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I write articles on science, medicine, nature, culture and other matters for the New York Times Magazine, The Atlantic, Slate, National Geographic, Scientific American Mind, and other publications, and am working on my fourth book, The Orchid and the Dandelion, which expands on my recent December 2009 Atlantic article. In August 2010, I'll be moving to London for a year to work on the book. I'll also serve as a senior fellow at City University London's MA science journalism program.
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June 18, 2008
Category: Brains and minds
Personally I am glad to read this: First came the fine news that red wine may help prevent Alzheimer's. Now a 20-year study (admittedly a bit flabby) of 125.000 health-care in Spain found that drinking 2 or more cups of java a day may help prevent heart disease.
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June 16, 2008
Category: Interesting if true...
While threats by letter were more thoughtfully composed, they need to taken more seriously as they were more often followed by a threatening physical approach and more frequently written by people with a significant criminal history.
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Category: Environment/nature
One of the few remaining success stories, the Alaskan salmon fishery, is under threat by a parasite whose expansion seems related to climate change.
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June 11, 2008
Unusual penetrating brain injuriesfrom NeurophilosophyThe e'er enchanging Neurophilosopher has a radiologically rich roundup of penetrating injuries to the head. Paintbrushes,...
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