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Chief science wrangler for Ars Technica. Writes, edits, and teaches science communications. Я підтримую Україну

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John is Ars Technica's science editor. He has a Bachelor of Arts in Biochemistry from Columbia University, and a Ph.D. in Molecular and Cell Biology from the University of California, Berkeley. John has done over a decade's worth of research in genetics and developmental biology at places like Cornell Medical College and the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center. He's been a speaker at the annual meeting of the National Association of Science Writers and the Science Online meetings, and he's o…

John Timmer’s Journalist Portfolio

Most of what you read was wrong: how press releases rewrote scientific history

Most of what you read was wrong: how press releases rewrote scientific history

How the ENCODE press coverage went badly off track.

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How the attempt to sequence "Bigfoot's genome" went badly off track

How the attempt to sequence "Bigfoot's genome" went badly off track

A detailed look at the bigfoot genome, and how some people convinced themselves it was genuine.

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The Best Evidence for Dark Matter & the Uncertainty Therein

The Best Evidence for Dark Matter & the Uncertainty Therein

Why being 99.81 percent certain isn't good enough when it comes to one of the biggest mysteries in physics.

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Applying science to communicate science

Applying science to communicate science

We know a lot about how people process information, but it's tough to use that knowledge effectively.

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How a collapsing scientific hypothesis led to a lawsuit and arrest

How a collapsing scientific hypothesis led to a lawsuit and arrest

Tracing how a researcher went from publishing a paper in a prestigious journal to ending up at risk of going …

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Articles

Have politics finally come for the National Academies of Science?

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Have politics finally come for the National Academies of Science?

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A pending report on climate attribution may be setting the stage for conflict. John Timmer – Jun 12, 2026 2:31 pm | The National Academies of Science building in Washington, DC. The National Academies of Science building in Washington, DC. Founded during the US Civil War to provide advice to the government, the National Academies of Science have become one of the most prestigious scientific organizations.
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The first complex cells had genes from a complex mix of species

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What was your first job as a journalist?

Freelance writing for Ars Technica.

What tools and software do you use to do your job?

I do most of my writing in BBEdit.

What's your favorite social network?

Twitter.

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