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Cognitive scientist at Harvard.

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    Steven Pinker‏Verified account @sapinker 5 Dec 2014

    No 1 home @ #TNR ? I filed a major article as the mag imploded. My ed. resigned; haven't heard from anyone. How'll they put out next issue?

    6:44 PM - 5 Dec 2014
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      1. (((J. VanSteenwyk)))‏ @jwvansteenwyk 6 Dec 2014
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        @sapinker @asymmetricinfo Counterparty risk: The forgotten hazard.

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      1. Adam B. Kushner‏Verified account @AdamBKushner 5 Dec 2014
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        @sapinker Hey, give it to me for the Outlook section!

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      1. Marc Giordano‏ @GioSentric 5 Dec 2014
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        @sapinker topic.twitter.com/NDndELjRNH

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      1. Christopher Orr‏Verified account @OrrChris 6 Dec 2014
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        @sapinker They answered that question this afternoon:http://www.politico.com/blogs/media/2014/12/tnr-cancels-december-issue-after-mass-staff-resignation-199625.html …

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      1. Barbara Dew Rupert‏ @bdew 6 Dec 2014
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        @sapinker They won't. #breakshit. @tnr

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      1. MPetrelis‏ @MichaelPetrelis 5 Dec 2014
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        Maybe 487 people besides you care about this question. No next issue of #TNR? No problem, let's move on to matters of import. @sapinker

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      1. Jim McCarthy‏ @JMacNYC 5 Dec 2014
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        Sad trombone and world's tiniest violin duet. @sapinker

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      1. Rufus‏ @Rufus_GB 5 Dec 2014
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        @sapinker I think Beutler is the only one left there. He'll get to your article after he finishes cleaning the bathrooms.

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      1. dan glucksman‏ @danglucksman 5 Dec 2014
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        @sapinker @RyanLizza you'll see your article online in three months.

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      1. Glenn Kenny‏ @Glenn__Kenny 5 Dec 2014
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        @sapinker You'll be surprised. But they will. There are big unaffordable liabilities attached to not making print date.

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      1. Travel‏ @dbctravels 5 Dec 2014
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        @sapinker @RyanLizza its part of the new digital forward move the company is making. It's up in the cloud now.

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      1. Jeff Seltzer‏ @SeltzerJeff 5 Dec 2014
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        @sapinker Nobody cares.

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      2. vatsal mehra‏ @rdbcasillas 5 Dec 2014
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        @sapinker Read this :http://www.vox.com/2014/12/5/7339473/new-republic-race …

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      3. FordSpottedSasquatch‏ @lbsasquatch 5 Dec 2014
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        @rdbcasillas @sapinker I'd wicked bang that chick on the right if she's not too yappy.

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      1. Marc Giordano‏ @GioSentric 5 Dec 2014
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        @sapinker like the sci-fi purple tinge? I took this yesterday during the Sydney storms

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      1. Rebarbative‏ @Genuflectional 5 Dec 2014
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        @sapinker Creative disruption!

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      1. Blake Hounshell‏Verified account @blakehounshell 5 Dec 2014
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        @sapinker send it to @vermontgmg!

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