Deborah Blum: podcast appearances and interviews

Deborah Leigh Blum is an American science journalist and the director of the Knight Science Journalism program at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. She has authored several books, including The Poisoner's Handbook published in 2010 and The Poison Squad in 2018. Blum has contributed as a columnist for The New York Times and has maintained a blog titled Elemental for Wired. Her reporting has often explored complex ethical and professional issues in science; notably, she wrote a series of articles for the Sacramento Bee titled The Monkey Wars. This series examined the conflicts between scientists who use animals in research and animal rights activists opposing such practices. Her work in science journalism has been recognized with the Pulitzer Prize for Beat Reporting in 1992, awarded for her series on these conflicts. Blum's career spans writing, editing, and speaking on topics related to science and ethics, making her a prominent figure in the field of science communication.