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As seen in: New Hampshire Public Radio, Outside/In, Here & Now Anytime, NPR, Flipboard, Georgia Public Broadcasting, WDET-FM (Detroit MI), ASAM News, Sampan Newspaper
Award-winning @OutsideinRadio producer | Contributor to @hereandnow, @theindicator, @how2saveaplanet

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Felix Poon is a freelance journalist and creative writer. His news articles have appeared in AsAmNews and Sampan, and his personal essays include Death of a Butterfly, published in the book anthology Asian American X (University of Michigan Press) and other works published at medium.com/@LoveLifeBoston.

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Outside/In: The Willy Wonka factory of product testing

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By Felix Poon Verified
| New Hampshire Public Radio Verified
Producer Felix Poon goes on a field trip to the headquarters of Consumer Reports, where they test snow blowers on wet sawdust, drop bicycle helmets on anvils, and cover space heaters in towels to see how long it takes them to catch fire. How do they come up with this stuff? And, in a world of rampant consumerism, can Consumer Reports really be a force for good?
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Outside/Inbox: 'Do it! Do it! Do it!' Why kids (and adults) chant

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By Felix Poon Verified
| New Hampshire Public Radio Verified
Every other week, the Outside/In team at NHPR answers a listener question about science and the natural world. This week's question comes from Kate calling from Managua, Nicaragua. "Why do kids chant? Is this something that other animals do? Kids will just randomly start chanting all together about something." Producer Felix Poon went to the playground to find out. Transcript This has been lightly edited for clarity. Felix Poon: Let’s set the scene. A bunch of 5-year-olds are on a tire swing.
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Outside/In: Never add sodium to your pasta water

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By Felix Poon Verified
| New Hampshire Public Radio Verified
Put salt (aka sodium chloride) in your pasta water and you’ll end up with delicious spaghetti. Put pure sodium in it instead… and it will explode. It’s the latest edition of “The Element of Surprise,” our occasional series about the hidden stories behind the periodic table’s most unassuming atoms, isotopes, and molecules. This time we’re talking all about sodium. It’s the periodic table’s saltiest element. It powers your body like a battery and you need it to survive.
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