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October 31, 2012

Reporting on The Atlantic’s Big Science Summit

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I spent the day at The Atlantic‘s Big Science Summit in San Jose. While I was there, I reported on the chances of life beyond earth, human exoskeletons, computers that could resolve flight delays, and self-driving cars. Fascinating stuff!

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I'm a freelance writer and editor based in Brooklyn, NY. My first book, Headstrong: 52 Women Who Changed Science—And the World, is out April 7th, 2015. My work has appeared in Runner's World, Wired, The New Yorker, Afar Magazine, Tested.com, O, The Oprah Magazine, Outside, and others. I'm also a Senior Editor at Longshot Magazine, former presenter at Pop-Up Magazine, and was the editor in chief of The Connective, issue 1.

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