[New post] “The Final Five Percent” Wins 2020 Science in Society Journalism Award

Longreads posted: "We're delighted to announce that Tim Requarth's piece, "The Final Five Percent," won the 2020 Science in Society Journalism Award in the Longform Narratives category. For Tim, who holds a PhD in neuroscience, "The Final Five Percent" is both personal and " New post on Longreads "The Final Five Percent" Wins 2020 Science in Society Journalism Award by Longreads We're delighted to announce that Tim Requarth's piece, "The Final Five Percent," won the 2020 Science in Society Journalism Award in the Longform Narratives category. For Tim, who holds a PhD in neuroscience, "The Final Five Percent" is both personal and professional. It recounts how his brother has coped in the decade since a traumatic brain injury permanently altered his personality. Here's what the National Science Writers Association and the judges had to say about Tim's piece: "In 'The Final Five Percent,' published by Longreads in October 2019, Tim Requarth chronicles the catastrophic motorcycle accident that befalls his brother and the debilitating changes to his brother's personality that emerge as he recovers most of his brain function in the weeks after the accident. The essay interweaves an intimate portrayal of the complexities of his brother's life both before and after the accident, and of their sibling relationship, with what's known about neuroscience of recklessness. 'The Final Five Percent gripped us from its first paragraphs,' write the judges. 'This piece tackles the serious health mysteries around brain injury and explores the human consequences of that science in a way that is clear, nuanced, and emotionally devastating.'" Be sure to check out Tim's work elsewhere: A California Court for Young Adults Calls on Science (The New York Times) Our Chemical Eden (Aeon) Scientists, Stop Thinking Explaining Science Will Fix Things (Slate) It's All in Your Head: The Problems With Jonah Lehrer's Imagine by Tim Requarth and Meehan Crist (The Millions) Forensic Science Put Jimmy Genrich in Prison for 24 Years. What if It Wasn't Science? by Meehan Crist and Tim Requarth (The Nation) This piece was edited by Michelle Weber, fact checked by Sam Schuyler and Jason Stavers, and copy edited by Jacob Gross. Longreads | September 25, 2020 at 10:53 am | Tags: Award, science, The Final Five Percent, Tim Requarth | Categories: Highlight, Science & Nature | URL: https://wp.me/p4KhvY-BsX Like Unsubscribe to no longer receive posts from Longreads. Change your email settings at Manage Subscriptions. Trouble clicking? Copy and paste this URL into your browser: http://longreads.com/2020/09/25/the-final-five-percent-wins-2020-science-in-society-journalism-award/ Thanks for flying with WordPress.com