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Bethan Ackerley
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Bethan Ackerley has been a subeditor at New Scientist since 2019. She writes a monthly column about TV covering sci-fi, drama and documentaries and has also been published in . Bethan was a finalist at the 2022 Association of British Science Writers Awards for her work on New Scientist’s Escape Pod podcast. She has a master’s degree in international journalism from City, University of London.
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