I am a full-time freelance science writer. That means I: read a lot of journal articles, interview a lot of scientists, visit labs, travel to scientific conferences, and write news and feature stories in my pajamas.
This blog is a place for me to gush about a hodgepodge of (mostly scientific) ideas — autism, brains, genetics, human behavior, medicine, and stem cells, just to name a few in alphabetical order.
I used to be the community manager of Seed’s blog network, ScienceBlogs, and have also worked for Discover Magazine, the blog of Smithsonian Magazine, and the Science Desk at National Public Radio.
I received a B.S. degree in neuroscience from Brown, and an M.A. in science writing from Johns Hopkins. My Brown degree was not, as is commonly assumed, made of hemp.
All questions and comments are welcome: virginia.hughes@gmail.com.
