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Brianne Kane’s Biography

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Book reviewer with BUST Magazine for about 5 years, former author publicist for about 3 years, currently on editorial team with Scientific American and freelancing!

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55 Books Scientific American Recommends in 2023

55 Books Scientific American Recommends in 2023

The best fiction, nonfiction, history and sci-fi books Scientific American staff read in 2023

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The Heroic Black Nurses Who Helped Cure Tuberculosis

The Heroic Black Nurses Who Helped Cure Tuberculosis

Maria Smilios' new book The Black Angels chronicles the history of the nurses of Sea View Hospital and the cu…

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What Humans Lose When AI Writes for Us

What Humans Lose When AI Writes for Us

In Who Wrote This? linguist Naomi S. Baron discusses how artificial intelligence threatens our ability to exp…

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Ada Limón's Poem for Europa, Jupiter's Smallest Galilean Moon

Ada Limón's Poem for Europa, Jupiter's Smallest Galilean Moon

U.S. Poet Laureate Ada Limón discusses her involvement in NASA's Europa Clipper mission and the inspiration b…

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The First Two Botanists Who Surveyed, and Survived, the Colorado River

The First Two Botanists Who Surveyed, and Survived, the Colorado River

In an interview with Scientific American, author Melissa Sevigny discusses her book Brave the Wild River: The…

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Scientific American's 10 Most Anticipated 'Microhistories' Coming Out in 2025

Scientific American's 10 Most Anticipated 'Microhistories' Coming Out in 2025

Scientific American's Brianne Kane can't wait to check out these fascinating deep dives into 'micro' topics t…

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Lvmin Zhang

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By Brianne Kane
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Quick Facts Lvmin Zhang 29 Artificial Intelligence Stanford University When Lvmin Zhang was in high school, he says, everyone thought artificial intelligence was science fiction. A machine couldn’t possibly hold a conversation with a person. That was then. Today Zhang, a graduate student at Stanford University, is at the forefront of AI development, making it easier for artists to create what’s in their heads.
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Take me to your reader: Scientific American staff recommend their favorite alien books, but what's your favorite?

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By Brianne Kane
| Scientific American Verified
The staff of Scientific American clearly love alien books, both the silly and the serious. Have you read any of the alien books beloved by the staff, or do you have your own favorites we should check out? If you had to pick just one, what's your favorite alien book?
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Scientific American

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By Brianne Kane, Sarah Lewin Verified
| Scientific American Verified
The 24 alien books the Scientific American staff love, from The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy to Contact and beyond Alien first-contact stories are a classic of science fiction, and they're all the more fascinating because they can feel like predictions of a possible future. Real scientists all over the world are searching for extraterrestrial life. Until they find it, however, we'll have to settle for stories of imaginary beings from other worlds.
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