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Dear United Airlines: I Want My Kindle, and My Dignity, Back

Posted August 30, 2011 by Steve Silberman in Books, Culture, Journalism, Personal computing, Technology, Travel

I recently flew from SFO to JFK on the first leg of a trip for book research. My three-part itinerary on United Airlines — all domestic flights — cost me $1334 in total for coach

Carl Zimmer on “Brain Cuttings” and the Future of Books

Posted October 18, 2010 by Steve Silberman in Books, E-books, Interview, Journalism, Media, Multimedia, Neuroscience, Science, Science Writing, Social networks, Technology, Writers

Carl Zimmer is one of the most astute, nimble, and lyrical science writers alive. In books like The Tangled Bank, Parasite Rex, and Soul Made Flesh, he explores the history and frontiers of discovery with