Bill Sullivan

@wjsullivan

Professor at IU. Author of “PLEASED TO MEET ME: Genes, Germs, and the Curious Forces that Make Us Who We Are" and other cool stuff.

Indianapolis, IN

Joined July 2009

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Bill Sullivan@wjsullivan · Nov 24

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Bill Sullivan@wjsullivan · Jul 24

I had the great pleasure of interviewing Matthew Facciani, author of “MISGUIDED: Where Misinformation Starts, How It Spreads, and What to Do About It," for @SciCommPLOS scicomm.plos.org/2025/07/24/plo…

wjsullivan's tweet card. BY: BILL SULLIVAN & MATTHEW FACCIANI It was said a long time ago that “a lie can travel halfway around the world…

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Andrew S. Cale, PhD@Drewboo830 · Jul 24

Check out these newest PLOS blog posts by @wjsullivan! scicomm.plos.org/2025/07/21/res…

Bill Sullivan@wjsullivan · Jul 21

Help RFK Jr Write the New Guidelines for Flu Season 🤣 No experience required…just like RFK Jr! medium.com/p/4dcb5e0abae9

wjsullivan's tweet card. No experience required…just like RFK Jr!

Bill Sullivan@wjsullivan · Jul 21

New at @PLOS @SciCommPLOS by Abigail Eisenstadt and Matt Shipman (@ShipLives) Research Is Being Undermined — What Does That Mean for Science Writers at Research Institutions? scicomm.plos.org/2025/07/21/res…

wjsullivan's tweet card. By Abigail Eisenstadt and Matt Shipman The Trump administration has made policy changes and funding decisions that have wide-reaching ramifications for scientific…

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Bill Sullivan@wjsullivan · Jul 15

Microbiology Professor Bill Sullivan joins Seattle News Tonight with tips on how to stay safe when cooling off this summer. fox13seattle.com/video/1674374

wjsullivan's tweet card. Health experts say you'll want to be mindful about what could be floating around in the water with you this summer. Microbiology Professor Bill Sullivan joins Seattle News Tonight with tips on how to...

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Bill Sullivan@wjsullivan · Jul 12

A wonderful way to take science to the people! Researchers Meet Citizens in the Heart of Coimbra (by Inês Caramelo, Rita Martins Santos, and Ana Santos-Carvalho) New at PLOS SciComm @SciCommPLOS : scicomm.plos.org/2025/07/10/res…

wjsullivan's tweet card. By: Inês Caramelo, Rita Martins Santos, and Ana Santos-Carvalho Science Communication at European Researchers Night As our planet Earth spins, the world…

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Bill Sullivan@wjsullivan · Jul 10

New at @PLOS @SciCommPLOS Researchers Meet Citizens in the Heart of Coimbra: Science Communication at European Researchers Night scicomm.plos.org/2025/07/10/res…

Bill Sullivan@wjsullivan · Jul 9

‘It’s a nightmare.’ U.S. funding cuts threaten academic science jobs at all levels “There is a lot of pressure to essentially leave the country or not pursue research,” one Ph.D. student says science.org/content/articl…

wjsullivan's tweet card. “There is a lot of pressure to essentially leave the country or not pursue research,” one Ph.D. student says

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Dr. Catharine Young@DrCatharineY · Jul 4

“A generation of scientific talent is at the brink of being lost to overseas competitors by the dismantling of the National Science Foundation, with unprecedented political interference at the agency jeopardizing the future of US industries and economic growth”

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Bill Sullivan@wjsullivan · Jul 7

Enjoyed talking about the dangers of the parasite Toxoplasma and how to prevent infection on Thermometer with Dr. Jay Varma: youtu.be/jfaOdB0u2T0?si…

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The Good Men Project@GoodMenProject · Jun 25

What ‘12 Angry Men’ Teaches Us about the Art of Persuasion by @wjsullivan medium.com/change-becomes…

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