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The student publication of the Graduate Program in Science Writing at MIT
Seth Mnookin
Journalist; Director of MIT’s Graduate Program in Science Writing; Author of The Panic Virus, Feeding the Monster & Hard News. Site: http://sethmnookin.com.
Tim De Chant
Founder and editor of Future Proof, lecturer at MIT’s Graduate Program in Science Writing.
MIT Science Writing
MIT Graduate Program in Science Writing
Marcia Bartusiak
MIT Professor of the Practice and award-winning author of 6 books, including “The Day We Found the Universe” and “Black Hole.” Website: www.marciabartusiak.com.
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