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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: 10-2012
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Q&A: Linking personality to health and success
Dorothy Cheney and Robert Seyfarth have spent the last 20 years studying baboons’ social behavior. Their most recent discovery? Being ‘nice’ matters.
October 28, 2012, 5:10 PM PDT | By Molly Petrilla
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Q&A: Is Whole Foods Market spearheading a new form of advertising?
Old-school ad buys look old. The food chain’s new magazine, Dark Rye, is not about food at all.
October 26, 2012, 3:30 AM PDT | By Rachel James
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Q&A: Kim Cobb, climatologist, Georgia Tech
Climatologist Kim Cobb is working to build better climate forecasts.
October 22, 2012, 3:00 AM PDT | By Christina Hernandez Sherwood
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Q&A: How to raise successful children
Experts warn that the era of over-parenting might be creating generations that are insecure and lacking autonomy. SmartPlanet speaks with one such expert, Madeline Levine.
October 19, 2012, 5:14 AM PDT | By Christie Nicholson
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Q&A: The Oatmeal’s Matthew Inman talks crowdfunding, creativity
Creator of the popular humor website The Oatmeal, Matthew Inman recently turned his talents toward philanthropic crowdfunding, raising $1.37 million for a new Nikola Tesla Museum.
October 15, 2012, 3:31 AM PDT | By Molly Petrilla
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Q&A: What Disney can teach us about urban planning
Can the secrets behind Disneyland’s facades act as oracle? Where do we draw the line between Disney-fied experience and authentic, noncommercial social interactions?
October 12, 2012, 3:30 AM PDT | By Rachel James
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Q&A: Hilary Jay, founding director of DesignPhiladelphia
In thinking about powerhouse design cities, Philadelphia might not spring to mind. But the City of Brotherly Love is home to “one of the most important design festivals in the country.”
October 8, 2012, 3:00 AM PDT | By Christina Hernandez Sherwood
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Q&A: Why you have fewer friends than your friends do on Facebook
In reaching its one billion user mark Facebook may be making the world smaller, but why do you still have fewer friends than your friends do? SmartPlanet speaks with math expert Johan Ugander to...
October 5, 2012, 5:15 AM PDT | By Christie Nicholson
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Q&A: Timothy Prestero strives to create ‘Design That Matters’
Timothy Prestero heads up the social design firm Design That Matters. The recipient of a 2012 National Design Award, he spoke with us about aiding the developing world through design.
October 1, 2012, 2:25 AM PDT | By Molly Petrilla