Erin is an award winning writer whose work has been featured in publications from SciShow to Engineering.com to The Economist.
Erin is currently working as a science communications specialist for the International Space Station. She assigns, writes, and edits stories for publication on NASA.gov covering science performed on the space station. She previously worked as the space reporter for the MIT Technology Review and the publication's associate editor of the future of work. Erin also developed and wrote The Airlock, a weekly email on emerging space technologies, the Download newsletter, and Clocking In, the future of work newsletter, for MIT Technology Review. She previously interned as the Richard Casement Intern for The Economist, writing weekly articles on science and technology and appearing on the weekly Economist science podcast, Babbage, to discuss new innovations in the scientific fields. See all of her articles for MIT Technology Review here.
She has also worked as a writer for SciShow, Beanz, IEEE Potentials Corresponding Editor, a paid contributor to Medium, contributor to Engineering.com, and a freelance writer focusing on science, engineering, diversity in STEM, geek fashion, and entrepreneurship. She previously wrote for The Economist during her Richard Casement internship at the science and technology section of the publication.
See a sampling of her work below. Interested in having her write for your publication? Reach her at erin.winick@gmail.com.
Erin is currently working as a science communications specialist for the International Space Station. She assigns, writes, and edits stories for publication on NASA.gov covering science performed on the space station. She previously worked as the space reporter for the MIT Technology Review and the publication's associate editor of the future of work. Erin also developed and wrote The Airlock, a weekly email on emerging space technologies, the Download newsletter, and Clocking In, the future of work newsletter, for MIT Technology Review. She previously interned as the Richard Casement Intern for The Economist, writing weekly articles on science and technology and appearing on the weekly Economist science podcast, Babbage, to discuss new innovations in the scientific fields. See all of her articles for MIT Technology Review here.
She has also worked as a writer for SciShow, Beanz, IEEE Potentials Corresponding Editor, a paid contributor to Medium, contributor to Engineering.com, and a freelance writer focusing on science, engineering, diversity in STEM, geek fashion, and entrepreneurship. She previously wrote for The Economist during her Richard Casement internship at the science and technology section of the publication.
See a sampling of her work below. Interested in having her write for your publication? Reach her at erin.winick@gmail.com.
Featured articles
Science and Technology Writing
NASA, Fruit Punch and Foam Could Help Us Learn to Manage Liquids in Space
NASA, Studying flames in microgravity is helping make combustion on Earth cleaner, and space safer
NASA, A Series of Spacewalks Four Years in the Making Will Attempt to Revive a Scientific Experiment
NASA, A Virtual Reality Camera Captures Life and Science Aboard the Space Station
NASA, Meet the Promising New Researchers Making Waves on the Space Station
MIT Technology Review, Space weather affects your daily life. It's time to start paying attention.
MIT Technology Review, Why the future of satellite internet might be decided in rural Alaska
MIT Technology Review, Steam-powered spacecraft could jump-start asteroid exploration
MIT Technology Review, These amazing Met Gala looks took more than a thousands hours of 3D printing
MIT Technology Review, Why getting back to the moon is so damn hard
MIT Technology Review, New autonomous farm wants to produce food without human workers
MIT Technology Review, An electric plane with no moving parts has made its first flight
MIT Technology Review, Confessions of an accidental job destroyer (Awarded Honorable Mention, Best Short form Science Writing)
MIT Technology Review, Job of the future: Embalming your online persona
MIT Technology Review, Can’t get new lungs? Try refurbished ones instead.
MIT Technology Review, Every study we could find on what automation will do to jobs, in one chart
MIT Technology Review, Job of the future: Wind farmer
Medium, Hot off the Printer
Medium, Flexing with Power
Medium, Style on Demand
The Economist, Planets come in different species
The Economist, More Ways to Classify Planets
The Economist, Computer analysis of what is scenic may help town planners
The Economist, Virtual reality gives old fairground rides new purpose
The Economist, The spread of 3D models creates intellectual-property problems
The Economist, Two years on, the Kuiper Belt is in sight
The Economist, Sewing clothes still needs human hands. But for how much longer?
The Economist, For robots to work with people, they must understand people
IEEE Potentials, Sci Chic: Combining Art, Engineering, and Fashion
Engineering.com, An on the Floor Look at SOLIDWORKSWorld 2017 Highlights
Engineering.com, Additive Manufacturing in the Aerospace Industry
Lateral Magazine, Painting of the Stars
2025 Labs Kids, 3D Print it: From Plastic to Metal to Food!
2025 Labs Kids, Innovation: Where No Man Has Gone Before
Code Like a Girl, On Her Way to Mars
Science Communication Script Writing
SciShow, Dimmer Switches: Secretly Strobe Lights
SciShow, Why does it take so long to get to Mercury?
SciShow, Why do sinkholes keep catching us by surprise?
STEM Blogs/Science Communication Writing
Beanz, 3D printing jewelry
Beanz, Your first sewing machine
Beanz, Scan the world
Kids, Code and CS, How to 3D Print a Space Skirt
The Economist, From tractor engineering to reporting on planets
Nerd Girls, Wearing Science
SheKnows, 11 building toys that helped turn me into an engineer
SheKnows, 5 YouTube channels turning science vlogging into must-see entertainment
Code Like a Girl, The Engineering of Sewing
Herpothesis, Fashion in Science
Herpothesis, 11 STEAM Snapchat Accounts to Follow
Sci Chic, Why is Death Valley so hot?
Sci Chic, Women in Science You Should Be Following on Social Media
National Girls Collaborative Project, Creativity in Science and Engineering
Technical Articles
Keysight Technologies EEsof Blog, Challenges and Benefits to DSP and RF Co-Design
Keysight Technologies EEsof Blog, Co-Design: A Synthetic Radar Example
Engineering.com, First Look at NVIDIA’s New Supercomputing Workstations
Engineering.com, Mentor Graphics Releases New Acceleration and Vibration Simulation Tool for PCB Design
Engineering.com, MSC Software Acquires Autonomous Vehicle Validation and Simulation Software
Engineering.com, Simulate Bulk Material in MBD with EDEM for Adams
Entrepreneurship Articles/Blogs
Business in Greater Gainesville, Starting the Selling Factory
Business in Greater Gainesville, Bringing the Entrepreneurial Spirit to Design
Business in Greater Gainesville, 6 Gainesville Entrepreneurs to Follow on Social Media
Society of Women Engineers All Together, How SWE Helped Me Become and Entrepreneur
Business in the Heart of Florida, Millennial Engineers Make Great Entrepreneurs
Business in the Heart of Florida, Mentoring in a Millennial's World
BeingGeekChic, Forgetting the Traditional Path
Snapchat Strategy, Why Etsy Sellers Should Be on Snapchat
Editorials
New York Times, Talking the Talk
NASA, Fruit Punch and Foam Could Help Us Learn to Manage Liquids in Space
NASA, Studying flames in microgravity is helping make combustion on Earth cleaner, and space safer
NASA, A Series of Spacewalks Four Years in the Making Will Attempt to Revive a Scientific Experiment
NASA, A Virtual Reality Camera Captures Life and Science Aboard the Space Station
NASA, Meet the Promising New Researchers Making Waves on the Space Station
MIT Technology Review, Space weather affects your daily life. It's time to start paying attention.
MIT Technology Review, Why the future of satellite internet might be decided in rural Alaska
MIT Technology Review, Steam-powered spacecraft could jump-start asteroid exploration
MIT Technology Review, These amazing Met Gala looks took more than a thousands hours of 3D printing
MIT Technology Review, Why getting back to the moon is so damn hard
MIT Technology Review, New autonomous farm wants to produce food without human workers
MIT Technology Review, An electric plane with no moving parts has made its first flight
MIT Technology Review, Confessions of an accidental job destroyer (Awarded Honorable Mention, Best Short form Science Writing)
MIT Technology Review, Job of the future: Embalming your online persona
MIT Technology Review, Can’t get new lungs? Try refurbished ones instead.
MIT Technology Review, Every study we could find on what automation will do to jobs, in one chart
MIT Technology Review, Job of the future: Wind farmer
Medium, Hot off the Printer
Medium, Flexing with Power
Medium, Style on Demand
The Economist, Planets come in different species
The Economist, More Ways to Classify Planets
The Economist, Computer analysis of what is scenic may help town planners
The Economist, Virtual reality gives old fairground rides new purpose
The Economist, The spread of 3D models creates intellectual-property problems
The Economist, Two years on, the Kuiper Belt is in sight
The Economist, Sewing clothes still needs human hands. But for how much longer?
The Economist, For robots to work with people, they must understand people
IEEE Potentials, Sci Chic: Combining Art, Engineering, and Fashion
Engineering.com, An on the Floor Look at SOLIDWORKSWorld 2017 Highlights
Engineering.com, Additive Manufacturing in the Aerospace Industry
Lateral Magazine, Painting of the Stars
2025 Labs Kids, 3D Print it: From Plastic to Metal to Food!
2025 Labs Kids, Innovation: Where No Man Has Gone Before
Code Like a Girl, On Her Way to Mars
Science Communication Script Writing
SciShow, Dimmer Switches: Secretly Strobe Lights
SciShow, Why does it take so long to get to Mercury?
SciShow, Why do sinkholes keep catching us by surprise?
STEM Blogs/Science Communication Writing
Beanz, 3D printing jewelry
Beanz, Your first sewing machine
Beanz, Scan the world
Kids, Code and CS, How to 3D Print a Space Skirt
The Economist, From tractor engineering to reporting on planets
Nerd Girls, Wearing Science
SheKnows, 11 building toys that helped turn me into an engineer
SheKnows, 5 YouTube channels turning science vlogging into must-see entertainment
Code Like a Girl, The Engineering of Sewing
Herpothesis, Fashion in Science
Herpothesis, 11 STEAM Snapchat Accounts to Follow
Sci Chic, Why is Death Valley so hot?
Sci Chic, Women in Science You Should Be Following on Social Media
National Girls Collaborative Project, Creativity in Science and Engineering
Technical Articles
Keysight Technologies EEsof Blog, Challenges and Benefits to DSP and RF Co-Design
Keysight Technologies EEsof Blog, Co-Design: A Synthetic Radar Example
Engineering.com, First Look at NVIDIA’s New Supercomputing Workstations
Engineering.com, Mentor Graphics Releases New Acceleration and Vibration Simulation Tool for PCB Design
Engineering.com, MSC Software Acquires Autonomous Vehicle Validation and Simulation Software
Engineering.com, Simulate Bulk Material in MBD with EDEM for Adams
Entrepreneurship Articles/Blogs
Business in Greater Gainesville, Starting the Selling Factory
Business in Greater Gainesville, Bringing the Entrepreneurial Spirit to Design
Business in Greater Gainesville, 6 Gainesville Entrepreneurs to Follow on Social Media
Society of Women Engineers All Together, How SWE Helped Me Become and Entrepreneur
Business in the Heart of Florida, Millennial Engineers Make Great Entrepreneurs
Business in the Heart of Florida, Mentoring in a Millennial's World
BeingGeekChic, Forgetting the Traditional Path
Snapchat Strategy, Why Etsy Sellers Should Be on Snapchat
Editorials
New York Times, Talking the Talk