The Progress Network is looking for writers

The Progress Network is looking for writers to submit articles on genome sequencing. The cost of sequencing a full human genome has fallen rapidly. We’re curious about what it might mean for the future. Is that in your wheelhouse?

ABOUT THE COMPANY

The Progress Network is building an idea movement that speaks to a better future in a world dominated by voices that suggest a worse one. It connects and amplifies those voices that are pointing our world in a more positive direction, providing a template for a stable and sustainable future. Our contributors come from diverse fields of business, tech, journalism, politics, and more, but are united in their conviction that humanity’s ingenuity and willingness to cooperate for the common good is ultimately more potent than forces pulling in the other direction.

MORE INFORMATION ABOUT SUBJECT MATTER

In 2001 sequencing a full human genome is estimated to have cost more than $95 million. By 2021 that cost had fallen more than 200,000-fold, to just $450. The rapidity of this has far outpaced other exponential trends, such as Moore’s Law. Read more: https://ourworldindata.org/technological-progress#progress-in-human-genome-dna-sequencing

WHAT TO INCLUDE IN SUBMISSION

• Write a short introduction about yourself
• Include a paragraph highlighting your writing experience, relevant credentials and publication credits
• Attach links to your strongest work or portfolio, and online profile.

COMPENSATION

• $100-$1000- Our rates start at $100 for something like a listicle and tops out at a little under $1000 for a long reported feature.

CONTACT

For more information, visit their website.

Before applying, review submission guidelines. Email all questions and submissions to  hello@theprogressnetwork.org