Can extremophiles save the cat?
Our next dinner salon and creative science-writing workshop is coming up on Thursday, 9 January-with biotechnology filmmaker and novelist Nina Pulkkis. Telling science stories can take the basic form of…
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Storytelling or spinning narratives—what’s the difference?
Coming up in March 2025, NeuWrite Nordic will meet with the University of Helsinki branch of the international ReproducibiliTea journal club to discuss the downside of narratives in science. Bias…
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Brain, mind, and science communication—panel discussion
NeuWrite Nordic director Trevor Corson discussed journalism, storytelling, and creative writing about science as part of a panel discussion on science communication, during the concluding event of the Brain &…
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Poetry performance / art exhibition explores scientific ideas
NeuWrite Nordic participant, doctoral researcher from the University of Helsinki’s Neuroscience Center, and internationally published writer, poet and visual artist Rakenduvadhana Srinivasan will perform her original poetry as part of…
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Article about surgical fads and secret agents published
Perhaps it was a stretch to compare the rise and fall of medical techniques with the love life of James Bond, but that’s exactly the origin of one of the…
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Climate action novel published
“Engrossing, insightful, and entirely credible.” -Markku Kulmala University of Helsinki Academy Professor and atmospheric scientist “Frighteningly believable.” -Kati Halonen, poet At NeuWrite Nordic we’ve workshopped several sections of…
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“Hair-Power Performativity” published
An illustration called “Cut It Out” by the Italian artist Marco Melgrati in support of Iranian women’s protest (center image, above) was the inspiration for a draft text we workshopped…
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Dance first, think later
The number-one most-read article at the moment in the Finnish Medical Journal (Lääkärilehti) is a new column by NeuWrite Nordic board member Jussi Valtonen, award-winning novelist and a researcher in…
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New film about reverse aging hits theaters
We’re thrilled that the new film Palimpsest, aspects of which were workshopped at NeuWrite Nordic, hits theaters in Helsinki this Friday, 12 April. A special screening with English subtitles will…
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Can AI feed the world? And what is “precision agriculture”?
Biomedical researcher, published novelist, and NeuWrite Nordic participant Franziska Bentz has written a wide-ranging article surveying the past and possible futures of technology in agriculture. The rapid evolution of data…
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“A fountain of youth or a hopeful lie?” published
“So, meet Nicotinamide Adenine Dinucleotide (NAD) – a molecule that promises a simple solution to the inevitable problem of ageing”. This tantalizing morsel comes from a draft article we workshopped…
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Literary science writing wins award
Exciting news for all of us working in the mysterious creative space between the literary arts and science: yesterday, the debut novel Beasts of the Sea (Fin. Elolliset) by Iida…
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A long overdue evolutionary account of women
A New York Times bestselling book comes out of NeuWrite: Scientist and creative writer Cat Bohannon is a long-time member of the NeuWrite creative science-writing workshop group in New York…
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Revealing problems in medical research in psychology
One of the most-read columns this month in the Finnish Medical Journal (Lääkärilehti) was authored by NeuWrite Nordic board member Jussi Valtonen, an award-winning novelist and a researcher in psychology…
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“LGBTIQ+N” sci-fi short story published
Speculative fiction penned by scientists is rare, but perhaps it shouldn’t be. Recently we workshopped an unusual form of scientific commentary: a one-page sci-fi tale by microbiologist and NeuWrite Nordic…
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“Humour Me Some Math!” published
At our February meeting we warmed up the dark Nordic winter with a workshop on ways to tap into humor to communicate about science. For good measure we made it…
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Fighter moms support vital research into mitochondrial diseases
Describing science through simple stories and metaphors helped Brendan Battersby, a University of Helsinki research director in mitochondrial biology, connect with the parents of a child with Leigh Syndrome, which…
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