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Kristen French is a senior 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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Rémi Lamontagne-Caron is a doctoral candidate in clinical science and biomedicine at the Université Laval in Quebec.

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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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David Nield has written about science and technology for more than 20 years. His work has appeared in a wide range of publications, including Wired, Popular Science, The Guardian, and Gizmodo.

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Elaine Reno is Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine-Wilderness and Environmental Medicine at the University of Colorado Anschutz.

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