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BETSY MASON

Freelance Science Journalist

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WHY EVERYONE SHOULD START COUNTING SPIDERS


Knowable Magazine
October 25, 2023

FISH RECOGNIZE THEMSELVES IN PHOTOS


Science News

February 6, 2023

WITH RACCOONS, IT'S THE SHY ONES WHO MAY BE THE TROUBLEMAKERS


The New York Times

September 22, 2022

DO BIRDS HAVE LANGUAGE?


Knowable Magazine

February 15, 2022

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SPIDERS CAUGHT
IN WEB OF MISINFORMATION

Science News
August 22, 2022

SPIDERS SEEM TO HAVE REM-LIKE SLEEP AND MAY EVEN DREAM

Scientific American
August 8, 2022

BOOK REVIEW:
THE ANIMAL WORLDS THAT LIE BEYOND OUR PERCEPTION

Undark
August 5, 2022

THE CULTURAL LIVES OF BIRDS

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Knowable Magazine Event
February 16, 2022

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SPIDERS ARE MUCH SMARTER THAN YOU THINK

Knowable Magazine
October 28, 2021

WHAT IT'S LIKE TO BE A JUMPING SPIDER

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Science News
October 25, 2021

WOULD YOUR DOG RETURN THE FAVOR IF YOU GAVE HER A TREAT? IT'S COMPLICATED

Science News
July 14, 2021

MARIE THARP’S GROUNDBREAKING MAPS BROUGHT THE SEAFLOOR TO THE WORLD

Science News
January 13, 2021

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ELECTION MAPS ARE EVERYWHERE. DON'T LET THEM FOOL YOU.

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The New York Times
October 30, 2020

SOLAR GEO-ENGINEERING SHOULD BE PART OF THE CLIMATE CRISIS SOLUTION

Knowable Magazine
September 16, 2020

CURBING IMPLICIT BIAS: WHAT WORKS AND WHAT DOESN'T

Knowable Magazine
June 4, 2020

WHY SCIENTISTS NEED TO BE BETTER AT DATA VISUALIZATION

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Knowable Magazine
November 12, 2019

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TOTAL RECALL: A BRILLIANT MEMORY HELPS CHICKADEES SURVIVE

Knowable Magazine
September 5, 2019

MAPPING THE HEART OF THE GRAND CANYON

Outside
February 26, 2019

THE TOPOGRAPHY OF DISEASE

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Scientific American
January 29, 2019

WHY YOUR MENTAL MAP OF THE WORLD IS PROBABLY WRONG

National Geographic
November 16, 2018

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WHEN MARS HAD CANALS

Book Excerpt
October 30, 2018

WHAT DO ANIMAL SCIENTISTS MEAN BY PROMISCUOUS?

Science News
August 13, 2018

END OF THE RAINBOW? MAKING MAPS READABLE FOR COLOR-BLIND PEOPLE

Scientific American
August 9, 2018

THE UNDER-APPRECIATED MAN BEHIND "THE BEST GRAPHIC EVER PRODUCED"

National Geographic
March 16, 2017

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