Award-winning journalist • Sr Multimedia Strategist • The Lab Beat Host • Columbia • Christian
Irvine, CA
Joined March 2012
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I'm honored and excited to be teaching a class on audio storytelling at UC Irvine! bit.ly/StoryUCI
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The Diplomat just published my article on 228 and the backlash over the #Taiwan film Murder of the Century. So glad to see the power of the people! thediplomat.com/2026/02/taiw…
I launched The Lab Beat podcast! Episodes are 2-5 minute features about the fascinating research happening at #science and #engineering labs - printing 3D mini livers, healing wounds without scar and making bone from urine: theucilabbeat.podbean.com/
#SpeakUp4Science
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I’ve launched a new blog! It's called A Better Light – Perspective Changes Everything. In the first post, Changing the Stories We Tell Ourselves, I share a personal moment on how I changed my view of midlife. Read it here: natalietso.substack.com
#mindset
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I finally put up a personal website! natalietso.com highlights my work @UCIrvine, RTI and TIME . Thank you @Eric_TFP for the wonderful photography! 📸
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10 Questions: Shih Ming-teh ti.me/PsyzHs via @TIME
Flashback to a 2006 interview with Shih during his Million Voices protests, he told me he wanted his tombstone to say: “One Who Sacrificed”
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Now that the dust has settled, read this excellent analysis by Nathan Batto on the pan-blue unity ticket plans.
tl;dr: Ma Ying-jeou may have dealt a fatal blow to both Ko Wen-je's presidential aspirations and his party's future relevance.
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Now that the world is ravin’ about @dearclarissa’s Taiwanese cookbook…check out our interview with her about Taiwanese cuisine 😉
How is #Taiwanese food different than Chinese food? Food journalist @dearclarissa shares the stories and history behind #Taiwan's iconic dishes
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Chinese coercion of Taiwan isn't invade-or-don't invade binary. A long, ungated piece on the 5 strategies Xi could use; why all are riddled with problems; and why US and allies must prepare for the one that would be most dangerous of all.
@opinion @AEI
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This week saw the release of the 2023 China Military Power Report (CMPR). For those not familiar, this is DoD’s congressionally-mandated unclassified update on the Chinese military. It’s an annual feast of open source data.
So, here are few thoughts (Part 1) on the report:
Since coming to UCI, this is the most inspiring story I’ve covered: Students Design Innovative (think Adult-Sized Legos) Modular Homes for the Homeless
#Homelessness
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The core question of identity is not who others think you should be. It's who you aspire to be.
70 studies: Mental health depends more on living up to your ideals than to others' expectations.
Closing the gap between your actions and your values is a source of well-being.
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PRC just had its biggest drill near Taiwan in recent months with NO US House chair visiting TW, no new weapon deal, no TW president passing by California, AND KMT visiting the US, AND Taiwan just allowed Chinese visitors and students. WHO is the troublemaker in Taiwan strait?
Taiwan @MoNDefense reports that a total of 103 PLA aircraft operated around Taiwan between 0600 Sept. 17 and 0600 Sept. 18. Of those, 40 crossed the median line/intruded into Taiwan's ADIZ. cna.com.tw/news/aipl/2023091…
Perhaps drivers from #Taiwan could offer lessons.😉Some #California drivers are having a hard time as L.A. installs its first back-in-only parking spots. latimes.com/california/story…
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My walk on the beach today got interrupted by #California’s disappearing coastline 😯🌍
#oceans #Sustainability
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If a price falls in a forest and no one reports it, does it make a sound? wapo.st/3E5uAlc
