Katherine J. Wu, Ph.D.

@KatherineJWu · katherinejwu.com · joined 21 Mar 2018

staff writer @TheAtlantic, covering science. also senior producer @storycollider, senior editor @Open_Notebook. (she/her)

36 805Followers

1 585Following

6 749Posts total

105.1KViews on collected posts

Latest posts

Katherine J. Wu, Ph.D.@KatherineJWu26 Apr

@KatherineJWu You paper on market theory was and obscenity. Covid-19 came from a lab. Stenographer to power 5 views · 0 likes · 0 reposts · 0 replies Open on X →

Katherine J. Wu, Ph.D.@KatherineJWu20 Sep 2023

I suppose I am here now https://t.co/g1Q7dCV0vQ 11.2K views · 16 likes · 1 reposts · 13 replies Open on X →

Katherine J. Wu, Ph.D.@KatherineJWu29 Mar 2023

@KatherineJWu @TheAtlantic Never liked ‘em. Never trusted ‘em. 291 views · 1 likes · 0 reposts · 0 replies Open on X →

Katherine J. Wu, Ph.D.@KatherineJWu29 Mar 2023

@KatherineJWu Gaaah but fascinating. 410 views · 0 likes · 0 reposts · 0 replies Open on X →

Katherine J. Wu, Ph.D.@KatherineJWu29 Mar 2023

these tricky mfers https://t.co/vm7AtB2SL0 42.1K views · 70 likes · 11 reposts · 8 replies Open on X →

Katherine J. Wu, Ph.D.@KatherineJWu21 Mar 2023

she's baaaaaaaaaack a really fun and interesting one from @sarahzhang https://t.co/e34mPqcsHm 6.9K views · 18 likes · 2 reposts · 4 replies Open on X →

Katherine J. Wu, Ph.D.@KatherineJWu7 Mar 2023

SO excited to be back in Boston for our next @storycollider at @TurtleSwampBrew! @BGordonThompson and I will be hosting THIS SATURDAY, MARCH 11. Our amazing lineup: ⭐️ Marjie Alonso ⭐️ Julie Baker ⭐️ Harold Cox ⭐️ @Craig_A_Spencer TICKETS: https://t.co/t7RVGg7KKH https://t.co/M

9.7K views · 7 likes · 2 reposts · 2 replies Open on X →

Katherine J. Wu, Ph.D.@KatherineJWu23 Feb 2023

the content I crave from @TheAtlantic https://t.co/nQLsojHu6f 34.6K views · 134 likes · 16 reposts · 4 replies Open on X →

Growth & engagement

How the posts we collected actually performed: views and reaction rate post by post, what the audience did with them, and where the follower count goes.

Views per post

34.6K23 Feb

9.7K7 Mar

6.9K21 Mar

42.1K29 Mar

410

291

11.2K20 Sep

526 Apr

Last 8 collected posts, oldest on the left. The scale is logarithmic: one post can outrun the rest a hundred times over.

Engagement rate per post

0.45%23 Feb

0.11%7 Mar

0.35%21 Mar

0.22%29 Mar

0.00%

0.34%

0.28%20 Sep

0.00%26 Apr

Reactions — likes, reposts, replies and quotes — divided by views.

What the audience does

Likes69.9%246 in total

Reposts9.1%32 in total

Replies8.8%31 in total

Quotes2.3%8 in total

Bookmarks9.9%35 in total

Share of every reaction we collected for this account. Replies mean argument, reposts mean endorsement, bookmarks mean the post was worth keeping.

The follower curve appears once this account has two daily snapshots — we take one a day, and this one is on its first.

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