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Eric Adams

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As seen in: Forbes, Wirecutter, Yahoo Life, Yahoo Canada, Yahoo News, WIRED Magazine, Entrepreneur, Salon, Popular Science, Men's Health and
Covers:  Science, technology, travel, photography, culture, automotive, aviation, space, astronomy.
Doesn't Cover: Politics, business
Content @jobyaviation. Career: Wired, Insider, PopMech, Gear Patrol, TheDrive, more. Alum: Men’s Health, PopSci, Air & Space/Smithsonian. Award-winner.

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I'm a writer, editor, and photographer based in eastern Pennsylvania. My subjects include transportation, technology, travel, and science. I've edited and/or written for Wired, Men's Health, Gear Patrol, The Drive, AskMen, Popular Science, The New York Times, Fortune, Air & Space/Smithsonian, and many other publications. Instagram: @EricAdams321

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That Time an Underwater Mountain Nearly Took Out a Nuclear Sub

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By Eric Adams Verified
| Yahoo Verified
The Deadly Crash of the USS San FranciscoAlamy / Smudge Whisker On January 7, 2005, the USS San Francisco, a nuclear-powered submarine, set sail from its home port in Guam for Brisbane, Australia. Its crew of 137 had a grueling schedule of training and drills planned, along with some shore time. The ship and its sailors were prepared for the trip.
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Inside NASA's quest to break the sound barrier

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By Eric Adams Verified
| KOAT-TV (Albuquerque, NM) Verified
For more than seven decades, speed has been the hallmark of commercial aviation. But while we have the capability to push those speeds from around 500 mph to even greater extremes thanks to faster-than-sound supersonic flight, doing so comes with a stiff penalty: ear-splitting, glass-rattling, baby-waking sonic booms.
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NYC's mayor-elect wants police department to resume beat cop patrols on streets

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| Yahoo News Verified
NEW YORK — As Mayor-elect Eric Adams prepares to dictate policy for the nation’s largest police department, he has kept a romantic vision at the heart of his plans for the polarizing 35,000-officer-strong force. Adams, who spent 22 years as a reform-focused police officer before climbing to the mayoralty on a public-safety message, said he believes a crucial step to healing the NYPD’s deep rifts with some communities is to return beat cops to the city’s streets.
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What was your first job as a journalist?

The Diamondback, at the University of Maryland

Have you ever used a typewriter?

Yes

How is social media changing news?

In some ways its diluting the work of true journalism; in other ways its supplementing it necessarily and critically.