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Kendra Pierre-Louis

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As seen in: Elemental, Folha de S.Paulo, Medium, MSN, MSN Canada, O Globo, The New York Times, The New York Times en Español, UOL, Bloomberg News and
Covers:  climate change and the environment, environmental justice, adventure travel, ag & environment, urban environmental issues, environment, travelling, energy and environment

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Kendra Pierre-Louis’s Biography

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Kendra's work focuses on the relationship between humans and the environment. For example, too much time spent indoors harms eye development, and that a stroll through the woods can lower blood pressure, and improve concentration? At the same time, some interactions with nature are unpleasant as anyone who has ever encountered a mosquito knows. Similarly, the blame for species extinction, the loss of healthy fertile land, forest destruction, erosion of fresh water supplies, and, yes, climate c…

Kendra Pierre-Louis’s Journalist Portfolio

How Civic Science Is Changing Environmentalism

How Civic Science Is Changing Environmentalism

No doctorate required; you too can be a civic scientist and save the planet.

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A Ramble Through the Woods Can Help Beat Stress-Related Health Issues

A Ramble Through the Woods Can Help Beat Stress-Related Health Issues

The Japanese concept of Shinrin-yoku, or "forest bathing", is now supported by a growing body of research whi…

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The Rye Bread You Didn't Know About - Modern Farmer

The Rye Bread You Didn't Know About - Modern Farmer

Iceland's food oddities like Hákarl, or rotted, fermented shark, often garner the lion's share of the island'…

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Spinning Round and Round - The Magazine

Spinning Round and Round - The Magazine

People who meet Torbjørn C. Pedersen soon start to ask him “why?” — and repeatedly. Why at the age of 35 has …

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Green Washed | Ig Publishing

Green Washed | Ig Publishing

"Kendra Pierre-Louis shows that consumer choices really do matter, but often not the way we think. Green Wash…

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Scientific American

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By Kylie Murphy, Sushmita Pathak Verified, Alex Sugiura, Kendra Pierre-Louis Verified, Rachel Feltman
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Journalist Evan Ratliff explores what happens when AI agents are given real autonomy to build and run a start‑up from scratch Rachel Feltman: For Scientific American 's Science Quickly, I'm Rachel Feltman. Have you ever been chatting with a customer service rep and just felt like they're a little off? Well, customer service is a tough job, so, you know, maybe you're the problem. But it's also possible you were communicating with an AI agent.
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Scientific American

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By Kendra Pierre-Louis Verified, Sushmita Pathak Verified, Alex Sugiura
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How a few unique traits helped modern-style birds—the last living dinosaurs—survive the asteroid apocalypse that took out T. rex and other mighty beasts Kendra Pierre-Louis: For Scientific American 's Science Quickly , I'm Kendra Pierre-Louis, in for Rachel Feltman. From television shows like Land of the Lost and Terra Nova to the blockbuster Jurassic Park movie franchise, Hollywood loves to envision what it would mean for humans to live alongside dinosaurs. But the truth is we already do.
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By Sushmita Pathak Verified, Alex Sugiura, Kendra Pierre-Louis Verified
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As Pokémon turns 30, we take a look at how the beloved Japanese kids' franchise was inspired by—and has shaped—real-world science privacy policy for more information on the use of your personal data. Your consent choices apply to scientificamerican.com and applicable subdomains. You can find further information, and change your preferences via 'Manage preferences'. You can also change your preferences or withdraw consent at any time via 'Your privacy choices', found in the footer of every page.
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Have you ever used a typewriter?

Hell yeah! My elementary school demanded typewritten reports but I didn't get my 1st computer till high school.

Who's your favorite fictional journalist?

Not quite a journalist, but Bartleby the Scrivener rates pretty high.

What tools and software do you use to do your job?

brain, thesaurus, public library, telephone, laptop computer, excel, google refine, and increasingly R and Python, datarefine,
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