “Chinese researcher claims first gene-edited babies”

CASW, The Open Notebook

When a Chinese scientist named He Jiankui revealed in November 2018 that twin babies had been born with genes he had edited using CRISPR gene-editing technology, science reporters jumped on the story. This is one of two CRISPR Storygrams, written by Marilynn Marchione for The Associated Press. The annotation is by Jill U. Adams. The Storygram series, in which professional writers annotate award-winning stories to illuminate what makes a great science story great, was a joint project of The Open Notebook and the Council for the Advancement of Science Writing. It was supported by a grant from the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation.
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Storygram: Marilynn Marchione’s “Chinese researcher claims first gene-edited babies”

Summary:
When a Chinese scientist named He Jiankui revealed in November 2018 that twin babies had been born with genes he had edited using CRISPR gene-editing technology, science reporters jumped on the story. This is one of two CRISPR Storygrams, written by Marilynn Marchione for The Associated Press. The annotation is by Jill U. Adams. The Storygram series, in which professional writers annotate award-winning stories to illuminate what makes a great science story great, was a joint project of The Open Notebook and the Council for the Advancement of Science Writing. It was supported by a grant from the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation.
Organization:

CASW, The Open Notebook

Author:

Marilynn Marchione

Published By:

Associated Press

Date:

November 26, 2018

Annotated by:

Jill U. Adams

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Storygram: Ed Yong’s “North Atlantic right whales are dying in horrific ways”

CASW, The Open Notebook

This story about North Atlantic right whales and the horrible violence they face, written by science writer Ed Yong, appeared in The Atlantic on June 27, 2019. Science writer Nadia Drake annotated the story. The Storygram series, in which professional writers annotate award-winning stories to illuminate what makes a great science story great, was a joint project of The Open Notebook and the Council for the Advancement of Science Writing. It was supported by a grant from the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation.
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Storygram: Ed Yong’s “North Atlantic right whales are dying in horrific ways”

Summary:
This story about North Atlantic right whales and the horrible violence they face, written by science writer Ed Yong, appeared in The Atlantic on June 27, 2019. Science writer Nadia Drake annotated the story. The Storygram series, in which professional writers annotate award-winning stories to illuminate what makes a great science story great, was a joint project of The Open Notebook and the Council for the Advancement of Science Writing. It was supported by a grant from the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation.
Organization:

CASW, The Open Notebook

Author:

Ed Yong

Published By:

The Atlantic

Date:

June 27, 2019

Annotated by:

Nadia Drake

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Storygram: Anna Maria Barry-Jester’s “Surviving Suicide in Wyoming”

CASW, The Open Notebook

Anna Maria Barry-Jester wrote this piece while on the staff of the data-driven news site FiveThirtyEight where she covered public health, immigration, food, and science. This annotation was done by David Wolman. The Storygram series, in which professional writers annotate award-winning stories to illuminate what makes a great science story great, was a joint project of The Open Notebook and the Council for the Advancement of Science Writing. It was supported by a grant from the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation.
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Storygram: Anna Maria Barry-Jester’s “Surviving Suicide in Wyoming”

Summary:
Anna Maria Barry-Jester wrote this piece while on the staff of the data-driven news site FiveThirtyEight where she covered public health, immigration, food, and science. This annotation was done by David Wolman. The Storygram series, in which professional writers annotate award-winning stories to illuminate what makes a great science story great, was a joint project of The Open Notebook and the Council for the Advancement of Science Writing. It was supported by a grant from the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation.
Organization:

CASW, The Open Notebook

Author:

Anna Berry-Jester

Published By:

FiveThirtyEight

Date:

July 13, 2016

Annotated by:

David Wolman

Category:
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VISIT