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Ryan Mandelbaum

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Covers:  Physics, food, chemistry, space, gross stuff, bionic limbs, wearable technology, birds, energy, the macabre, taxidermy
Doesn't Cover: Lifestyle, nutrition, environment, psychology, animals that aren't birds
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Ryan Mandelbaum’s Biography

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I like food chemistry, particle physics, guy fieri and birds. I make friends with dead animals more easily than I do with people.

Ryan Mandelbaum’s Journalist Portfolio

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How 'Metal Gear Solid' Helped Turn An Amputee Into A Maker

How 'Metal Gear Solid' Helped Turn An Amputee Into A Maker

James Young's bionic arm will be Bluetooth-enabled, with a screen to control his electronics. It has a laser …

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How high-powered microscopes can help make fat taste even better

How high-powered microscopes can help make fat taste even better

Tell me to picture something "awe-inspringly beautiful," and my mind will probably wander to an infinite pile…

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This Enormous Telescope Will Study Neutrinos From The Depths Of The Ocean Floor

This Enormous Telescope Will Study Neutrinos From The Depths Of The Ocean Floor

If trillions and trillions of tiny particles rained down from the depths of space and passed through your bod…

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Scientists recreate Mercury's surface and find it looks more like a mantle

Scientists recreate Mercury's surface and find it looks more like a mantle

If you walked into a home and the kitchen was strewn with dusty old copies of National Geographic, you'd prob…

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Why scientists are freezing the sperm of sex-swapped flounder

Why scientists are freezing the sperm of sex-swapped flounder

You probably didn't expect to learn about flounder sex changes today, but here we are. There aren't any south…

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Gravitational Waves From Colliding Black Holes Detected Again

Gravitational Waves From Colliding Black Holes Detected Again

Two black holes whirled violently towards each other, under the pull of the immense gravity between them, com…

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An Introduction to Insect Photography

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By Ryan Mandelbaum
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Good news: If you’re familiar with bird photography, then you already have many of the skills and equipment required to photograph bugs. While often overlooked, insects and other arthropods can also make excellent photography subjects, given their dazzling colors, strange shapes, and unique behaviors. And they’re often more cooperative than birds are. Still, some know-how and specialized gear can set you up for success.
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Love Birdwatching? Give Bugwatching a Go This Summer

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By Ryan Mandelbaum
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Birding connects us to the world around us as we search for and observe Earth’s stunning biodiversity. But why stop at birds? Insects and other arthropods may have a creepy-crawly reputation, but from their vibrant hues and fascinating evolutionary adaptations to migration feats that rival those of many birds’, there is plenty to appreciate. And since some 90 percent of avian species eat insects at some point in their lives, birds and bugs are deeply interconnected.
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Eustress - Exit - by Ryan Mandelbaum - First Floor

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By Ryan Mandelbaum
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Since its inception in early 2024, Kino Disk has been at the forefront of a very particular and newly emerging corner of ambient dub techno that seems less preoccupied with the typical hallmarks of the genre and more interested in channeling its essential spirit through a darker—and at times downright foreboding—lens.
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What does it mean to be a journalist?

The other day I told my editor something to the effect of "If I'm right, I don't care if sources get mad at me. I care if YOU get mad at me."

What's your favorite social network?

Twitter, or Peach

Who do you wish followed you?

I want to get laypeople excited about particle physics, so just lots of regular people! Guy Fieri would be best for my brand I guess.
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