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I study how information flows in biology, science, and society.
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Book: Conceiving Histories: Trying for Pregnancy, Past & Present MIT Press.
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Front takes towards enemies.
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The Sirens’ Call: How Attention Became the World’s Most Endangered Resource out now.
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MAGIC + LOSS
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