Francie Diep

I'm a science journalist based in Washington, D.C.

I'm a staff writer at Pacific Standard, where I cover the intersections between science,  culture, and policy. Previously, I was a contributing writer at Popular Science and freelanced for Scientific American, Smithsonian, and others.

Contact me at fcdiep // at // gmail.com, or at protonmail.com for secure email. I'm  @franciediep on Twitter. 
 

Writing

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Inside North America's Only Legal Safe Injection Facility

Pacific Standard
Cities across North America are considering opening supervised injection facilities, where addicts can shoot up under the watchful eyes of nurses. Pacific Standard visited North America's only legally operating, standalone supervised injection facility to see what we're in for.

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the woman on the right is totally playing with her cellphone

The Former Dentist Uncovering Sugar's Rotten Secrets

Pacific Standard  
She dropped a promising career at the Kaiser Foundation to dig through sugar industry archives, seeking evidence Big Sugar steered scientists away from studying the ingredient's harmful effects.


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Why Do So Many Women Love LuLaRoe?

Pacific Standard
Does a company that sells clothes through friends groups on Facebook represent the future of shopping, an anti-feminist throwback?


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Cholesterol Conundrum

Scientific American
Why fixing biomarkers doesn't always fix your health


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The Passing of the Indians Behind Glass

The Appendix
Why natural history museums are taking down their indigenous cultures dioramas—and what can take their place


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Confronting My Cyberbully, 13 Years Later

The Atlantic
Between ages 13 and 16, she sent me emails, from my own account, "reminding" me to kill myself. Well, I didn't—I grew up, and so did she.


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Diversity in Science Writing: A Survey

The Open Notebook/Culture Dish
Science journalism's first survey of writers of color


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FYI: Why Do I Poop More When I Have My Period?

Popular Science
I mean, it's not just me, right?


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About me

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I'm a staff writer at Pacific Standard and a science journalist by training. You can find my resume here.

Before I began writing, I spent a summer learning how traditional Chinese medicine is taught and used in Hangzhou; a year tutoring kids in Mar Vista Gardens and other public housing in Los Angeles; and two years volunteering at a San Fernando Valley hospital, where I watched births, surgeries, and many other procedures. I know I'm calm in the face of emergencies and a lot of blood.

If you're looking at this page on a large enough screen, you'll see a grainy grayscale image at the top. That's an electron micrograph of the interior of a cell. I believe the image was made by members of this National Institutes of Health lab.

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