Becki Robins

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Location
Gold Country, California
School
San Jose State University, Johns Hopkins University
Expertise
World War II, Medieval History & Literature, Science
  • Becki enjoys uncovering the strange, bizarre, and often overlooked stories of ordinary — yet extraordinary — individuals.
  • She's had features published in Undark, Earth Island Journal, and Lonely Planet.
  • She also worked as a scriptwriter for the popular YouTube series "SciShow."

Experience

Becki has been writing professionally since 2011, and is experienced at turning technical information into friendly prose for lay audiences. She has strong research skills and a knack for rooting out fun facts from scientific or historical texts. She has a good sense of humor and enjoys writing material that will make readers laugh. She's written for non-profits, small publications, and major media outlets.

Education

Becki obtained her undergraduate degree in magazine journalism and her master's degree in science writing. Her education as a science and feature writer helps her translate sometimes complicated (and often dry) information into fun, useful, and easy-to-understand stories for non-scientist people.

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