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Michele Travierso

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As seen in: The New York Times, Nature, TIME, The Atlantic, The Economist, WIRED Magazine, Monocle
Covers:  unmanned systems, travel & leisure, adventures, aerospace, aviation, science & technology, air travel, china, emerging markets
Recovering journalist, entrepreneur // airplanes, tech, photography. Words in @TheEconomist @NYTimes @Wired @TIME @Monocle @NatureItaly - Founder of @Atmosoar

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Piloting Papua

Piloting Papua

Dawn flights, culture shock, and the occasional squealing pig are all in a day's work for pilots riding the "…

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Why We're Sad the Best Airport in the World Is Getting Even Better | Autopia | WIRED

Why We're Sad the Best Airport in the World Is Getting Even Better | Autopia | WIRED

Singapore's Changi airport is the best in the world and an awesome place to spend a long layover. So it's kin…

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How long a reach?

How long a reach?

THE Soviet Union in 1961. The United States in 1962. China in 2003. It took a long time for a taikonaut to jo…

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Fall of the titans

Fall of the titans

IN GREEK mythology the firmament was held aloft by a titan, one of a race of deities descended from Earth and…

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The Wright stuff?

The Wright stuff?

THERE is something of the 19th century about Eric Raymond. Devoted to making commercial solar-powered aircraf…

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10 Electric Planes to Watch

10 Electric Planes to Watch

Solar Impulse, a 1-seater solar-powered plane, completed a 5695-kilometer bunny hop across the United States …

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Measuring magnetism: how social media creates echo chambers

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By Michele Travierso
| Nature Verified
RESEARCH HIGHLIGHT 23 February 2021 A comparison of sharing platforms shows that users tend to gather in groups whose members think alike, and that polarisation is greater when content feeds cannot be easily tweaked. Leggi in italiano Social networks are often accused of encouraging polarisation and widening ideological divisions, but this effect has been rarely studied in detail.
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Electric Planes Usher in the Second Great Age of Aviation

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By Michele Travierso
| WIRED Magazine Verified
On July 10, pilot Hugues Duval landed in Calais, France, after flying over the English Channel and back again—in a tiny electric plane called the Cri-Cri. Duval’s flight is reminiscent of one of the greatest moments in aviation history: the first crossing of the Channel by plane, in 1909. It’s also part of a larger movement, retracing the steps of the pioneers of flying, who shattered record after record in their rapidly evolving flying machines.
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The American Diesel Plane That Could Bring Private Flight to China

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By Michele Travierso
| WIRED Magazine Verified
If you’re the kind of person that tends to notice these things, a fair weather weekend stroll in any Chinese city or town lacks a distinct sound: the buzzing of light propeller aircraft in the sky. Outside the commercial and military realms, aviation is strictly limited, and private citizens who just want to take to the air have few options.
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