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Journalists in Residence
The Complexity Science Hub welcomes journalists interested in exploring new areas of research, and understanding how complexity arises and evolves in nature, society, and technology. At CSH, we’re committed to supporting science communication and fostering meaningful conversations between researchers and journalists. CSH values free and independent journalism—there’s no expectation that journalists will report on the institute’s research activities.
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Current Journalist in Residence
Will Grimond is a freelance data journalist covering health, welfare, the environment, and social issues. He previously led special projects at RADAR, PA Media’s data journalism unit, and worked as a media officer and data researcher at the RSA (Royal Society for Arts). His residency at CSH is part of his FRONTIERS Science Journalism in Residency program, and he is exploring the concept of fairness in AI.
Mar 2025–Aug 2025
Aashima Dogra-Freitag
Aashima Dogra-Freitag is a Vienna-based science journalist and a recent recipient of the Maria Leptin EMBO Science Journalism Fellowship. She co-founded Lab Hopping Science Media Forum (thelifeofscience.com), advocating for an inclusive and open science culture. Her book Lab Hopping is a spin-off from the investigation into Indian science’s gender gap. Her work has also appeared in Frontline magazine, The Hindu, The Indian Express, Firstpost.com, among others.
Jun 2025–Aug 2025
Past Journalists in Residence
Reto Schneider
Reto Schneider is a Swiss science journalist and deputy editor at NZZ Folio for over 25 years. His award-winning stories and books explore topics ranging from artificial intelligence to the origins of our opinions. A former Knight Science Journalism Fellow at MIT, he spent his residency at the Complexity Science Hub focusing on the predictability of history.
Karol Jalochowski
Karol Jalochowski is a science journalist, photographer, writer, and documentary filmmaker, best known for his series Pioneers: At the Edge of Understanding. His work has appeared in Polityka, Newsweek, Scientific American, and on Polish Public Radio.
Julia Sklar is an award-winning science journalist, editor, educator, and public speaker. She currently serves as the story editor at Sierra Magazine. Before that, she spent nearly six years reporting on science, health, food, and technology for National Geographic, The Boston Globe, Curbed, Lenny Letter, Undark Magazine, and more.
Aleszu Bajak
Aleszu Bajak is the director of data visualization at the Urban Institute and a former senior data reporter at USA TODAY. A former Knight Science Journalism Fellow at MIT, he has also been a founding writer at Undark and founding editor of Esquire Classic. His work has appeared in The New York Times, The Washington Post, MIT Technology Review, and Nature.
W. Wayt Gibbs
Wayt Gibbs is a science journalist, book editor, and editorial consultant with 35 years of experience covering science, engineering, and technology. He has written 200+ articles for Scientific American, The Economist, Nature, and others, and won the AAAS and Wistar science journalism awards.