TIÊN NGUYỄN

Historian's Take | Series Producer & Co-Writer

10-part series that explores history through the lens of pop culture in collaboration with CAAM. PBS Origins

Nominated for 2023 Daytime Emmy for Educational and Informational Program & 2023 NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Short Form Series Reality/Nonfiction

Free Chol Soo Lee Shorts | Series Producer

3-part series on Asian American history inspired by the documentary film Free Chol Soo Lee. ITVS

Artbound Shorts | Series Producer

3 short documentaries featuring women and non-binary artists in Los Angeles. PBS SoCal

History of Women in Baseball | Writer

Did you know that women have been playing baseball for nearly as long as men? So who are the women who first broke the gender barrier, and who are the women pushing the sport forward today? In the Margins from WHYY & PBS Origins

Saving Cima Dome | Director, Writer & Producer

In 2020, the Dome Fire swept through one of the largest Joshua tree forests in the world, killing an estimated 1.3 million Joshua trees. Can conservationists save this fragile ecosystem? Knowable Magazine

Best Burial Methods | Director, Writer

Traditional burial methods have carbon footprints that have some people looking for other options for the afterlife. Let’s see how our options for the hereafter stack up. C&EN

Won the 2020 Association Media & Publishing’s EXCEL Gold in Digital Video

Surprising Filters | Director, Writer, Editor

Researchers at Pennsylvania State University unveil a liquid membrane that flips the script on particle filtration. C&EN

Won the 2018 DC Science Writers Association Newsbrief Award for Multimedia

Blind Salamanders | Writer

In underground caves deep below central Texas, the Texas blind salamander reigns supreme. How did these bizarre creatures evolve to thrive in this isolated environment — now threatened by human activity — and how conservationists are working to save them? Insider

Cyclops Sheep | Writer

In the 1950s, a group of ranchers in Idaho were baffled when their sheep gave birth to lambs with only one eye. Here’s how, decades later, one team of biologists stumbled upon the answer. TED-ED

After leaving science for storytelling, I cut my teeth as a print & video science journalist writing hundreds of articles on drugs, dino poop, death, the environment, and more. You can find some of my favorite stories linked below.I've followed my curiosity across genres and appreciate learning the challenges and charms of various forms of writing. Currently, I'm focused on narrative screenplays. I write audacious, socially conscious sci-fi about family, sacrifice, and what it means to live a good life.

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