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Ben Young Landis 楊政達

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Taipei
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Covers:  Science, environment, science policy, social issues, cultural identity, film reviews

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Ben Young Landis 楊政達’s Biography

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I am a professional writer specializing in science, environment, and society. Analytically, I identify perspectives and contexts across issues, disciplines, and audiences. Aesthetically, I embrace thoughtful messaging, inspired wordplay, and elegant design.

My Muck Rack feed includes clips from my journalistic and public outreach assignments; narrative work from my independent projects; as well as self-published creative bursts.

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The Ecological and the Sociological: Tapping Into Taiwan's Wealth of Long-Term Research Datasets

The Ecological and the Sociological: Tapping Into Taiwan's Wealth of Long-Term Research Datasets

Conference coverage of the Research Data Management Workshop 2026 (RDMW2026) held on March 26, 2026 at Academ…

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"A Foggy Tale" Reminds That The White Terror Past Is Taiwan's Present - No Man Is An Island

"A Foggy Tale" Reminds That The White Terror Past Is Taiwan's Present - No Man Is An Island

The 2025 drama implants today's Taiwanese with the emotional memory of a silenced generation, as younger prog…

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Liberation Dies in Conformity: "The Dull-Ice Flower" in Context of Taiwan Today - No Man Is An Is...

Liberation Dies in Conformity: "The Dull-Ice Flower" in Context of Taiwan Today - No Man Is An Is...

One of Taiwan's most memorable films finds renewed meaning in an age of wealth inequality, lingering colonial…

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Life Before #CAleg: 2017 CCST Science Fellows Share Their PhD Pasts (Part 1)

Life Before #CAleg: 2017 CCST Science Fellows Share Their PhD Pasts (Part 1)

Before they went to work for the California State Legislature, CCST Science & Technology Policy Fellows have …

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A California Community Shows How Advancing Air Quality Takes Technology, Teamwork, and Time

A California Community Shows How Advancing Air Quality Takes Technology, Teamwork, and Time

Community dialog and GIS-crowdsourcing is helping Latino leaders in Imperial County, California, take on envi…

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Community Supported Ingenuity

Community Supported Ingenuity

The community supported fisheries (CSF) movement is a growing option to bring income to struggling fishing co…

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Navigating Policymaker Mindsets: A SciPolComm Worksheet

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By Ben Young Landis 楊政達
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Navigating Policymaker Mindsets: A SciPolComm Worksheet is a science policy engagement worksheet created by Ben Young Landis and Gabby Nepomuceno PhD. Download instructions at bottom of page This unique template is designed to help any user think through the political and societal variables that current shape the viability of a science policy idea — and eyeball whether the timing is ripe and forces are aligned to push that proposal forward.
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Delicious, Durable, Dispersible | June 2021 News and Things

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By Ben Young Landis 楊政達
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CREATIVE EXTERNALITIES News and Things for June 2021 Curated by Ben Young Landis Dispersing your seeds of creative change Steps to knowing your audience SciPolComm workshop inspires one career Biology via crochet for the blind Can you say it in Mutsun? Representing trans and nonbinary voices in YA audiobooks Recent and upcoming events Our Good Work Updates on lasting impact originating from our own designs and creations In Writing: What’s the Dispersal Strategy for Your Seeds of Creative Change?
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What’s the Dispersal Strategy for Your Seeds of Creative Change?

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Like plant seeds designed to attract their animal couriers, creative changemakers must also be intentional in packaging their big ideas. Ben Young Landis and José G. González June 22, 2021 Are your seeds of creative change delicious, durable, and dispersible? As self-employed businesses, independent creatives must evolve to thrive in a parched yet competitive environment.
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How is social media changing news?

The speed and reach of raw reports and footage makes having a rigorous editorial lens and judgment ever more crucial.

What does it mean to be a journalist?

One who groks the ethics and philosophy of journalistic action, and is mindful of them no matter their medium, employment, or deadline.

Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?

I wrote op-eds and filed athlete profiles... and I ran an underground newsletter on the side. I was blogging before blogs existed!