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'Work in Progress' blogger Jessica Wapner has a new book out on May 14 -- Click to watch the book trailer
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sethmnookin: Somehow, I ended up watching Person of Interest tonight, which was surprisingly nervewracking.
EmilyAnthes: Amen. "Wolf Blitzer and other journalists should leave God out of natural disasters." http://t.co/BlkoAqsOlU Great piece.
TravisSaunders: @kevinmilligan @mattyglesias From your lips to @NatureMagazine's ears
hillaryrosner: Bizarre. RT @wunderground: Tornado Warning for Columbia and Dutchess Counties in NY until 6:00 PM EDT http://t.co/w5nDsnhDWQ
stevesilberman: @jzellis Not a drinker myself. Everybody's "wine o'clock" tweets are sort of tiresome, but meh.
daniel_lende: RT @Dirk57: Addiction is not a typical disease, nor a simple matter of choice. Maybe "disease model" should become "biochemical model."
mfenner: RT @Klortho: Just discovered: list of Federal government open source projects - there are *lots*! http://t.co/gdMwNToTMl #opengov #wheres…
MrEpid: @Moirabrowne @queensu You gave a convocation speech? Cool!!! #twittercelebrity
BethSkw: RT @Mammals_Suck: I couldn't take the media coverage of #NeanderthalWeaning so I did this: http://t.co/Jih5yTQSSt
Jason_Reads: RT @theferocity: I just wrote a short essay for @BuzzFeedLGBT -- "No, Boy Scouts of America: 'Tolerance' Isn't Enough" http://t.co/s0srtE0t…
jeancflanagan: @hildabast tell me how it goes! I planned on it but had to much work.
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SciWriteLabs 7.3: Long-form narratives, crappy first drafts, and the importance of wasting time
By Seth Mnookin
Posted: January 1, 2012
Posted: January 1, 2012
Category: Autism, Journalism, SciWriteLabs, The New York Times
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