
BETSY MASON
Freelance Science Journalist
FEATURED WORK




WOULD YOUR DOG RETURN THE FAVOR IF YOU GAVE HER A TREAT? IT'S COMPLICATED
Science News
July 14, 2021
ELECTION MAPS ARE EVERYWHERE. DON'T LET THEM FOOL YOU.
The New York Times
October 30, 2020
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MARIE THARP’S GROUNDBREAKING MAPS BROUGHT THE SEAFLOOR TO THE WORLD
Science News
January 13, 2021
SOLAR GEO-ENGINEERING SHOULD BE PART OF THE CLIMATE CRISIS SOLUTION
Knowable Magazine
September 16, 2020




WHY SCIENTISTS NEED TO BE BETTER AT DATA VISUALIZATION
Knowable Magazine
November 12, 2019
TOTAL RECALL: A BRILLIANT MEMORY HELPS CHICKADEES SURVIVE
Knowable Magazine
September 5, 2019




END OF THE RAINBOW? MAKING MAPS READABLE FOR COLOR-BLIND PEOPLE
Scientific American
August 9, 2018




MAJOR NEW ZEALAND QUAKE SUGGESTS HIGHER CHANCES OF 'BIG ONES' ELSEWHERE
Science
March 23, 2017
THE UNDER-APPRECIATED MAN BEHIND "THE BEST GRAPHIC EVER PRODUCED"
National Geographic
March 16, 2017