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Eric Taub

California, Los Angeles, United States
As seen in: The New York Times, Estadão, The Economic Times, Yahoo News, Clarín (Argentina), La Nación (Argentina), Boston.com, Sydney Morning Herald, The Toronto Star, Albany Business Review, The Age and
Covers:  technology, automotive, health, travel, transportation
Doesn't Cover: Beauty, fashion
Corporate consultant in healthcare and CE (Panasonic, Apple, IBM, others). Contributing tech writer to The New York Times and many other publications/blogs.

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Eric Taub’s Biography

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25+ year-writer for The New York Times, covering subjects including technology, automotive, science, health, HDTV, digital lighting, transportation, and others.

Contributing writer to a wide range of other publications, including the Los Angeles Times, EMMY Magazine, AARP, Tina Brown's Talk Magazine, The Daily, Playgirl, and others.

Eric Taub’s Journalist Portfolio

Southern California Beyond the Freeway

Southern California Beyond the Freeway

There's history around every curve on the back roads between Los Angeles and Los Olivos, a 100-mile route tha…

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Black Ice and White Knuckles: Braving the Elements on Iceland's Ring Road (Published 2022)

Black Ice and White Knuckles: Braving the Elements on Iceland's Ring Road (Published 2022)

In summer, the roughly 830-mile route offers drivers midnight sun, along with plenty of traffic. Other times …

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E.V.s Start With a Bigger Carbon Footprint. But That Doesn't Last. (Published 2022)

E.V.s Start With a Bigger Carbon Footprint. But That Doesn't Last. (Published 2022)

The manufacturing and disposal of electric vehicles result in more greenhouse gases than nonelectric models, …

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Elon Musk Is Cleared in Lawsuit Over His 'Pedo Guy' Tweet (Published 2019)

Elon Musk Is Cleared in Lawsuit Over His 'Pedo Guy' Tweet (Published 2019)

A jury found that the Tesla billionaire did not defame a cave explorer in a dispute over a rescue effort in T…

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Smart Headlights Are Finally on Their Way (Published 2022)

Smart Headlights Are Finally on Their Way (Published 2022)

The infrastructure law passed last year set a 2023 deadline for so-called adaptive driving beam headlights to…

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Driving Somewhere for the Holidays? Here’s How to Make Your Road Trip Safe.

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By Eric Taub
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SKIP ADVERTISEMENT You have a preview view of this article while we are checking your access. When we have confirmed access, the full article content will load. Getting ready for a road trip to visit the family during the holidays? Unfortunately, you’re not alone — far from it. This year, a record number of cars will hit the highways: According to AAA, 109.5 million Americans will drive at least 50 miles between Dec. 20 and Jan. 1, up 2.2 percent from last year and the highest number ever.
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How Online Reviews and Ratings Have Evolved for Customers

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By Eric Taub
| The New York Times Verified
In the 1980s, Ed Koch, then New York's mayor, often grabbed bemused commuters emerging from the subway, asking them a simple, surprising question: "How am I doin'?" Today, that query seems to be asked of everyone, all day long. Whether you've bought detergent or just had a colonoscopy, every store, website, health care provider, airline, credit card company, hotel and car dealership wants to know if you're satisfied, how they could improve and whether you'll recommend them.
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A Driving Tour of Southern California’s Back Roads

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By Eric Taub, Julie Shaver Verified
| The New York Times Verified
Perhaps nothing defines Los Angeles like the freeways: ribbons of asphalt and steel (and traffic jams) tying coast, valley and mountains together in a multilane, limited-access web. These highways were considered so essential that planners right through the center of swanky Beverly Hills. But it wasn’t always this way.
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What was your first job as a journalist?

Bureau chief for CableVision Magazine.

Have you ever used a typewriter?

Yes, often

How is social media changing news?

Making it much harder to know the truth. Poorly-sourced information confuses people and rumors and conspiracy theories are spread.