Olivia Campbell
@oliviacampbell.bsky.social
New York Times bestselling author of WOMEN IN WHITE COATS and SISTERS IN SCIENCE. Editor, Everyday Health. Regular contributor, NatGeo. Journalist. Essayist. Feminist. Mom. Lover of cats, books, baking, tea, & thrifting
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Sisters in Science: How Four Women Physicists Escaped Nazi Germany and Made Scientific History (Original) a book by Olivia Campbell
The extraordinary true story of four women pioneers in physics during World War II and their daring escape out of Nazi Germany In the 1930s, Germany was a hotbed of scientific thought. But after the...
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Curious about the resurgence of patriarchal ideals in 1930s Germany? Interested in how structural misogyny proved deadly? Ever wondered why you know the names of so many male scientists who escaped the Nazis but not female scientists? HAVE I GOT A BOOK FOR YOU! SISTERS IN SCIENCE is out Dec. 31
Guillermo del Toro's George and Martha
Guillermo del Toro's The Magic School Bus
Guillermo del Toro’s Blues Clues
November 26, 2025 at 2:27 AM
Guillermo del Toro's George and Martha
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NEW: AI “recipe slop” is overrunning search and social. Food creators say Google’s AI Overviews and glossy fake food pics are drowning out real, tested recipes — collapsing traffic and setting home cooks up for disaster, especially this Thanksgiving.
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AI Slop Recipes Are Taking Over the Internet -- And Thanksgiving Dinner
Food bloggers see traffic dip as home cooks turn to AI, inspired by impossible pictures
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November 25, 2025 at 3:16 PM
NEW: AI “recipe slop” is overrunning search and social. Food creators say Google’s AI Overviews and glossy fake food pics are drowning out real, tested recipes — collapsing traffic and setting home cooks up for disaster, especially this Thanksgiving.
Gift link: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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Giveaway alert! Enter for a chance to win 1 of 10 books. I'm giving away 6 copies of SISTERS IN SCIENCE, 2 copies of WOMEN IN WHITE COATS & 2 copies of HIDDEN GUESTS.
November 25, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Giveaway alert! Enter for a chance to win 1 of 10 books. I'm giving away 6 copies of SISTERS IN SCIENCE, 2 copies of WOMEN IN WHITE COATS & 2 copies of HIDDEN GUESTS.
I fell in love with MST3K around age 16, and my need for such levity and absurdity has grown exponentially of late. I've even dragged my kids to live MST3K and RiffTrax events. Our hotel happened to be where the RiffTrax gang had their after-party. Sometimes, it's amazing to meet your heroes.
November 25, 2025 at 3:56 AM
I fell in love with MST3K around age 16, and my need for such levity and absurdity has grown exponentially of late. I've even dragged my kids to live MST3K and RiffTrax events. Our hotel happened to be where the RiffTrax gang had their after-party. Sometimes, it's amazing to meet your heroes.
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Your book has been so valuable for me in contextualizing this current moment. Thank you for sharing their stories.
November 24, 2025 at 1:05 AM
Your book has been so valuable for me in contextualizing this current moment. Thank you for sharing their stories.
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Highly recommended. I wish it didn’t feel relevant to today.
And as a woman, of course, this involved several additional layers of calculation. You can read all about it in my book.
November 24, 2025 at 1:48 AM
Highly recommended. I wish it didn’t feel relevant to today.
And as a woman, of course, this involved several additional layers of calculation. You can read all about it in my book.
November 24, 2025 at 1:02 AM
And as a woman, of course, this involved several additional layers of calculation. You can read all about it in my book.
Your sandwich is making me really hungry. Therefore, you should not be allowed to have a sandwich in public.
I really appreciate this thread! It's really important to note that, in conservative Christian culture, the "immodest" woman is *always* seen as an offense against chastity (more commonly called purity) because a man externalizes his shame about his own erotic thoughts onto the object of his desire.
A friend who teaches theology shared with me a post about CS Lewis's Mere Christianity, which discusses foundational Christian logic across denominations. It reminded me of Dale's tweet below, and I wanted to share some thoughts here regarding modesty and respectability, which are often hot topics.
November 23, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Your sandwich is making me really hungry. Therefore, you should not be allowed to have a sandwich in public.
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So… in case that wasn’t clear, women rights and LGBTQ rights are not human rights…
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Abortion And DEI Policies Now Considered Violations Of Human Rights, U.S. Says
The Trump administration has overhauled how the State Department conducts its annual Human Rights Report.
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November 23, 2025 at 12:50 PM
So… in case that wasn’t clear, women rights and LGBTQ rights are not human rights…
www.forbes.com/sites/maryro...
www.forbes.com/sites/maryro...
Misogynist-in-chief strikes again
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Full list of degrees not classed as ‘professional’ by Trump admin
Certain students may no longer receive the same loan for their studies as what counts as "professional" will determine how much they get.
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November 22, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Misogynist-in-chief strikes again
www.newsweek.com/full-list-de...
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Scientists tell Americans not to trust the CDC.
Instead of a global leader in science, the CDC has devolved into “a propaganda machine for RFK Jr.'s fixed, immutable, science-resistant theories,” said @pauloffit.bsky.social.
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Instead of a global leader in science, the CDC has devolved into “a propaganda machine for RFK Jr.'s fixed, immutable, science-resistant theories,” said @pauloffit.bsky.social.
www.cidrap.umn.edu/childhood-va...
After unprecedented autism-vaccine messaging change, scientists, advocates say CDC no longer trustworthy
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November 20, 2025 at 10:26 PM
Scientists tell Americans not to trust the CDC.
Instead of a global leader in science, the CDC has devolved into “a propaganda machine for RFK Jr.'s fixed, immutable, science-resistant theories,” said @pauloffit.bsky.social.
www.cidrap.umn.edu/childhood-va...
Instead of a global leader in science, the CDC has devolved into “a propaganda machine for RFK Jr.'s fixed, immutable, science-resistant theories,” said @pauloffit.bsky.social.
www.cidrap.umn.edu/childhood-va...
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I really hate it when scientists keep saying that “we need to rebuild trust in science,” because it implies that scientists are to blame for the mistrust rather than the millions of dollars of dark money that have funded political attacks on science in order to advance a far right agenda.
November 19, 2025 at 9:48 PM
I really hate it when scientists keep saying that “we need to rebuild trust in science,” because it implies that scientists are to blame for the mistrust rather than the millions of dollars of dark money that have funded political attacks on science in order to advance a far right agenda.
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I'm having complicated and frustrated thoughts about having to see reminders all over my feed that the president said something jaw-droppingly fatphobic in public while at the same time wondering how many of those people themselves make fat jokes and only clock this one as bad because Trump said it
November 19, 2025 at 3:13 AM
I'm having complicated and frustrated thoughts about having to see reminders all over my feed that the president said something jaw-droppingly fatphobic in public while at the same time wondering how many of those people themselves make fat jokes and only clock this one as bad because Trump said it
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Extra points for the butcher's MacBeth handwashing gestures:
'Will all great Neptune’s ocean wash this blood
Clean from my hand? No, this my hand will rather
The multitudinous seas incarnadine
Making the green one red.'
'Will all great Neptune’s ocean wash this blood
Clean from my hand? No, this my hand will rather
The multitudinous seas incarnadine
Making the green one red.'
Trump suggests Khashoggi had it coming: "You're mentioning someone that was extremely controversial. A lot of people didn't like that gentleman that you're talking about. Whether you like him or didn't like him, things happen. But he knew nothing about it. You don't have to embarrass our guest."
November 18, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Extra points for the butcher's MacBeth handwashing gestures:
'Will all great Neptune’s ocean wash this blood
Clean from my hand? No, this my hand will rather
The multitudinous seas incarnadine
Making the green one red.'
'Will all great Neptune’s ocean wash this blood
Clean from my hand? No, this my hand will rather
The multitudinous seas incarnadine
Making the green one red.'
I'd hate to have Nuzzi besmirch the Olivia name like Wolf did to Naomi (to the chagrin of Klein). So help me make a list of amazing Olivias who are far more deserving of our attention. To start, I recommend the incredible @oliviamesser.bsky.social EIC of @thebarbedwire.com
November 18, 2025 at 5:11 PM
I'd hate to have Nuzzi besmirch the Olivia name like Wolf did to Naomi (to the chagrin of Klein). So help me make a list of amazing Olivias who are far more deserving of our attention. To start, I recommend the incredible @oliviamesser.bsky.social EIC of @thebarbedwire.com
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make sure you have friends that will look you dead in the eye and say, “this is trash,” when what you have created is trash. 😂
i think this may be the bit that broke me bc I am picturing her self-satisfied smirk at coming up with this and it is, honestly, making me die a little on the inside
November 18, 2025 at 1:37 AM
make sure you have friends that will look you dead in the eye and say, “this is trash,” when what you have created is trash. 😂
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"i have no thoughts, and I must publish"
November 17, 2025 at 4:46 PM
"i have no thoughts, and I must publish"
Top 5 movie genres:
-Revenge rampage with the most beautiful fight choreography you've ever seen
-Monster as metaphor
-She told you so
-Totally unhinged women
-You will absolutely never guess whodunnit
-Revenge rampage with the most beautiful fight choreography you've ever seen
-Monster as metaphor
-She told you so
-Totally unhinged women
-You will absolutely never guess whodunnit
Top 5 movie genres:
Guy who’s a pathetic piece of shit
Woman falling apart and it’s hard to watch but goddamn
Theater production/movie production falling apart and it’s so fun to watch
Detective but sad
Period film where they just said fuck it
Guy who’s a pathetic piece of shit
Woman falling apart and it’s hard to watch but goddamn
Theater production/movie production falling apart and it’s so fun to watch
Detective but sad
Period film where they just said fuck it
Top 5 movie genres are:
heist
intelligence/espionage thriller
pitch perfect
cerebral ensemble oscar fodder drama
heist some more
heist
intelligence/espionage thriller
pitch perfect
cerebral ensemble oscar fodder drama
heist some more
November 17, 2025 at 12:45 AM
Top 5 movie genres:
-Revenge rampage with the most beautiful fight choreography you've ever seen
-Monster as metaphor
-She told you so
-Totally unhinged women
-You will absolutely never guess whodunnit
-Revenge rampage with the most beautiful fight choreography you've ever seen
-Monster as metaphor
-She told you so
-Totally unhinged women
-You will absolutely never guess whodunnit
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If women are underrepresented in STEM, it's at least partly because men like this offer mentoring, then embarrass themselves by assuming their mentees must be into them, then decide the best solution is to cut ties, which sends the signal to other faculty that the mentee must not be good enough.
The emails have Summers reporting to Epstein about his attempts to date a Harvard economics student & to hit on her during a seminar she was giving.
November 16, 2025 at 12:13 AM
If women are underrepresented in STEM, it's at least partly because men like this offer mentoring, then embarrass themselves by assuming their mentees must be into them, then decide the best solution is to cut ties, which sends the signal to other faculty that the mentee must not be good enough.
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The only thing that's interesting about Nuzzi is the story of how an amoral careerist with no interest in policy and abysmal ethics became an acclaimed national political reporter. But rather than tell that story, the entire media seems desperate to play a part in it.
It rocks that all 20 people who genuinely think the Olivia Nuzzi stuff is interesting have editorial discretion at major media outlets. Just publish your group chats
November 15, 2025 at 1:36 AM
The only thing that's interesting about Nuzzi is the story of how an amoral careerist with no interest in policy and abysmal ethics became an acclaimed national political reporter. But rather than tell that story, the entire media seems desperate to play a part in it.
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Olivia Nuzzi getting this baby-soft profile after fucking a Nazi is a sign that we've overcorrected from shaving heads.
November 14, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Olivia Nuzzi getting this baby-soft profile after fucking a Nazi is a sign that we've overcorrected from shaving heads.
So this is where we're at, huh?
Oh wow @reuters.com got the photo here:
November 14, 2025 at 9:34 PM
So this is where we're at, huh?
This sounds so good!
Also, I have some copies—both hardcover and paperback—that I'd be happy to sign. If you're interested in one, DM me! (shipping within US only please)
It's #TransgenderAwarenessWeek. My own awareness of my nonbinary gender identity solidified while I was writing my debut novel ENDPAPERS—about a genderqueer bookbinder struggling to understand herself in post-9/11 NYC, while there was no mainstream language to help her.
November 14, 2025 at 3:13 PM
This sounds so good!
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Tonight, @NewsHour airs a segment about They Poisoned the World and the wonderful, courageous people at the heart of the book. I promise their stories will inspire you! #PFAS #ForeverChemicals @CrownPublishing
November 13, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Tonight, @NewsHour airs a segment about They Poisoned the World and the wonderful, courageous people at the heart of the book. I promise their stories will inspire you! #PFAS #ForeverChemicals @CrownPublishing