Dan Levitt
@danlevitt.bsky.social
Author of "What’s Gotten Into You: The Story of Your Body's Atoms from the Big Bang Through Last Night’s Dinner" HarperCollins, 2023. Former science documentary producer. Now writing books. https://danlevitt.com/
WHAT'S GOTTEN INTO YOU? started as a question: how did the particles we're made of find their way from the Big Bang to us?
I'm thrilled that the first translations are coming out! Wonder is the same everywhere. If you're curious about science, it might answer questions you've never asked.
#science
I'm thrilled that the first translations are coming out! Wonder is the same everywhere. If you're curious about science, it might answer questions you've never asked.
#science
June 27, 2025 at 1:43 PM
WHAT'S GOTTEN INTO YOU? started as a question: how did the particles we're made of find their way from the Big Bang to us?
I'm thrilled that the first translations are coming out! Wonder is the same everywhere. If you're curious about science, it might answer questions you've never asked.
#science
I'm thrilled that the first translations are coming out! Wonder is the same everywhere. If you're curious about science, it might answer questions you've never asked.
#science
I’m excited to be in conversation with @bschillace.brandyschillace.com about her new fascinating book.
BOOK EVENT 3, MAY 16
BOSTON
Brandy Schillace at Harvard Book Store
presenting : The Intermediaries: A Weimar Story
in conversation with @danlevitt.bsky.social !
DETAILS: www.harvard.com/event/brandy...
BOSTON
Brandy Schillace at Harvard Book Store
presenting : The Intermediaries: A Weimar Story
in conversation with @danlevitt.bsky.social !
DETAILS: www.harvard.com/event/brandy...
May 6, 2025 at 12:49 AM
I’m excited to be in conversation with @bschillace.brandyschillace.com about her new fascinating book.
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"To worsebetter something" (verschlimmbessern) is perfect for both technology and some of my attempts at editing academic writing. Thank you, Germans.
There’s a colloquial German word, verschlimmbessern, that describes attempting to improve something but only making it worse (for example, most Microsoft Word updates). So go ahead and add to your German vocabulary the term etwas verschlimmbessern, or “to worsebetter something”
September 3, 2024 at 1:27 PM
"To worsebetter something" (verschlimmbessern) is perfect for both technology and some of my attempts at editing academic writing. Thank you, Germans.
Thrilled to be a PAPERBACK writer. My book, which traces the mind-bending journey of our atoms from the Big Bang to now, is out today. Simon Winchester calls it “A truly astonishing and eminently readable work.”
tinyurl.com/459uepbk
#science #books #biology
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tinyurl.com/459uepbk
#science #books #biology
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What's Gotten Into You is now in paperback!
YouTube video by Dan Levitt
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August 20, 2024 at 3:43 PM
Thrilled to be a PAPERBACK writer. My book, which traces the mind-bending journey of our atoms from the Big Bang to now, is out today. Simon Winchester calls it “A truly astonishing and eminently readable work.”
tinyurl.com/459uepbk
#science #books #biology
www.youtube.com/shorts/_dmUw...
tinyurl.com/459uepbk
#science #books #biology
www.youtube.com/shorts/_dmUw...
I'm thrilled to see an edition of "What's Gotten Into You" in Portuguese!
August 6, 2024 at 4:54 PM
I'm thrilled to see an edition of "What's Gotten Into You" in Portuguese!
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A bargain! If I was an LLM, I'd jump on this! 🙃
April 21, 2024 at 8:14 PM
A bargain! If I was an LLM, I'd jump on this! 🙃
Really looking forward to this!
Missed us?? We're back on Apr 11 to discuss... well, you! No, no invasive personal questions here. We'll be discussing WHAT'S GOTTEN INTO YOU and learning about the atoms that make all of us, us! 7EST and free - want links, cocktail recipes and peculiar news? Sign up: subscribepage.io/Ip9rwS
April 5, 2024 at 12:27 AM
Really looking forward to this!
A great article.
Opinion | The Nobel Prize-Winning Professor Who Liked to Collaborate With His Adversaries
Nobel Prize winner Daniel Kahneman insisted on the value of working with those with whom we disagree.
www.nytimes.com
April 1, 2024 at 3:00 PM
A great article.
So sorry to hear of the passing of Frans de Waal, a brilliant student of ape and human behavior.
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Emory primatologist Frans de Waal remembered for bringing apes ‘a little closer to humans’
Beginning with his groundbreaking 1982 book “Chimpanzee Politics,” Frans de Waal pioneered studies of primate cognition and shattered long-held ideas about what it means to be an animal — and a human.
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March 17, 2024 at 3:24 PM
So sorry to hear of the passing of Frans de Waal, a brilliant student of ape and human behavior.
news.emory.edu/features/202...
news.emory.edu/features/202...
Did coenzymes help kickstart life? Scientists make a key one from common organic compounds on the early Earth.
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Scientists get closer to solving chemical puzzle of the origin of life
Researchers have successfully created a compound critical for metabolism in all living cells, which is essential for energy production and regulation.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 29, 2024 at 5:48 PM
Did coenzymes help kickstart life? Scientists make a key one from common organic compounds on the early Earth.
www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...
www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...
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“We’re used to having a fairly good handle on things. But the impression at the moment is that things have gone further and faster than we expected. That’s an uncomfortable place as a scientist to be.”
www.nytimes.com/2024/02/27/c...
www.nytimes.com/2024/02/27/c...
Scientists Are Freaking Out About Ocean Temperatures
“It’s like an omen of the future.”
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February 27, 2024 at 11:44 PM
“We’re used to having a fairly good handle on things. But the impression at the moment is that things have gone further and faster than we expected. That’s an uncomfortable place as a scientist to be.”
www.nytimes.com/2024/02/27/c...
www.nytimes.com/2024/02/27/c...
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Belgian philosopher Maarten Boudry (wittily, half-seriously) proposes the "7 Laws of Declinism" which explain why so many people feel so bad about the world when most of the data show that on the whole conditions are steadily improving.
The Seven Laws of Declinism
If life is better than ever before, why does the world seem so depressing?
maartenboudry.substack.com
February 2, 2024 at 4:03 PM
Belgian philosopher Maarten Boudry (wittily, half-seriously) proposes the "7 Laws of Declinism" which explain why so many people feel so bad about the world when most of the data show that on the whole conditions are steadily improving.
So glad to see my book quoted!
We are a story-telling species. by Walt Bobrowski link.medium.com/GFm5bvTvOGb
We are a story-telling species. by Walt Bobrowski link.medium.com/GFm5bvTvOGb
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January 31, 2024 at 5:48 PM
So glad to see my book quoted!
We are a story-telling species. by Walt Bobrowski link.medium.com/GFm5bvTvOGb
We are a story-telling species. by Walt Bobrowski link.medium.com/GFm5bvTvOGb
Nice to see this lovely review of “What’s Gotten Into You” from GreenSpirit in the UK.
“There were many moments when I felt a deep sense of awe at the stranger than fiction journey that our planet has been on.”
www.greenspirit.org.uk/bookreviews2...
“There were many moments when I felt a deep sense of awe at the stranger than fiction journey that our planet has been on.”
www.greenspirit.org.uk/bookreviews2...
‘What's Gotten Into You: The Story of Your Body's Atoms, from the Big Bang Through Last Night's Di...
Harper, 2023
ISBN: 978-0063251182
Reviewed by Ian Mowll
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This book is about the scientific discovery of th...
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January 17, 2024 at 2:51 PM
Nice to see this lovely review of “What’s Gotten Into You” from GreenSpirit in the UK.
“There were many moments when I felt a deep sense of awe at the stranger than fiction journey that our planet has been on.”
www.greenspirit.org.uk/bookreviews2...
“There were many moments when I felt a deep sense of awe at the stranger than fiction journey that our planet has been on.”
www.greenspirit.org.uk/bookreviews2...
Love this review of "What's Gotten Into You."
"Truly the idea of wrapping your head around how the solar system formed, how earth came to be life-bearing, and just how brief the existence of humans actually is… it takes my breath away. Loved this, would totally read again."
tinyurl.com/2dknx6ty
"Truly the idea of wrapping your head around how the solar system formed, how earth came to be life-bearing, and just how brief the existence of humans actually is… it takes my breath away. Loved this, would totally read again."
tinyurl.com/2dknx6ty
The Best Books I Read In 2023 - Well Seasoned Studio
Here is a list of the best books I read from 2023, including some amazing memoirs, a few standout novels, a little science, and more.
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January 11, 2024 at 4:54 PM
Love this review of "What's Gotten Into You."
"Truly the idea of wrapping your head around how the solar system formed, how earth came to be life-bearing, and just how brief the existence of humans actually is… it takes my breath away. Loved this, would totally read again."
tinyurl.com/2dknx6ty
"Truly the idea of wrapping your head around how the solar system formed, how earth came to be life-bearing, and just how brief the existence of humans actually is… it takes my breath away. Loved this, would totally read again."
tinyurl.com/2dknx6ty
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Science Writers: NASW is transitioning from Twitter to Bluesky as its short-form social media platform for community building. To facilitate Bluesky signups for our member network, we've created a code donation and receiving tool. See you all here soon! www.nasw.org/article/nasw... 💚
Transitioning from tweets, NASW migrates across to Bluesky
NASW is transitioning to Bluesky as its short-form social media platform for community building. Find out how NASW members can join the conversation.
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January 2, 2024 at 4:48 PM
Science Writers: NASW is transitioning from Twitter to Bluesky as its short-form social media platform for community building. To facilitate Bluesky signups for our member network, we've created a code donation and receiving tool. See you all here soon! www.nasw.org/article/nasw... 💚
January 1, 2024 at 9:43 PM
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This is the most important picture in american history
December 29, 2023 at 3:56 PM
This is the most important picture in american history