Author: Berly McCoy
Berly McCoy
has 70.8% among authors.
BS Score: 4.7%.
Articles analyzed: 3.
Words analyzed: 1,916.
Analyzed articles
NPR
- By Berly McCoy, Emily Kwong, Rebecca Ramirez
- 5/8/2026, 7:00 AM
Attempt to Sell a Product or Service 31.1% - Framing Effect 27.4% - Appeal to Authority 21.6%
On May 2, the World Health Organization got an alarming report: People aboard a ship in the Atlantic Ocean were falling ill. The culprit is now confirmed as hantavirus, a pathogen that some rodents carry that can infect humans in rare, but often deadly, instances. Multiple passengers have died, and more people are showing symptoms. So,... more
NPR
- By Berly McCoy
- 12/27/2022, 5:15 AM
Negativity Bias 42.4% - Biased Writer Voice 29.3% - Attempt to Sell a Product or Service 27.3%
The natural world is filled with treats - and tricks. Today, Internet zoologist and TikTok star Mamadou Ndiaye takes over to talk about some of those tricks — specifically the murderous ones. He turns the tables on Emily and Aaron, quizzing them on some of the animals in his new book 100 Animals That Can F*cking End You. Special guests... more
NPR
- By Emily Kwong, Regina G. Barber, Berly McCoy
- 5/20/2022, 4:10 AM
Framing Effect 53.8% - In-Group Bias 42.9% - Indoctrination 42.9%
In the 1950's, a particle physicist made a landmark discovery that changed what was known about how the universe operates. Chien-Shiung Wu did it while raising a family and an ocean away from her relatives in China. Short Wave's Scientist-In-Residence Regina Barber joins host Emily Kwong to talk about that landmark discovery—what it... more