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Science reporter at . Views expressed here are like black holes: they don't reflect anything. marina@theatlantic.com

Washington, D.C. / The Milky Way
Joined May 2010
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  1. 5 hours ago

    Boyfriend just texted me a picture of a pumpkin spiced latte—that he got before me AND without me—so pretty sure I'm single now

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    5 hours ago

    . just made me realize that, taken together, my full name (minus the caucasian interludes) effectively translates into: "brackish colorful-orchid-yellow water." is that elegant or is that ELEGANT?!

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  3. 5 hours ago

    A take: the word "lodestar" is weird and most people don't know what it means could be just me though

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  4. 6 hours ago

    The only thing worse than being stuck on a plane with people is people in general

    The only thing worst than being stuck on a plane is probably being stuck with dozens of sick people
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  5. 6 hours ago

    An argument against publishing the anonymous NYT op-ed that takes the long view—a view we need to see more of

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  6. 6 hours ago

    Where is the Serial podcast for this?

    So basically: Times reporters now must try to unearth the identity of an author that our colleagues in Opinion have sworn to protect with anonymity?
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    12 hours ago

    I'm soliciting feature pitches for , the magazine I edit about science + tech in the humanitarian space. Theme for 2nd issue is "Elections" - we pay, albeit modestly! Email bio + links chris@overtureglobal.io for guidelines. 1st issue here

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  8. 7 hours ago

    Having one of those days where I wish I had watched The West Wing

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  9. 8 hours ago

    A reminder that off-the-record conversations are "prearranged agreements between a reporter and a source," not an email from a source to a reporter with "off the record" positioned at the top of the note

    This was his response. Clearly he disagreed with my assessment of what defines "off the record" as is taught my most journalism schools. We ultimately notified his representatives that we would be running a story and we stand by it.
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    Sep 4

    . 2018 honors list is out. There is one woman among the 16 medalists.

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  11. 11 hours ago

    "The critic Clive James once complained that Woodward 'checks his facts until they weep with boredom.' Well, fact-checking and boredom seem sexy again. Even weeping is making a comeback."

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    12 hours ago

    The President has been reading a lot of lately!

    Sleepy Eyes Chuck Todd of Fake NBC News said it’s time for the Press to stop complaining and to start fighting back. Actually Chuck, they’ve been doing that from the day I announced for President. They’ve gone all out, and I WON, and now they’re going CRAZY!
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    12 hours ago

    This will be 16th launch of the year. Last year SpaceX had 18 total.

    Static fire test of Falcon 9 complete—targeting September 8 launch of Telstar 18 VANTAGE from Pad 40 in Florida.
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    Sep 4

    Of all the heart-breaking details in this story, it's the one about the loss of recordings of indigenous languages hits me hardest, probably because of the way crushingly puts it: "entire tongues went up in flames"

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  15. Sep 4

    One of the few things that survived the fire at Rio de Janeiro's National Museum: an 11,600-pound meteorite. on what the flames took:

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  16. Sep 4

    Cool job alert

    It's pretty hard to believe I get paid for this gig as a space reporter. You can work in this awesome field, too: We're (Florida Today + USA Today Network) on the lookout for a second space reporter. Link to apply:
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    Sep 4

    Today, launches a brand new Ideas section, edited by the fantastic — read 's mission statement for the section here:

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    Sep 4

    "We’re in Crazytown. I don’t even know why any of us are here. This is the worst job I’ve ever had.” published excerpts from Bob Woodward’s forthcoming book. Read the report:

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  19. Sep 4

    Easy, 3-step guide for starting the morning off right: 1. Make smoothie at home 2. Pour smoothie into travel cup 3. Forget travel cup at home

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    Sep 4

    I’d been thinking about booking a viking cruise, and this may put me over the edge

    Viking makes it official: Kids are no longer welcome on cruises
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