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(un)Official bio: Sam Kean gets called Sean at least once a month. He grew up in South Dakota, which means more to him than it probably should. He’s a fast reader but a very slow eater. He went to college in Minnesota and studied physics and English. He taught for a few years at an experimental charter school in St. Paul, where the kids showed up at night. After that, he tried to move to Spain (it didn’t take) and ended up in Washington, D.C. He has a master’s degree in library science he will probably never use. He wishes he had a sports team he was passionate about, but doesn’t, though he does love track & field. |
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Official bio: Sam Kean spent years collecting mercury from broken thermometers as a kid, and now he’s a writer in Washington, D.C. His stories have appeared in The New York Times Magazine, Mental Floss, Slate, Smithsonian Air & Space, and The New Scientist, among other places, and his work has been featured on “Radiolab” and NPR’s “All Things Considered,” among other shows. He has worked on fellowships in the United States and Europe, and was the national runner-up in the National Association of Science Writer’s award for best young science writer. The Disappearing Spoon, his first book, was a national bestseller, was named an Amazon “Top 10″ science book, and was nominated by the Royal Society for one of the top science books of 2010. |
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Speaking:
| I’ve given talks all across the country, at venues and festivals large and small, and I love doing it. So if you know a group who needs a speaker, please let me know. |
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