Vanessa Schipani
Philosopher. educator. Journalist.
Media Appearances
Penn Today
In December 2023 Penn Today, the University of Pennsylvania's newsletter, interviewed me about my research and a course I taught call 'Science Communication in Democracy.'
Undark
In March 2018, I spoke with Undark's podcast about the effects of violence in the media as FactCheck.org's science writer. I also talked about how my background in the history and philosophy of science helps me as a journalist. My segment starts at ~16:00.
WHYY
In June 2016, I spoke with WHYY, Philadelphia's NPR station, about my work at FactCheck.org and how my background in the history and philosophy of science helps me in that work. You can listen here.
NBC
Autism and Trump - February 2017 - I discussed President Trump's inaccurate claim on that there's been a “tremendous” increase in autism in U.S. children as the science writer for FactCheck.org.
EPA and the Paris Agreement - March 2017 - I covered claims made by Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt about the Paris Agreement as the science writer for FactCheck.org.
Opioids and Marijuana - April 2017 - I discussed two questionable claims that former Attorney General Jeff Sessions made about marijuana and opioids as the science writer for FactCheck.org.
Tilapia versus Bacon - August 2017 - I discussed deceptive articles that claim bacon is healthier than tilapia as the science writer for FactCheck.org.
