<p>In her 8th grade science class, Andrea Kissack was too squeamish to dissect a frog. In time, she overcame the "yecch!" to become a science reporter - and the editor in charge of NPR's Science Desk.</p> <p>Andrea looks back at her time as NPR's chief science editor - and explains how the network "reinvented" science reporting to cover the COVID-19 pandemic.</p>

In her 8th grade science class, Andrea Kissack was too squeamish to dissect a frog. In time, she overcame the "yecch!" to become a science reporter - and the editor in charge of NPR's Science Desk. Andrea looks back at her time as NPR's chief science editor - and explains how the network "reinvented" science reporting to cover the COVID-19 pandemic.

Science editor Andrea Kissack on how NPR "reinvented" science reporting to cover the pandemic

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Science editor Andrea Kissack on how NPR "reinvented" science reporting to cover the pandemic

Science editor Andrea Kissack on how NPR "reinvented" science reporting to cover the pandemic