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Christina Hernandez Sherwood
Christina Hernandez Sherwood
Contributing Writer
Christina Hernandez Sherwood has written for the Los Angeles Times, Newsday, the Philadelphia Inquirer, Diverse: Issues in Higher Education and Columbia Journalism Review. She holds degrees from the University of Delaware and Columbia University's Graduate School of Journalism. She is based in New Jersey.
Christina Hernandez Sherwood
In the unlikely event that Christina has a professional or financial relationship with a company she writes about, it will be prominently disclosed.
She writes for SmartPlanet and is not an employee of CBS.
Molly Petrilla
Molly Petrilla
Contributing Writer
Molly Petrilla is a freelance writer based in New Jersey. She has written for The Pennsylvania Gazette, Philadelphia magazine, Cleveland Magazine, The History Channel Magazine and The Princeton Packet. She holds a degree from the University of Pennsylvania.
Molly Petrilla
Molly Petrilla does not have financial holdings that would influence how or what she covers.
She writes for SmartPlanet and is not an employee of CBS.
Christie Nicholson
Christie Nicholson
Contributing Writer
Christie Nicholson produces and hosts Scientific American's podcasts 60-Second Mind and 60-Second Science and is an on-air contributor for Slate, Babelgum, Scientific American, Discovery Channel and Science Channel. She has spoken at MIT/Stanford VLAB, SXSW Interactive, the National Science Foundation, the National Research Council, the Space Studies Board and Brookhaven National Laboratory. She holds degrees from the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism and Dalhousie University in Canada. She is based in New York.
Christie Nicholson
Christie Nicholson does not hold any investments in the technology companies she covers.
She writes for SmartPlanet and is not an employee of CBS.
Rachel James
Rachel James
Contributing Editor
Rachel James is a radio documentary producer and multimedia journalist based in Brooklyn, New York. She has worked with Radiolab and This American Life, contributed to WNYC's Talk To Me, Down East Magazine, KALW's Crosscurrents and the Third Coast International Audio Festival. She holds a degree from the University of Toronto and is a graduate of the radio program at the Salt Institute for Documentary Studies.
Rachel James
Rachel does not have financial holdings that would influence how or what she covers.
She writes for SmartPlanet and is not an employee of CBS.
Archive: 06-2011
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Expanding ultrasound use on Earth — and in space
How astronauts use ultrasound technology — and how that can help developing countries.
June 30, 2011, 4:00 AM PDT | By Christina Hernandez Sherwood
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ETC Simulation enhances virtual reality to train first responders
The ADMS system for emergency management training allows agencies to forego costly, complex and potentially dangerous real-life training exercises for one that’s done on the big screen.
June 29, 2011, 2:00 AM PDT | By Melanie D.G. Kaplan
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Hottest summers could become the new normal within decades
Sweltering heat waves could become the new normal, according to new research that estimated the start of permanently hotter summers in parts of the world within two decades.
June 28, 2011, 4:00 AM PDT | By Christina Hernandez Sherwood
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Can a database of radiation therapy dosages help cancer patients?
At Hopkins, a new data-driven system takes the art of radiation dosage and provides analysis for best and worst treatment outcomes.
June 27, 2011, 2:00 AM PDT | By Melanie D.G. Kaplan
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An interview with the researcher behind smell-evision
When news broke this week that smell-evision could be on the way to our TV sets, I called Sungho Jin, an engineering professor at the University of California, San Diego.
June 23, 2011, 4:00 AM PDT | By Christina Hernandez Sherwood
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At one CA farm, moving aquaculture off the grid
SmartPlanet visits an oyster nursery on Tomales Bay, where solar power will help maximize growth and decrease mortality.
June 22, 2011, 2:00 AM PDT | By Melanie D.G. Kaplan
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Development alters wind patterns, leading to pollution build up
When it comes to the pollution in our air, emissions aren’t only to blame.
June 21, 2011, 4:00 AM PDT | By Christina Hernandez Sherwood
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ITT offers fund to help airlines finance NextGen cockpit technology
A partnership between ITT and Nexa Capital creates the NextGen Equipage Fund to aid airlines in avionics overhaul.
June 20, 2011, 2:00 AM PDT | By Melanie D.G. Kaplan
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Why virtual weight loss programs could lead to better health habits
When Club One approached Anne Massey about studying the success of its new virtual club in Second Life, she accepted the opportunity with some skepticism. But the results surprised her.
June 16, 2011, 4:00 AM PDT | By Christina Hernandez Sherwood
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Taking the guesswork out of home water filtration
Water: how do we know what to filter or how best to filter it? We called Tom Bruursema, GM of Drinking Water Treatment Units Certification at NSF International.
June 15, 2011, 2:00 AM PDT | By Melanie D.G. Kaplan