Karen Kwon is the research and special projects editor at Science News. Previously, she was the associate editor of Optics & Photonics News and a 2020 AAAS Mass Media Fellow at Scientific American. Originally from Seoul, South Korea, she has a Ph.D. in chemistry from Columbia University and a master’s degree in journalism from New York University’s Science, Health and Environmental Reporting Program.
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Chemistry
‘Flavorama’ guides readers through the complex landscape of flavor
In her new book, Arielle Johnson, former resident scientist at the restaurant Noma, explains how to think like a scientist in the kitchen.
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Science & Society
Your last-minute guide to the 2024 total solar eclipse
From getting eclipse glasses to checking your weather, we’ve got you covered to help you enjoy this incredible solar eclipse.