Ann Finkbeiner

American science journalist

Ann Finkbeiner
Nationality	American
Occupation	Science Journalist

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.

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 for 20 years taught and directed a graduate science-writing program at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland.^[3]

Career

Finkbeiner has written columns for USA Today and Defense Technology International^[4] (now defunct) and her book reviews have appeared in The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, and Nature.

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

Books

A Grand and Bold Thing.^[5]

The Jasons.

After the Death of a Child.

Articles

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

References

^ Brainard, Curtis (March 22, 2013). "The Finkbeiner Test". cjr.org. Retrieved October 9, 2020.
^ ^a ^b "About Ann Finkbeiner". Retrieved October 9, 2020.
^ O'Hara, Delia (March 25, 2020). "AAAS Fellow Ann Finkbeiner Set a New Standard for Writing About Women Scientists". Retrieved October 9, 2020.
^ "Defense Technology International (DTI) Magazine - USA Military Media - MondoTimes.com". www.mondotimes.com. Retrieved 2022-03-08.
^ "Books". Retrieved August 11, 2021.