Jason Stoughton

Jason is a science communicator at the National Science Foundation where he writes stories and other content about discoveries and outcomes produced by NSF-supported research. His work focuses on helping audiences understand the value of fundamental science and how it benefits people and society. Before coming to NSF, he worked in the public affairs office at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) where he did science writing and photography, led internal communications and educational tours, and served as program officer for the "The Last Artifact" documentary film which aired nationally on PBS and internationally on the BBC and other outlets. Prior to NIST, he narrowly escaped a fifteen-year career in the film and television industry where he worked in a variety of roles from creative director to chief coffee fetcher. Jason received several Emmy awards for his work producing and writing educational PSAs for television.

Articles by Jason Stoughton:

NSF-DOE Rubin Observatory will capture the unseen cosmos: Dark matter, dark energy and millions of exploding stars

The 1970s psychology experiment behind 'Star Wars' special effects

Meet 'Coscientist,' your AI lab partner

Down goes antimatter! Gravity's effect on matter's elusive twin is revealed

Scientists break through the wall of sleep to the untapped world of dreams

Gravitational waves from colossal black holes found using 'cosmic clocks'

First 'ghost particle' image of Milky Way galaxy captured by scientists

The bubble-bursting, causality-revealing awesomeness of randomized controlled trials

‘The Greatest Auction Ever’ – Q&A with Paul Milgrom, 2020 Nobel laureate

The Test of Time: NIST’s Wall of Many Stones

A Massive Bet: The Planck Napkin