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Find your daily dose of Maggie science 14 Aug 2013 | 01:26 am
Helping you procrastinate online + Helping you learn cool stuff = Basically my entire job. But I don’t do that here very regularly. Instead, I recommend you check out: • The science archives at Boin...
Who’s afraid of the amygdala? 14 Aug 2013 | 12:53 am
The amygdala is a little clump of cells in your brain that’s often passed off as the place where your deepest fears are born. But, in reality, the amygdala has less to do with things that go bump in ...
Where’s Maggie this month? 31 Jan 2013 | 04:40 am
Maggie goes places and talks to people. Here’s where you can find her: • February 24 -26, Rio de Janeiro: Speaking at the Global Network of Science Academies conference on Science for Poverty Eradicat...
Eureka: The intersection between science and culture 22 Aug 2012 | 08:33 pm
Last weekend, I started a new job, writing a monthly column on science and culture for The New York Times Magazine. The column is called Eureka. In the first edition, I look at “flip-flopping” politic...
Upcoming events in Kansas City and Lawrence 22 Aug 2012 | 08:23 pm
I’m going to be speaking in Lawrence, Kansas, and Kansas City in about a week. Both events are centered on Before the Lights Go Out, my book about electricity, infrastructure, and the future of energy...
Blackouts in India: What’s it mean for us? 2 Aug 2012 | 12:52 am
I’m currently putting together a BoingBoing post about the problems with the American grid and efforts to solve them. Two things you should know about the India blackouts, though. 1) You can’t really ...
Three upcoming events in New York City 17 May 2012 | 01:44 am
I’m going to be in New York May 26 through May 30th and I’ve got three big public events set up during that time. May 28, 3:00 pm: Join Dean Putney, BoingBoing’s intrepid tech guru, and me for an inf...
Events in the Bay Area – May 2 and May 3 25 Apr 2012 | 06:08 am
I’ve got a whirlwind tour of book events set up in the Bay Area for May 2nd and May 3rd. All of these events are open to the public, but you do need to RSVP for some of them. May 2 Noon: Speaking in...
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Book launch party for Before the Lights Go Out – April 19th in Minneapolis 31 Mar 2012 | 01:09 am
Please join me April 19th, 6:30 pm, at the Bakken Museum to celebrate the publication of Before the Lights Go Out, my new book about the future of energy in the United States. I’ll be giving a ta...
