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Melissa Hogenboom BBC

3 years

There’s a story in my book about the time I interviewed Sir David Attenborough as it was coincidentally the day I announced my pregnancy at work at 18 weeks - he wished me luck. I got this through my letterbox yesterday 🤩🥰

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7 years

Thank you Spain

'Without women the world stops'

Some Spanish women will go on strike on International Women's Day to highlight sexism and the gender pay gap.

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This here is a science joke from @jane__bradley #atoms you can thank her http://t.co/zCCUrblyhB

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It's now 2 years since I started @BBCEarth and what a better way to celebrate than a fun live chat with the charming Sir David Attenborough

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Amazing: For millennia, people slept in two shifts – once in the evening, and once in the morning via @BBC_Future by @ZariaGorvett

The forgotten medieval habit of 'two sleeps'

For millennia, people slept in two shifts – once in the evening, and once in the morning. But why? And how did the habit disappear?

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10 years

BBC news staff #FreeAJStaff #journalismisnotacrime ” http://t.co/LY5CNKlXbb

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Annnnddddd... I'm writing an actual book! I still can't quite believe it until my fab editor @hollharl reminds me it must be true! 📚

Piatkus to publish guide to biological and psychological impact of motherhood

Piatkus has acquired The Motherhood Complex by science journalist Melissa Hogenboom, examining both the biological and psychological changes during pregnancy and motherhood, and how they influence a...

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5 years

I can finally mention it now that it's online 😱 - I'm now repped by the amazing @Catkcho at @MMLitAgency and couldn't be more excited for what will come next.

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7 years

A rare personal piece that I wrote for my dad. Proud of the amazing way he deals with an awful and difficult disease - via @BBC_Future

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3 years

Eye-opening - I wrote about the somewhat invisible mental load that mainly mothers do, that makes a household function, and why it's so tricky to hand over. (1/4)

The hidden load: How 'thinking of everything' holds mums back

When it comes to household responsibilities, women perform far more cognitive and emotional labour than men. Why is this, and is there anything we can do about it?

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3 years

So great to speak with @AstroKatie today about, well, the end of the world. Coming soon to @BBC_Reel

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@kfury @BBCEarth Only created to embryo stage - 'Bhullar has no plans, or ethical approval, to hatch the snouted chickens'

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It's publication day 🙌 🥳 --> here's why I wrote the book: #TheMotherhoodComplex and I feel so lucky to have worked with such amazing people to get here @hollharl @Catkcho @agent_bal @MMLitAgency

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4 years

My Free Will doc is appearing a whole lot on @BBCWorld and @BBCNews for the next week starting from today. Some anti covid distraction because news is not good for your brain, you're welcome - @ppirak @BBC_Reel

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3 years

A lovely colourful book cover reveal 😊

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2 years

We've only gone and won the DOUBLE Webby for 'A Mother's Brain - the people's vote and the judges vote. I poured so much emotional energy into this topic, and dragged my family along for filming! Speechless: @TheWebbyAwards @ppirak @BBC_Reel

NEW Webby Gallery + Index

DISCOVER THE BEST OF THE INTERNET. Welcome to the NEW Webby Gallery + Index. Discover the best of the Internet and uncover trends, insights and talent that define the future of Internet excellence.

winners.webbyawards.com

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4 years

Only checking over my COPY EDITED text early this morning. It feels so final, and scary. 📚

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6 years

Very excited by my new job - I'll be launching a new video features site later this year - watch this space! It's been an ace (but too short) time with the talented folks @BBC_Future and glad I can still work with them, albeit in video.

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There is growing evidence that simple, everyday changes to our lives can alter our brains and change how they work. Melissa Hogenboom put her own brain in the scanner to find out.

How I rewired my brain in six weeks

There is growing evidence that simple, everyday changes to our lives can alter our brains and change how they work. Melissa Hogenboom put her own brain in the scanner to find out.

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5 years

I wrote about a simple way to help young children’s brains improve for the better, with long-lasting benefits featuring the inspiring work of @KathyandRo1 & @RachelRRomeo

Why the way we talk to children really matters

There could be a simple way to help young children’s brains improve for the better, with long-lasting benefits.

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3 years

The most meta pic - literally working on a documentary about the motherhood + work/life balance to hit a deadline - and trying to answer emails while my kid wanted snacks+cuddles.

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5 years

Two very different headlines of the same news: one for internal staff, one for how the BBC publishes the news to its audience: #bbccuts

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5 years

Random testing of staff in one Dutch hospital found that 4% had the COVID19 virus (over 1,000 people tested). And out of 200 patients, 9% had it

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4 years

I couldn't be happier that our tiny team @BBC_Reel has won 'Video team of the year' at the @TheDrumAwards against some very impressive competition 🏆

The Drum Awards for Online Media - Landing Page

www.onlinemediaawards.net

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7 years

Pretty excited to be joining the brilliant team @BBC_Future tomorrow - a home for the insatiably curious 👊

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4 years

Oh HELLO proofs, how happy (and nervous) I am to see you! @LittleBrownUK @PiatkusBooks @hollharl @MMLitAgency

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The doc I've been remote producing/reporting for the past few months is on TV this weekend 🙌- a lot of it directed remotely (filmed in Switzerland, US Denver/ Missouri, UK, Netherlands, underwater). - online shortly after

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9 years

I spent a delightful morning sifting through beautiful @NASA_Hubble pics for @BBCEarth http://t.co/0tGgde3MYp http://t.co/F4JMwZSYzR

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4 years

I got a bit fed up of 2020 so thought i'd play around with the idea of other dimensions via @BBC_Reel thanks @malcfairbairn @ppirak @lirarandall

Why physics suggests other dimensions exist

Why physics suggests there are hidden dimensions besides the ones we know.

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4 years

It's Halloween and I submit the first draft of my book tonight - what could possibly go wrong 👻 🍾 #themotherhoodcomplex

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4 years

I can’t stop thinking about what @rifish said in a meeting a few weeks back - every email you send puts work in someone’s inbox. Really makes me think twice before cc-ing people. Especially now I have a 3yo about asking me for snacks every two mins.

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2 years

Because we sometimes some people forget this… So good to celebrate in person again @TheWebbyAwards - keeping it totally cool here 🤣

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2 years

"Women's bodies are their own" 👏 5 words with a big message from Melissa Hogenboom @BBCWorld #Webbys

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So thrilled that the features team won 'Editorial Team of the Year' at the @TheDrum for our in-depth journalism ( @BBC_Future @BBC_Culture @BBC_Reel @BBC_Travel @BBC_Worklife ) - Two in a row 😊

The Drum Awards for Online Media - Landing Page

www.onlinemediaawards.net

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5 years

Now is probably quite a good time to question our free will. There are many forces behind our everyday decisions. In 3 films we look at the hidden powers behind the choices we make. featuring @CasparEmilie @jimalkhalili et al - by @ppirak for @BBC_Reel

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It was a lot of fun speaking to @AstroKatie about the End of the Universe - luckily it's a while away yet... And also, I got animated riding a unicorn so win win.

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4 years

I was very surprised that my first attempt at making soda bread was so delicious, and surprisingly quick, so I made a little film about it (you can customise by adding rosemary, etc) YUM @BBC_Reel

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Delighted to be shortlisted in the video category of the 2021 @ABSW Awards for our Free Will film on @BBC_Reel ! Congratulations to everyone shortlisted 👏🏽 @ppirak

Do We Have Free Will? - BBC Reel

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6 years

Delighted to be a finalist in the ⁦ @scienceSMASH ⁩ awards 2018 for our bonkers film Cosmic Twin ⁦ @ppirak ⁩ #sciencemedia ⁦ @BBCEarth ⁩ 🤓🌎

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3 years

Seriously someone needs to investigate why that first coffee is so good, making me want another, but the second coffee never feels as satisfying!

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7 years

When i was very junior - probably the lowest paid member of my team, following a secondment BBC HR tried to reduce my pay claiming another team member was on less. I asked him and he was actually on more. #bbcequalpay Issue never resolved as I did not go back to that team

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WE MADE A KIDS BOARD BOOK - with really pretty pictures and backed by brain research. I am too ridiculously excited to share it with everyone in the coming weeks. The culmination of two amazing years of the @LSXfellowship Copies being printed imminently.

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When your passion project on Free Will wins a gold at the @tellyawards - 🥇😲 could not be prouder of @BBC_Reel for also picking up 5 others @ppirak @DanWithTheCam

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9 years

We went to Iceland to hunt for trolls: "There's a thin line between belief and legend..."

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8 years

Neanderthals lived in these caves as recently as 32,000 years ago. #EarthOnLocation #drone @GibraltarMuseum

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5 years

I can finally mention it now that it's online 😱 - I'm now repped by the amazing @Catkcho at @MMLitAgency and couldn't be more excited for what will come next.

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7 years

BBC at the #AAASmtg - just missing @ppirak . Thanks @AAASKavli for supporting experimental science journalism.

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3 years

The best part about finishing an article is finally closing all the research tabs you've had open at the same time

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3 years

Releasing your first book is wild, my 18yo self is dancing on rooftops. Also still stunned from this amazing endorsement from @hazard_leah - who is writing what sounds like an absolute must read on the womb. So excited to hear what others think.

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6 years

For some reason, past research on plastic pollution has largely focussed on the ocean, despite the fact that large parts of it originates from rivers and lakes - my report: via @BBC_Future

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Thanks @VivGroskop for such a lovely review today. Surreal and amazing to see this in print

Motherhood: A Manifesto; (M)otherhood; The Motherhood Complex review – calling time on the cult of...

Eliane Glaser, Pragya Agarwal and Melissa Hogenboom offer challenging responses to the contradictions of so many parenting guides

www.theguardian.com

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6 years

A dinosaur outside our central office. Cannot quite believe my eyes 👀👀👀

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4 years

Two full time jobs. No problem.

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4 years

I love the obscurities of language - this is well worth a watch for @BBC_Reel featuring @susie_dent and produced by the talented Howie.

The English language 'laws' you never knew you knew - BBC Reel

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9 years

This snake decapitates its prey, and leaves the heads alone (not tasty). http://t.co/kZqItUoKNi http://t.co/H6RZlnr5G4

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2 years

I think we all need to see the list of interview questions @ZariaGorvett had prepped for this story. That introduction though 🤣 via @BBC_Future

The mystery of how dinosaurs had sex

The sordid details of how dinosaurs got it on have long eluded scientists. Now there's a new idea emerging – could their most eccentric features tell us how they did it?

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6 years

We are live! Check out our new video features site, BBC Reel: - if you watch nothing else, check out the video of a man rescuing abandoned cows on his motorbike - yes, his motorbike.

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10 years

Tomorrow @AdamRutherford interviews @LegoAcademics so here's the #BBCInsideScience team in Lego version @BBCRadio4 http://t.co/u6lmQwOZ7d

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I just found my university personal statement. My final sentence was: "I am fascinated by the human existence, and everyday I look at the people around me in wonder." 😆 If only we could all be as optimistic as our teenage selves.

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7 years

"Extra mature chedder" 😂 @rincon_p wins best sub head of the week

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3 years

Thank you @jenhoganjourno for featuring me in this fascinating piece about motherhood and our sense of self - and how we're conditioned to believe family = happiness when it's not so simple

The lives of mothers: ‘I stopped thinking about myself. I’m paying a heavy price’

For many women, the identity shift that happens after becoming a mother can be a complex issue

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3 years

This makes me so happy, spotted in Blackwells, Edinburgh -> the bookstore of my student days. ☺️

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9 years

Humans are not really that special, I looked at some reasons why. For @BBCEarth http://t.co/oqIHkA2P8j http://t.co/V5z7BZ6Tfq

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4 years

Lol at us exactly a year ago talking about how much extra time we all had without the commute. Now we all just work more?

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2 years

I've been told I lack tact, and often I say things that some people think are a little too honest - in reality it all stems from Dutch directness, right!? I explored the topic for @BBC_Reel

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5 years

@helenczerski @AdamRutherford People are going to be second-guessing each cough and sniffle for the next year otherwise!

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6 years

Just over a week until our new site BBC Reel launches - very exciting and so much lovely content coming up, watch this space. @HowieTimberlake @DanWithTheCam

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3 years

What minor things have editors said that really stuck with you? One is @m_c_marshall always removing the word 'recent'. A recent study could be last week, last year or last decade, so the word can be confusing in the context of science journalism...

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5 years

A female prime minister and look. 💪🏼. Also rebranding it from ‘maternal leave’ to ‘parental leave’ is huge.

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Finland to give dads same parental leave as mums

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When the @BBCScienceNews team pretend they can walk between different epochs in the office 😅 @BBCMorelle @BBCAmos

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Literally nobody warned me that so much of parenting is the contradiction of craving for space time and quiet whilst trying not to wish away the cuddles. But please go to sleep 🙏🏼

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The 'don't talk to me before coffee' has a word in Dutch: that foul mood is known as ochtendhumeur, or ‘morning humour’ 😂 via @BBC_Future

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I actually got to leave my house to work somewhere else for the first time in over a year to record a lot of words into a microphone. Thanks to @id_audio for recording editing hours and hours of my voice #themotherhoodcomplex

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10 years

@elakdawalla we've been enjoying your tweets all day and have added several to our live BBC page on the coverage http://t.co/Ji8Qy1HhzU

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We won a webby - go my (old) team @BBC_Future - such an amazing team of editors, writers and freelancers delving into original, fascinating stories for curious minds. via @TheWebbyAwards

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5 years

Delighted - and up against so many talented people, including our own @rifish @leejtees @fortsunlight - for our launch film Starlite on BBC Reel. Go team 👏 + @amsterdammed

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Congratulations to Steve Crabtree @rfish Jennifer Green and @melissasuzanneh finalists for Scripted or edited TV programme or online video of the year #abswawards

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. @d_a_robson and I doing science 👌🏼

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Very sad to hear of Frans de Waal's passing. Fond memories of interviewing him several times, including this lovely overview of empathy:

How chimpanzees reveal the roots of human behaviour

What can we learn from how chimps behave?

www.bbc.com

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It was such fun talking with @SophieEB - who asked such brilliant questions - we could have talked for hours (but nobody wants that...)

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. @melissasuzanneh is a Dutch-born science journalist, now working at the BBC. We talked about how your brain changes and improves with motherhood and Melissa also shared one of the most surreal post birth stories I have ever heard. Listen:

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I'm in my 30s and I still have to say out loud 'affect /effect' several times to figure out if I've used it correctly... Just me?

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6 years

Thank you #ghwahealthwriters - both in this category to Bbc too @Kat_Arney 💪🏼

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Well that's my day made

Rare green puppy 'Pistachio' born in Italy

The puppy was part of a five-dog litter born at a farm on the Mediterranean island of Sardinia.

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I always love hearing from people who read/watch my pieces, usually commenting on the science or whatnot - and then sometimes you get one like this and all of a sudden all of the feelings 😢 ♥️ Support journalism, now more than ever.

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A quick freelancer/editor thread. I can't imagine the frustration of pitching to multiple places, not hearing back, ammending pitches, still not hearing back... From our side, our inboxes are overwhelmingly noisy, sometimes with several competing deadlines a day (1/5)

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Thank you so much @thesundaytimes for these lovely words about our mummy series 😊🙏🏼: 'If this is the kind of eccentric cultural mini doc BBC Reel is hoping to specialise in, it should be applauded.'

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Three years ago I would never have opened an article like this - nor written (or tweeted) about being a mother at all - here i explain that there's good reason why via @BBC_Worklife

The corporate ideals driving ‘secret parenting’

Many parents downplay caring responsibilities at work to show commitment. Covid-19 has exposed the challenges that parents face – but will it change anything?

www.bbc.com

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8 years

A storm is coming on top of the Rock of Gibraltar @BBCEarth #EarthOnLocation

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4 years

If I could skip the two hours of evening procrastination and get right to the bit where I write 500 words in 20 mins, I'd have written 1000000000 words extra each month. *or something

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The textile industry creates 1.2bn tonnes of CO2 a year, more than international aviation and shipping combined 😱😖

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So very proud of BBC Reel - we have won THEEE @tellyawards - including for our strange ‘Beautiful Dead’ mummies series. Bravo all involved - cc @fortsunlight @HowieTimberlake @ppirak @rifish @leejtees

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So proud. And BBC Reel has won SILVER for Searching for Starlite @fortsunlight @leejtees

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Congratulations to the teams at @BBC_Future & @BBC_Culture ! Very proud.

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@BBC_Future @Martha_Rosamund @fortsunlight @amanda_ruggeri I sometimes hear journalists and editors say that there's 'climate change fatigue' from our audience. I disagree. There's huge interest if done well - for instance this piece about divers saving a drowning island via @BBC_Future

The divers rescuing a drowning island

Vaan Island in India’s Gulf of Mannar has been rapidly disappearing into the Laccadive Sea. But a team of marine biologists is working to save it.

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6 years

Thrilled to be shortlisted in two categories in the Guild of Health Writers journalism awards - for these two pieces: + alongside some other v talented journos @Kat_Arney @rowhoop @mjflepage @JessHamzelou

Why do only some people get blackout drunk?

Even when drinking the same amount as others, only some people experience blackouts. But blacking out can predict other problems down the line.

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4 years

Here's a link to the full song with harmonies

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I just found sea shanty TikTok and it’s the best thing so far in 2021

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Is seeing believing? I looked into how optical illusions reveal how we see reality. http://t.co/8aBSYr7jbM @BBC_Future made it look amazing

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Melissa Hogenboom BBC

@MelissaH_BBC

3 years

Airport reading. I’m half way through an advance press copy of @d_a_robson ’s brilliant new book - and it’s already completely changed the way I think about how influential the mind is when it comes to health, exercise and food. 🧠

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Melissa Hogenboom BBC

@MelissaH_BBC

9 years

Behind the scenes at the @sciencemuseum a very old school medicine box http://t.co/6zcNjHSb21

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Melissa Hogenboom BBC

@MelissaH_BBC

3 years

So nice to be featured in this list so high up - thank you @sciencefocus @hollharl

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Melissa Hogenboom BBC

@MelissaH_BBC

5 years

Only three years later we almost found my cosmic twin!!!! 😂🙈🤷🏻‍♀️. Favourite audience email ever.

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Melissa Hogenboom BBC

@MelissaH_BBC

4 years

The downsides of lockdown birthdays, no family or friends to celebrate with in person. The upsides, I found a bread flour mix, hidden freezer bread + we have prosecco AND home-made brownies. What more could we ever need! 🥂

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Melissa Hogenboom BBC

@MelissaH_BBC

7 years

My first piece as part of team @bbc_future - you might want to rethink how often we speak the truth

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Melissa Hogenboom BBC

@MelissaH_BBC

5 years

. @BBC_Future has a new fan. Start em reading science young.

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