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RT @DJGrothe: How Texas Inflicts Bad Textbooks on Us by Gail Collins | The New York Review of Books fb.me/1pDoIO8FZ about 5 hours ago via Twitter for iPhone
RT @sciam: Protect Women's Health bit.ly/JOWLD4 editorial from the editors about 6 hours ago via Twitter for iPhone
Latest @sciam 60-Second Tech podcast: Facebook Signals Phone Future bit.ly/Kjp0Nc by @lggreenemeier about 10 hours ago via Twitter for iPhone
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@EinsteinMed Thanks. Was afraid you might gimme the finger... about 11 hours ago via Twitter for iPhone in reply to EinsteinMed
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markos Latest conservative boogeyman: the attack of the communist bicycles dailykos.com/story/2012/05/… 1:21 PM May 31st via Tweet Button Retweeted by SteveMirsky and 14 others
@CleverTitleTK BB King's Bluesville 1:13 PM May 31st via Twitter for iPhone in reply to CleverTitleTK
mkanders The Roaringest Eclipse - my guest post for @HuffPostScience about *The Day the World Discovered the Sun* huff.to/KuvBmv 12:06 PM May 31st via Tweet Button Retweeted by SteveMirsky and 1 other
@ImaJustGod @sailorjx Part the second, Venus fans: bit.ly/NklwZ3 12:29 PM May 31st via Twitter for iPhone in reply to ImaJustGod
The Transit of Venus Part 2, new @sciam Science Talk podcast bit.ly/NklwZ3 w @mkanders (Part 1: bit.ly/NgrREX) 12:25 PM May 31st via Twitter for iPhone
New @sciam Science Talk podcast: The Transit of Venus Part 1 bit.ly/NgrREX w @mkanders Part 2 later today 8:00 AM May 31st via Twitter for iPhone
@marynmck @mdichristina Maybe NC means that they're criminalizing activity that promotes global warming! #nahhhh 7:51 AM May 31st via Twitter for iPhone in reply to marynmck
@davidmdriscoll You got it, mate! 5:29 PM May 30th via Twitter for iPhone in reply to davidmdriscoll
@davidmdriscoll Indeed, part 2 of concussions is in the queue. Other episodes needed to be up by certain dates. 5:19 PM May 30th via Twitter for iPhone in reply to davidmdriscoll
RT @tvjrennie: Transit of Venus leads to new Earths. smrt.io/JUzKfd My latest for @SmartPlanet 5:14 PM May 30th via Twitter for iPhone
New @sciam Science Talk podcast: The Transit of Venus Part 1 bit.ly/NgrREX w @mkanders 5:14 PM May 30th via Twitter for iPhone
katherineharmon Leeches, anyone? Why bloodletting might be worth a try (for metabolic syndrome): bit.ly/KcY3e8 New 60-Second Health podcast on @sciam 9:43 AM May 30th via web Retweeted by SteveMirsky and 6 others
Latest @sciam 60-Second Science podcast: Does Bad Dog Mean Bad Owner? bit.ly/LEGnXQ 9:50 AM May 30th via Twitter for iPhone

Name Steve Mirsky
Location New York City
Web http://www.sciam....
Bio Editor, columnist and podcaster for Scientific American @sciam magazine. Opinions expressed are my own and are subject to revision with new information.