Rodrigo Pérez Ortega

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Rodrigo Pérez Ortega, On the Rewards of Reporting Between Two Worlds “Editors were hungry for these stories from the Global South,” said the biomedical researcher-turned-science journalist, who has found a niche filling that gap.

"I hope I’ve been successful at building bridges, trying to blur the line between science journalism in the U.S. and Latin America." Thanks to Laura for this great Q&A, in which share a bit of my particular views on doing science journalism between two worlds. ksj.mit.edu/news/2026/02...

Two screenshots from https://aaas.confex.com/aaas/2026/meetingapp.cgi/Session/36582 showing the organizers (left screenshot) and the three panelists (right). left: Curators on the Front Lines of the Information Wars Friday, February 13, 2026 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM MST West 106 - A (Phoenix Convention Center) Registration Type Deluxe Registrant - Live event only Newsroom Registrant - Live event only Organizer H Alfie Hoar Sense about Science, London, United Kingdom Co-Organizer P Nita Pillai Sense about Science, London, United Kingdom Moderator Leonor Sierra Sense about Science, London, United Kingdom, United Kingdom Right: Panelists Librarians As Guides to Good Information Michael Meth, College of Information, Data and Society, San Jose State University, San José, CA West 106 - A (Phoenix Convention Center) Cleaning up Peer Reviewed Information Elisabeth Bik, Harbers Bik LLC, San Francisco, CA West 106 - A (Phoenix Convention Center) Specialist Journalists in the Age of Misinformation Rodrigo Pérez Ortega, Knight Science Journalism Fellow, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA West 106 - A (Phoenix Convention Center)

In two weeks, I will be giving a talk at the @aaas.org meeting in Phoenix, AZ, in the session 'Curators on the Front Lines of the Information Wars', organized by @senseaboutsci.bsky.social

With Michael Meth and @rpocisv.bsky.social

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I hope to see you in Phoenix!

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🧪 ✏️ Apply for the 2026 Diverse Voices in Science Journalism Internship with @science.org! 🧪 ✏️

This could be for you if you're a student from a community historically underrepresented in #journalism who's interested in in covering science for general audiences: recruiting.ultipro.com/AME1123ASEM/...

The Open Notebook’s Writers’ Guidelines - The Open Notebook Landing an assignment, especially a feature, is an exciting moment for any early-career journalist. But what happens next in the reporting, writing, and editing phases can sometimes be ambiguous. This...

Big thanks to @rpocisv.bsky.social for his generous spirit in suggesting we share these guidelines, and to @emmalgometz.bsky.social for the help adapting them. Let us know if you find these helpful, or put any of them to practice.

Guía para escritores de The Open Notebook - The Open Notebook Read in English Nick Fewings/Unsplash Conseguir una asignación, especialmente un reportaje, es un momento emocionante para cualquier periodista que está en el inicio de su carrera. Pero lo que sucede ...

Muchas gracias a @rpocisv.bsky.social por su espíritu generoso al sugerirnos que compartiéramos estas guías, y a @emmalgometz.bsky.social por ayudarnos a adaptarlas. Haznos saber si te resultan útiles o si pones alguna de ellas en práctica. #TONenEspañol

A world in a bottle of water Revolutionary techniques using traces of environmental DNA are analyzing entire ecosystems “from microbes to whales”

Revolutionary techniques using traces of environmental DNA are analyzing entire ecosystems “from microbes to whales.” Learn more in @rpocisv.bsky.social's 2019 story: knowmag.org/3IcQbxZ

Great podcast by @rpocisv.bsky.social and colleagues from Science @science.org about our recent publication about recovery mitogenomes from Basin of Mexico Columbian mammoths. Its a not miss! 👇

Map showing locations where high-quality mtDNA samples have been recovered from mammoths. The dot size corresponds to the approximate number of samples recovered. Columbian mammoths recently discovered in Mexico are the first from a tropical area to yield mtDNA; the Basin of Mexico location is the largest dot on the map and the furthest south. Columbian mammoths in North America descend from a 1-million-year-old steppe mammoth discovered in Krestovka, Russia, with additional ancestry from woolly mammoths.

A military megaproject led to Mexico’s biggest paleontological discovery—and is now reshaping what we know about mammoths.

Learn more: https://scim.ag/45PD8M0

Mammoths in Mexico? Huge bone trove reveals giant beasts thrived in warmth, too Fossils found while building airport contain first mammoth DNA from tropical location

Mammoths in Mexico! A fascinating read by @rpocisv.bsky.social @science.org on the discovery and analysis of a massive Pleistocene fossil trove beneath an airport in Mexico City. 🧬 🦣 🇲🇽 www.science.org/content/arti... 🧪

Mammoths in Mexico? Huge bone trove reveals giant beasts thrived in warmth, too Fossils found while building airport contain first mammoth DNA from tropical location

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Columbian mammoth mitogenomes from Mexico uncover the species’ complex evolutionary history Paleogenomic studies suggest that Mammuthus columbi derives from an ancient hybridization between Mammuthus primigenius and Mammuthus trogontherii. While its habitat spanned from North to Central Amer...

Thrilled to share our study sequencing genetic data from tropical mammoths 🏝️🦣. First DNA recovered from Columbian mammoths southern than USA shorturl.at/xjIvy. Thanks to all collaborators, you were key to this success! See below a fantastic note covering the paper by the great @rpocisv.bsky.social 👇

Mammoths in Mexico? Huge bone trove reveals giant beasts thrived in warmth, too Fossils found while building airport contain first mammoth DNA from tropical location

La historia de cómo secuenciamos los mamtus 🦣 más tropicales 🏝️ secuenciados al momento la pueden leer aquí 👇https://shorturl.at/KE6Ux. Redactadó por el gran @rpocisv.bsky.social. Muchas gracias Rodrigo por cubrir con tanto entusiasmo la nota sobre nuestro trabajo.

What we can learn from a mother lode of Mexican mammoths w/ @rpocisv.bsky.social this week on the @science.org podcast
Listen here 🎧 www.science.org/content/podc...

Bed bugs have always our urban companions.

Populations of the bed bug that associates with people appear to have surged as human societies shifted from nomadic to more settled lifestyles

@rpocisv.bsky.social reports in @science.org 👇
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Bedbugs may be the first urban pest A new study of the insects’ genomes traces their success back to early civilization

A new study of bedbug genomes traces their success back to early civilization, and claims that they may be the first urban pest. More in my story for @science.org. www.science.org/content/arti...

Massive DNA sequencing effort reveals how colonization shaped Brazil’s genetic diversity New study identifies thousands of new variants related to diseases

Massive DNA sequencing effort reveals how colonization shaped Brazil’s genetic diversity. My new story in @science.org. www.science.org/content/arti...

Aztec empire sought obsidian from far and wide to make ritual jewelry and basic tools Largest ever study of Tenochtitlan obsidian reveals complex trade networks and ritual preferences

In the largest ever study of Tenochtitlan obsidian, researchers found that the Aztec empire sought obsidian from far and wide to make ritual jewelry and basic tools, revealing complex trade networks and ritual preferences. More in my story in @science.org www.science.org/content/arti...

Chimpanzee drumming may give clues to the roots of rhythm Behavior is more complex than scientists realized, could reveal origins of musicality

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As a hugeeeeee fan of TON, this is very exciting news to get to share. I live in perpetual yearning for the day they ask me to do a Day in the Life article.

¿Qué es el prerreporteo, y realmente necesito hacerlo? - The Open Notebook Muchos reporteros dudan en invertir tiempo o dinero en una posible historia sin garantía de remuneración, pero pasan por alto el prerreporteo —o desarrollar una historia antes de que sea aceptada para...

¿Cuánto prerreporteo es buena práctica y cuánto es una exageración? Bueno, depende, pero esta guía con @mxeliramos.bsky.social, @adithi-r1.bsky.social, Emiliano Rodríguez Mega, y otros puede ayudarte a encontrar tu respuesta. #TONenEspañol 🧪

Chimpanzee drumming may give clues to the roots of rhythm Behavior is more complex than scientists realized, could reveal origins of musicality

Chimpanzee drumming may give clues to the roots of rhythm, my latest in @science.org www.science.org/content/arti...

Scientists “blow up” brains 16 times their size to map neurons with superfine detail.

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Scientists ‘blow up’ brains 16 times their size to map neurons with superfine detail Method—which uses a light microscope—offers a powerful, cost-effective alternative to electron microscopy

Can't see tiny neurons and their many connections? No problem, just "blow them up"! My latest for @science.org www.science.org/content/arti...

Scientists ‘blow up’ brains 16 times their size to map neurons with superfine detail Method—which uses a light microscope—offers a powerful, cost-effective alternative to electron microscopy

“Deciphering the brain’s wiring is one of neuroscience’s toughest challenges. […] But in a new Nature study published today, researchers offer a clever approach: Instead of struggling to ‘see’ tiny cell structures in a chunk of mouse brain, just make them bigger.”
@rpocisv.bsky.social ‣ @science.org

Meet a worm that can stretch like an accordion Found off the coast of a Spanish estuary, worm can contract its body to one-fifth its original length

Meet a worm that can stretch like an accordion! Found off the coast of a Spanish estuary, worm can contract its body to one-fifth its original length. More in my story for @science.org www.science.org/content/arti...

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Merci, Jean!

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