Nancy Shute
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Science and medical writer, I blog and report for NPR, Scientific American, National Geographic. President, National Association of Science Writers.
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"She died after a long battle with the breast cancer industry" -- Barbara Brenner dead at 61 nyti.ms/14KXWgx via @matthewherper
Barbara Brenner, Breast Cancer Iconoclast, Dies at 61
nytimes.com — Barbara Brenner, who led the group Breast Cancer Action and shaped it in her own combative image, pillorying the medical establishment, industrial polluters and even other cancer research advocates, died May 10 at her home in San Francisco. She was 61. Suzanne Lampert, her partner of 38 years, confirmed the death, of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.
RT @ggreenwald: Kudos to Al Jazeera: posts an editor's note acknowledging its errors, re-publishes the Massad Op-Ed aljazeera.com/indepth/opinio…
Editor's Blog: In the Massad case, we should have done better
aljazeera.com — It is Israel's claims that it represents and speaks for all Jews that are the most anti-Semitic claims of all. Last Modified: 19 May 2013 10:25 Joseph Massad is Associate Professor of Modern Arab Politics and Intellectual History at Columbia University.
Marissa, you cougar, you! @NewYorker's The Collected Letters of Marissa Mayer and David Karp newyorker.com/online/blogs/s… via @auerbach @wp
The Collected Letters of Marissa Mayer and David Karp
newyorker.com — Dear David, It seems like only yesterday I asked a Yahoo! intern to explain to me what a "Tumblr" was, but when I saw that dashboard, full of content being created and shared by demographics that weren't even born when my company started, I knew that I wanted-no, needed-to acquire you.
RT @billgates: Powerful new video from @UNICEF featuring @LennyKravitz asking for your help to immunize all children & #endpolio:...
@epatientdave Can't give money to a source, even a super-worthy one. Hoping to help spread the word, start more fires!
Go Dave!!! MT @epatientdave: I believe so deeply in @ReginaHolliday #theWalkingGallery Film project I just gave $1k. medstartr.com/projects/164-t…
The Walking Gallery Film Project
medstartr.com — A Movie to spread the Patient Empowerment movement to every corner of the world!
Local TV meteorologist says it's "shockingly clear" that Moore OK tornado is the largest recorded history....
RT @brianstelter: "This is definitely some of the worst damage I've ever seen in my life." --KFOR chopper pilot Jon Welsh. Live here:...
Amazing real-time coverage of the devastating Moore OK tornado by local TV news crews #tornado kfor.com/on-air/live-st…
@kwmuscience Fortunately you're far enough away that you can bike to work without running the risk of Palca!
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