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Deborah blum is professor of journalism at the university of wisconsin and author of several books, including the poisoners handbook. She worked as a newspaper science writer for twenty years, winning the pulitzer in 1992 for her writing about primate research, which she turned into a book, the monkey wars oxford, 1994. In this bubbling beaker of a book, she mixes up a heady potion of forensic toxicology, history and true crime. Deborah blum is director of the knight science journalism program at mit, and editor of undark magazine. Deborah blum talks about her new book with stereo chemistry. The true coming of age story of margaret mead one of the heroines of the twentieth century that reveals events and relationships she hid from the world during her lifetime and beyond. Skeptiko guest host steve volk welcomes deborah blum author of, ghost hunters william james and the hunt for scientific proof of life after death.
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Deborah blum is known for her work on american experience 1988, dogfights 2005 and springboard. In love at goon park, blum does an equally skillful job balancing the pictures of that psychologist, harry harlow, as troubled soul and brutal abuser of his experimental subjects versus helper of humankind through brilliant science. Connect with users and join the conversation at wired. Deborah blum writes an intoxicating study of murder and the beginnings of forensic medicine in the poisoners handbook.