SciComm Summer #24: Joe Palca on NPR Science Reporting

Opinion Science by Andy Luttrell

Jul 28, 202551:38Science & Medicine

Joe Palca reported on science for NPR for years. He found his sweet spot, capturing people's interest and filling them in on curious new findings in just a few minutes. His path to this job wasn't all that dire...

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