NICOLE WETSMAN - Nicole Wetsman

Nicole Wetsman reports and writes, mostly about science and medicine.

Her work has been published at Nature Medicine, Wired, Popular Science, Gizmodo, The Daily Beast, Grist, Slate, Deadspin, National Geographic, Tonic, Undark, and other publications.

Nicole has a master's degree from the Science, Health and Environmental Reporting Program at New York University, and a bachelor of arts in neuroscience from Bowdoin College.

Selected Clips

Fingerprint Analysis Could Finally Get Scientific, Thanks to a New Tool // Gizmodo, May 2018

We’re Not Really Sure How to Assess the Concussions of Athletes With Learning Disabilities // Slate, March 2018

To Reduce Long-Term Health Gaps, a Push for Early Intervention in Juvenile Detention // Undark Magazine, July 2018

Hospitals are scrambling to solve their air pollution problem // Popular Science, November 2017

The problem with taking scientific questions to court // Popular Science, August 2018

Hurricane Maria stirred up dangerous pollutants on this Puerto Rico waterfront // Grist, August 2018

‘Miracle’ Migraine Drug Doesn’t Cover Those Who Need It Most // The Daily Beast, May 2018

Air pollution might be the new lead // Popular Science, April 2018

Batten Disease Families Rely on Foundations to Advance Treatment // Batten Disease News, March 2018

What If The NFL Were Regulated By OSHA? // Deadspin, May 2018

Why You Should Not Trust Fertility Apps—Yet // Slate, September 2018

The missing pieces // Nature Medicine, August 2017

Most Forensic Science is Bogus. Will New Federal Rules Help? // Gizmodo, March 2018

Will Fertility Clinic Disaster Redefine Personhood? // The Daily Beast, April 2018

Why the Winter Olympics Has Less Doping Than The Summer Olympics // Gizmodo, February 2018

The tricky science of brain surgery on an adorable fur seal // Gizmodo, January 2018

Rooftop Solar Panels Are Great for the Planet — But Terrible for Firefighters // Wired, May 2017

Why the next wave of antidepressants may target the immune system // Nature Medicine, September 2017

California's wildfires are affecting the oceans — and these researchers are the first to study it // Popular Science, December 2017

When the pediatrician isn't enough // Undark, March 2017

The Difference Between Power and Endurance Athletes is in Their Blood // Gizmodo, February 2018

When splashy headlines become the goal of science, the process suffers // Popular Science, March 2018

Can cardiac screenings save the lives of young athletes? // VICE Sports, April 2017

Before trying robot judges, let's learn from robot referees // Popular Science, September 2017

Concussions can hurt more than your brain // Tonic, September 2017

Hospitals are helping make us all sick // Popular Science, November 2017

Oh, the places your blood will go // Popular Science, November 2017

In the Netherlands, a Better Way to Rebuild the Beach // Hakai Magazine, June 2017

LGBT health research, once seen as ‘disposable,’ gets a boost at NIH // STAT News, October 2016

This troubling tennis trend is keeping players out of the U.S. Open // Popular Science, August 2017

Your DNA probably didn't make you do it // Popular Science, September 2017

Try these simple mental tests to see if you're a good athlete // New Scientist, February 2017

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