Boonsri Dickinson is a science journalist based in New York City. After graduating with a master’s degree in Chemical Engineering from the University of Colorado at Boulder, Dickinson flew to New York City to work for Discover Magazine. “I’ve fallen in love with my job and New York City,” Dickinson says. “Work doesn’t seem like work, I love talking to top scientists about edgy ideas and enjoy learning about new things. Unfortunately, I don’t feel the need to travel as much because exploring New York is fulfilling in its own way.”

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At Discover Magazine, Dickinson has grown as a journalist, and considers her job the perfect one: for it combines her training as a scientist, with her passion for writing. As the assistant to the Editorial Director, Patti Adcroft, Dickinson has learned more than just what makes a good story, including what makes a good magazine, the importance of branding, and how magazines can go beyond being a product and become a public service. Dickinson previously worked for Bob Guccione Jr., the former CEO and Publisher at Discover and a successful magazine entrepreneur having launched both SPIN and GEAR. Under Guccione, she learned how to think about big ideas, how to expand business opportunities, and how to write. When Dickinson is not closing an issue, she’s looking for news story that will catch her eye. Having written on topics from space to custom made jeans to what it means to be alive to what the effects of ecstasy on bonding are -- anything interesting and related to science is fair game. She’s currently writing a “life-changing” feature story (see Discover’s September issue).