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tomstandage Fascinating interview with Sara Seager about Planetary Resources and commercial space: theatlantic.com/technology/arc… (via @Eaterofsun) 2:01 PM May 15th via web Retweeted by andersen and 2 others
@Eaterofsun haha - that's a deviation from the usual interview pieces -- would love to get your take on it 3:07 PM May 15th via Twitter for iPhone from Washington, DC in reply to Eaterofsun
@Eaterofsun I didn't know you'd read that 3:01 PM May 15th via Twitter for iPhone from Washington, DC in reply to Eaterofsun
@Eaterofsun ah yes! We have a new website: lareviewofbooks.org/article.php?ty… 3:01 PM May 15th via Twitter for iPhone from Washington, DC in reply to Eaterofsun
@legalnomads @mmoyr @huler this must have been discovered and announced on 9/11/01 2:25 PM May 15th via web in reply to legalnomads
mmoyr WHAT?!?!?! MT @huler Easter Island heads have buried BODIES. bit.ly/L3XzS2 | Did everyone else know this? 2:15 PM May 15th via web Retweeted by andersen and 7 others
"...and it must be our fault if they do not make a cheerful and harmonious sound" - Peter Medawar, by way of Martin Rees 2:03 PM May 15th via web
"The bells which toll for mankind are---most of them, anyway---like the bells on Alpine cattle; they are attached to our own necks..." (1/2) 2:02 PM May 15th via web
@Eaterofsun I have been lucky to interview people who don't need much interpreting - thanks for sending that out 1:48 PM May 15th via web in reply to Eaterofsun
Well argued: The Anti-Science Streak in Federal Marijuana Policy bit.ly/JHGmjN 12:38 PM May 15th via Tweet Button
I love this: Ken Burns on Why His Formula for a Great Story Is 1+1=3 (from @faketv) bit.ly/JHgO6q 11:10 AM May 15th via Tweet Button
@robinsloan BBC/Discovery combo that made planet earth, life, frozen planet, etc 6:43 PM May 14th via web in reply to robinsloan
My latest for @TheAtlantic: Robots, Platinum, and Tiny Space Telescopes: The Pitch for Mining Asteroids bit.ly/Khs3RF 11:57 AM May 14th via Tweet Button
Sven Birkerts is perfect on Amadeus and artistic envy: lareviewofbooks.org/article.php?ty… 5:27 AM May 14th via Safari on iOS
lizzieohreally Man, what did January Jones do to Matt Weiner? 7:13 PM May 13th via TweetDeck Retweeted by andersen and 5 others
@mattzollerseitz they were awful 7:18 PM May 13th via Twitter for iPhone from Washington, DC in reply to mattzollerseitz
@paleofuture source? Not skeptical, need it for something 6:49 PM May 13th via Twitter for iPhone from Washington, DC in reply to paleofuture
The NYT weighs in on our @TheAtlanticTECH interview with Lawrence Krauss: opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/05/10/can… 12:33 PM May 13th via Twitter for iPhone from Washington, DC
@trentcline but then he got *another * tip in 10:00 PM May 12th via Twitter for iPhone from Washington, DC in reply to trentcline
.@alexismadrigal on What's Actually Interesting About Covering Climate Change: bit.ly/KWgmyz 3:28 PM May 11th via Tweet Button

Name Ross Andersen
Location Washington, D.C.
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Bio Generalist. Writer. Correspondent for @TheAtlantic, Science Editor @LAReviewofBooks