Fatima Husain
 
 

Current Media

MIT Abstracts

Role: Host - Hosts, Plans, and Produces Webinar series that highlights researchers at MIT and connects them with a global K-12 audience in live monthly events

Possibly - The Public’s Radio WNPN 89.3 FM

Role: Managing producer and reporter — manages reporting team to produce weekly episodes covering the science behind sustainability, additionally acts as a reporter and science fact-checker for the organization at-large.

  • Spring 2024 | “How should I dispose of my food scraps?”

  • Spring 2024 | “Can we recycle damaged textiles?”

  • May 2023 | “How will we deal with oil spills in the future?”

  • January 2022 | “How does plastic waste end up in the ocean?”

  • January 2022 | “Should we be eating more seafood?”

  • January 2022 | “Our 2022 resolutions”

  • December 2021 | “How did Bhutan become carbon negative?”

  • December 2021 | “How does climate change affect seafood?”

  • November 2021 | “What kind of turkey should I buy?”

  • November 2021 | “What really happens when I try to recycle my plastic bags?”

  • November 2021 | “What will it take for everyone to switch over to electric cars?”

  • November 2021 | “Why should I care about food waste?”

  • October 2021 | “French showers”

  • October 2021 | “Should I trade in my car for an electric vehicle?”

  • September 2021 | “Why does Bitcoin use so much energy?”

  • September 2021 | “How can we prepare for heat waves?”

  • August 2021 | “What’s the impact of our constantly running refrigerators on climate change?”

  • July 2021 | “How is climate change affecting our food?”

  • July 2021 | “What happens when you use fertilizer on your lawn?”

  • June 2021 | “How to cut electricity use while cooling your home”

  • June 2021 | “Is climate change affecting our allergies?”

  • June 2021 | “Is using a soda maker more energy-efficient than buying seltzer by the can?”

  • May 2021 | “Are white roofs really ‘cool?’

  • April 2021 | “Can you really compost compostable plastics?”

  • April 2021 | “Can we address climate change by removing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere?”

  • April 2021 | “Is it worth it to pay more for organic meat?”

  • March 2021 | “Using art to unpack climate change”

  • March 2021 | “How do I get renewable energy for my home?”

  • March 2021 | “Take out battles: Rhode Island vs France”

  • March 2021 | “What’s happening to all of the insects?”

  • March 2021 | “What kind of water heater should I buy?”

  • February 2021 | “How does the color of the ground affect climate change?”

  • February 2021 | “Do my clothes release harmful particles when I was them?”

  • January 2021 | “What’s the best way to get solar power?”

  • January 2021 | “What’s one thing kids can do to fight climate change?”

  • January 2021 | “Our 2021 Resolutions”

  • December 2020 | “What kind of holiday lights should I buy?”

  • December 2020 | “How does hydropower work?”

  • November 2020 | “What kind of turkey should I buy?”

  • November 2020 | “What would happen if we stopped creating greenhouse gas emissions right now?

  • November 2020 | “What happens to wind turbines when they wear out?

  • October 2020 | “What’s the energy cost of using the internet?”

  • October 2020 | “What really happens when you recycle paper?”

  • October 2020 | “Is there a safe way to get rid of mosquitos that spread disease?”

  • September 2020 | “Is it worth it to buy environmentally-friendly feminine hygiene products?”

  • September 2020 | “Nuts for sustainability”

  • September 2020 | “Can you really compost compostable plastics?”

  • September 2020 | “How to cut electricity while cooling your home”

  • September 2020 | “What is ‘shaving the peak?’”

  • August 2020 | “Should you buy organic cotton?”

  • August 2020 | “Can our sunscreens hurt marine life?”

  • August 2020 | “Should you rent your clothes instead of buying them?”

  • July 2020 | “How many trees do we need to breathe?”

  • July 2020 | “Is it better to drink from a can or a bottle?”

  • June 2020 | “Do we need to refrigerate our eggs?”

  • June 2020 | “Should you use your car’s AC or roll down the windows?”

  • May 2020 | “The return of the Antarctic Blue Whale”

  • May 2020 | “Can we get rid of driftnet?”

  • April 2020 | “Does global warming cause extreme weather?”

  • April 2020 | “Should I use toilet paper or a bidet?”

  • April 2020 | “Possibly: what is methane and how does it relate to climate change?”

  • April 2020 | “Is air drying your clothes worth it?”

  • March 2020 | “What’s the plan for Possibly?”

Arc of Justice

Role: Edits and produces twice-monthly television talk show that covers social and political action in Brookline, Massachusetts.

  • March 2021 | “Donelle O’Neal”

  • March 2021 | “Kimberley Richardson”

  • February 2021 | “Emy Takinami”

  • January 2021 | “Raj Dhanda”

  • January 2021 | “Stephen Gresham”

  • December 2020 | “Ronnie England”

  • November 2020 | “Julia Schachnik”

  • November 2020 | “Ihssane Leckey”

  • October 2020 | “Chiuba Obele”

Past Media

MIT Curiosity Correspondents

Role: Curiosity Correspondent — hosts, films, and produces digital STEM video series for 70,000+ K-12 students worldwide. based at the MIT Museum.

  • June 2020 | “Onions to Cry For…”

  • April 2020 | “The Great AT HOME Bake-Off!”

  • April 2020 | “Eggs to DYE for…”

  • March 2020 | “Students!”

  • February 2020 | “Teachers!”

  • December 2019 | “All About Spacesuits”

  • October 2019 | “The Picture of Health ft. Dr. Jim Collins”

  • October 2019 | “A Different Lens ft. Felice Frankel”

  • October 2019 | “Extreme Exposure ft. Dr. Allan Adams”

NOVA | PBS

Role: Digital Video Intern — produced timely short-form videos for NOVA on cutting-edge science, technology, engineering, and medical research. mentor: Ari Daniel.

MIT department of earth, atmospheric and planetary sciences

Role: Video Producer — Creates short videos on the scientific research conducted within the department

  • May 2018 | “How the Earth Got Its Oxygen”

NOVA | PBS

Role: Digital Intern — produced timely Articles for NOVA on cutting-edge science, technology, engineering, and medical research. mentor: Allison Eck.

MIT News

Role: Professional Science writer and Former News Correspondent — Writes Articles Covering Research and people at MIT Spanning All subject areas. Profiles mentor: Kathy Wren.

  • December 2019 | “How Biomarkers Can Record and Reconstruct Climate Trends”

  • November 2019 | “Continuing a Legacy of Antarctic Exploration”

  • September 2019 | “Tracing the Origins of Air Pollutants in India”; “A New Lens into the Past”

  • June 2019 | “How to Detect Life on Mars”

  • December 2018 | “How to Survive in One of Earth’s Most Extreme Environments”

  • November 2018 | “Mars 2020 Landing Site Offers Unique Opportunity to Study Ancient Martian History and Search for Ancient Life”

  • October 2018 | “Paving ‘One-Way Streets’ for Light inside Photonic Devices”; “Addressing the Possibility of Life on Mars”; “The Power of Persistence and the Scientific Method”; “Studying the Hotbed of Horizontal Gene Transfers”

  • September 2018 | “Inspired by Nature, Reaching Across Disciplines”

  • August 2018 | “Investigating Earth’s Earliest Life”

  • July 2018 | “Environmental Regulation in a Polarized Culture”; “Making Nuclear Energy Safer and More Affordable”; “Putting the Microbiome on the Map”

  • June 2018 | “Discovering the Hidden Stories in the Flint Water Crisis”; “Reliable Energy for All”

  • May 2018 | “How Many People Can China Feed?”

  • April 2018 | “On the Cutting Edge”

  • March 2018 | “Lending Mind, Hand, and Heart”; “Bringing Meaningful Technologies to Market”

  • February 2018 | “Sealing the Cracks in Public Education”; “Decoding Human Cognition”

  • January 2018 | “Making Preventative Medicine More Accessible”

  • December 2017 | “Seeking the Stories Behind the Data”

  • November 2017 | “A Year of Many Firsts for the MIT Energy Hackathon”; “Finding Poetry in Medicine”

MIT department of earth, atmospheric and planetary sciences

Role: Science writer — Writes and Edits Articles Covering Department Research and News spanning all department disciplines.

  • January 2020 | “Timing the Speed of Life”

  • November 2019 | “Ring by Carbon Ring”

  • June 2019 | “Highlighting Women in Geobiology at MIT: Sabine Mehay”

  • May 2019 | “Highlighting Women in Geobiology at MIT: Jessica Whiteside”; “Highlighting Women in Geobiology at MIT: Emmanuelle Grosjean”l “Highlighting Women in Geobiology at MIT: Paula Welander”; Highlighting Women in Geobiology at MIT: Katherine French”

  • July 2018 | “Gateway to Antarctica”; “From Simple Separations to Complex Questions”

  • March 2018 | “Assessing the Molecular Fingerprints of Life”; “Shedding Light on RNA’s Evolution”; “Understanding the Biophysics of Model Protocell Membranes”; “How Rocky Planets Can Fuel the Origins of Life”

Technology review

Role: Freelance Science writer