Ann Finkbeiner

Ann Finkbeiner is a science writer who has contributed to various publications including Scientific American, Nature, Science, Hakai Magazine, Quanta Magazine, Discover, Sky & Telescope, and Astronomy.

Ann Finkbeiner
NationalityAmerican
OccupationScience Journalist

Finkbeiner test

The Finkbeiner test is named after her. The test is a checklist to help science journalists avoid gender bias in articles about women in science.[1] Finkbeiner is an English major,[2] and taught and directed a science writing graduate program at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland for 20 years.[3]

Career

Finkbeiner has written columns for USA Today and her book reviews have appeared in The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, and Nature.

Finkbeiner is a co-proprieter of the science blog The Last Word on Nothing.[2]

Books
  • Ann Finkbeiner, A Grand and Bold Thing.[4]

Articles
  • Ann Finkbeiner, "Orbital Aggression: How do we prevent war in space?", Scientific American, vol. 323, no. 5 (November 2020), pp. 50–57.

References
  1. Brainard, Curtis (March 22, 2013). "The Finkbeiner Test". cjr.org. Retrieved October 9, 2020.
  2. "About Ann Finkbeiner". Retrieved October 9, 2020.
  3. O'Hara, Delia (March 25, 2020). "AAAS Fellow Ann Finkbeiner Set a New Standard for Writing About Women Scientists". Retrieved October 9, 2020.
  4. "Books". Retrieved October 9, 2020.
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