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Seth Porges

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Covers:  business, travel, science, cars, spirits, gadgets, beer, app development, car technology, consumer electronics, technology, treasure diving
Director/producer #HowToRobABank on Netflix. #ClassActionPark on HBOMax. Author: Our Polyvagal World: How Safety and Trauma Change Us. Still write fun stuff.

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Writer, editor, on-air commentator, and app-maker. My writing mostly involves tech, gadgets, cars, spirits, and experiential features.

Currently: contribute to Pop Mech, Wired, InStyle, Pop Sci, Maxim, Fast Company, Forbes, Men's Journal, Mashable, Gizmodo, Rolling Stone.

I sometimes pop up on Fox News, MSNBC, CNBC, History, National Geographic, or Discovery to talk tech, science, and history.

Co-creator of Cloth for iOS. Check it out (it's free!): http://clothapp.com

Formerly: senior editor …

What was your first job as a journalist?

Weekend nights at a paper's high school sports desk. Stringers at games would read me their stories over the phone and I'd transcribe them.

Have you ever used a typewriter?

Used? Yes. Used as part of my trade? Can't say I have. I don't think I would have lasted in the days before the "Delete" button.

How is social media changing news?

Journalists now have to be their own hype man. This creates a situation where different type of journalist thrives than may have in the past