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Hi, I'm Becky! I'm a science writer based in Ithaca, New York. My book FIRST CONTACT: The Story of Our Obsession with Aliens was published by Workman Publishing on September 30, 2025. Buy a copy from the Hachette, Amazon, Barnes & Noble, or Powells. I am a regular contributor to the journalist-founded site 404 Media, where I write the weekly science newsletter the Abstract. I also write my own newsletter, The BeX Files, which covers science, culture, and more. I have bylines in The New York Times, WIRED, MIT Technology Review, National Geographic, Motherboard, Supercluster, and many more. I have appeared as an expert guest on the Science Channel and hosted the Motherboard video series "Space Show." Contact me at [email protected] |
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It’s a short file today with a few updates and links. To start, I’m excited to announce that First Contact has been selected for the Tompkins County Public Library (TCPL) book club. Click for more! 
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Scientists found that major celebrities died four years earlier than their less famous peers, hinting that fame itself can be a mortality risk. Read more on The Abstract!  Thanks for tuning back into the BeX Files! This week, it's poll-tested. Let's jump right in: How likely do you think it is that aliens have already visited Earth?... Click here for more!   Thanks for tuning back into the BeX Files! Get out your trowels and sieves, because this Friday, we're excavating extraterrestrials. Click here for the full story!
Why are we so fixated on ETs? Journalist Becky Ferreira has looked into it and reports back her findings on this week’s edition of The Paranormal Podcast. Make contact with Becky in this interview with space.com!  Today’s BeX file is about Bugonia, the new film from director Yorgas Lanthimos and his latest collaboration with Emma Stone. Click for no spoilers but a unique analysis!   Researchers used type Ia supernovae, similar to SN1994d pictured in its host galaxy NGC4526, to help establish that the universe’s expansion may actually have started to slow. Image: NASA/ESA After a decade-long excavation at a remote site in Kenya, scientists have unearthed evidence that our early human relatives continuously fashioned the same tools across thousands of generations, hinting that sophisticated tool use may have originated much earlier than previously known, according to a new study in Nature Communications. Read more on The Abstract!  |
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