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Devin Reese is the executive editor of Natural History and a science writer based in Alexandria, Virginia.

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Jake Currie is a writer based in Brooklyn, NY.

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Kristen French is an associate editor at Nautilus. She has worked in science journalism since 2013, reporting and writing features and news for publications such as Wired, Backchannel, The Verge, and New York Magazine. She has a masters degree in science journalism from Columbia University.

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<a href="https://danfalk.ca/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Dan Falk</a> (@danfalk.bsky.social) is a science journalist based in Toronto. His books include The Science of Shakespeare and In Search of Time.

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