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Inside the creative mind. Meet today's most brilliant thinkers, designers and other thought leaders.
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.
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