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 for 20 years taught and directed a graduate science-writing program at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland.[3]

Career

Finkbeiner has written columns for USA Today and Defense Technology International[4] (now defunct) and her book reviews have appeared in The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, and Nature. Finkbeiner is a co-proprietor of the science blog The Last Word on Nothing.[2]

Books

  • A Grand and Bold Thing.[5]
  • The Jasons.
  • After the Death of a Child.

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. 2.0 2.1 "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. "Defense Technology International (DTI) Magazine - USA Military Media - MondoTimes.com". www.mondotimes.com. Retrieved 2022-03-08.
  5. "Books". Retrieved August 11, 2021.

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