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Author Archives: Stephen Craft

About Stephen Craft

Master's student in MIT's Graduate Program in Science Writing. Interests include technology, computer science, geology, particle physics, cosmology, astronomy, and long walks on the beach.

Discovering discovery: Fear and button-mashing at the GabLab

By Stephen Craft
Posted: January 21, 2012
Category: Brain and Cognitive Sciences, Lab Work | Tagged Brain and Cognitive Sciences, claustrophobia, discovery, Graduate Program in Science Writing, John Gabrieli, MIT, MRI, neuroscience, science writing, tedium, test subject | Leave a comment

For frack’s sake, stop calling natural gas “green”

By Stephen Craft
Posted: October 30, 2011
Category: Climatology, Energy policy, Fracking | Tagged acid rain, alternate energy, American Petroleum Institute, Boulder CO, carbon dioxide, environment, fossil fuel, methane, Natural gas, NCAR, New York Times, Scientific American, sulfer dioxide, Tom Wigley, Yahoo! News | 1 Comment
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