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Samir S. Patel

@spatel_v1

Editor-in-Chief, @QuantaMagazine, Formerly @atlasobscura; Alum and Prof, @columbiajourn

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This is just such a fantastic piece about the nature of historical memory, on the 100th anniversary of an industrial accident that inspires chuckles. Nice work cara giaimo! atlasobscura.com/articles/bosto…

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(THREAD THAT WILL LAST ALL DAY) a few months ago Atlas Obscura asked me to write about the Great Molasses Flood on the occasion of its centennial. i'm famously from Boston, and so is the flood -- a perfect match. so i said yes

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It's #InternationalLegoClassicismDay! So, to celebrate, here's the story of the first Ugaritic text to be discovered, via the medium of Lego. #ILCD2019 #Lego

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Are you a student in biology or journalism with a passion for conservation storytelling? Apply for our fellowship, if chosen we’ll take you to the rainforest! Atlas Obscura community.atlasobscura.com/t/announcing-t…

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Pleased to announce that I've been appointed Editorial Director at Atlas Obscura. Can't wait to help lead this exciting, innovative company into the future!

Sarah Laskow (@slaskow) 's Twitter Profile Photo

A while back I reported my last story for Atlas Obscura, about the ways climate change is tweaking this world into a new one, and the uncanny, in-between time we’re living through. It’s out now, and I hope you will read it. atlasobscura.com/articles/maryl…

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this week's The New Yorker cover by Kadir Nelson is punctuated with clusters of periwinkle. i wrote about the relationship between this flowering plant and Black burials in a 2018 piece for Atlas Obscura. atlasobscura.com/articles/afric…

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#JournalismIsNotACrime: I #StandWithAndrea, one of my former students and a dedicated reporter, on trial 3/8 for doing her job covering protests in Des Moines after the killing of George Floyd. Learn about Andrea and show your support for #pressfreedom: journalism.columbia.edu/stand-with-and…

#JournalismIsNotACrime: I #StandWithAndrea, one of my former students and a dedicated reporter, on trial 3/8 for doing her job covering protests in Des Moines after the killing of George Floyd. Learn about Andrea and show your support for #pressfreedom: journalism.columbia.edu/stand-with-and…
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The result of years of work by a dedicated group of amazing people, the Gastro Obscura book is finally ready! I couldn't be prouder of the hard work that went into this. You can get some amazing mathematically efficient cookie cutters if you pre-order! books.atlasobscura.com

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I'm thrilled and humbled to announce that I will be succeeding the visionary Thomas Lin as Editor in Chief of Quanta Magazine. I can't wait to begin working with the remarkable staff there!