Kenna Hughes-Castleberry
Verified
As seen in:
SPACE.com,
Medium,
MSN,
MSN UK,
Yahoo Entertainment,
Yahoo Life,
Nature,
Yahoo News Malaysia,
Yahoo Singapore,
National Geographic,
WIRED en Español
and
Covers:
Animal intelligence, octopuses and cephalopods, corvids, environmentalism, technology, space
Content Manager at @livescience & sci writer on octos, crows, and environment. Works in @natgeo, @scifri, @sciam, @newscientist, @DiscoverMag, @arstechnica, etc
Interview
What was your first job as a journalist?
I wrote a virtual tour for the Denver Botanic Gardens for their medicinal plants.
Have you ever used a typewriter?
Yes! I have two. One that's a very old Underwood in my house and a Lego one in my office. I had another before that.
Who's your favorite fictional journalist?
Eugenia Phelan (Skeeter) from "The Help."
What's your favorite social network?
LinkedIn, I'm on every day
Who do you wish followed you?
Randall Munroe for sure (you need to email me back Randall)
Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?
Yes, I was a Yearbook editor for all 4 years of high school
What's your favorite drink?
Tea, preferably caffeinated in the mornings, but I like coffee and cocktails too.
When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?
On my bike, in the pool, walking outside, clearing my head, or reading
What's the most common misperception about your beat?
quantum technology is magic. It's not. It's very real science
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