John Rennie (editor)
| John Rennie | |
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 John Rennie sings karaoke in Mexico |
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| Born | 1959 Nr. Boston, MA, USA |
| Residence | New York City, New York, USA |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Yale |
| Occupation | biologist, journalist, writer, editor |
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| http://johnrennie.net | |
John Rennie (born 1959) was the seventh editor in chief of Scientific American magazine. He holds a bachelors of science degree in biology from Yale University. After graduating in 1981, he worked for some years as a researcher at Harvard Medical School, before he began his career as a science writer. Rennie currently teaches science writing as adjunct professor at New York University's Arthur L. Carter Journalism Institute, and writes his The Gleaming Retort on the PLoS Blogs Network.[1]
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[edit] Scientific American
He joined the Board of Editors at Scientific American in 1989. Rennie has written and edited articles on biology, technology and medicine and helped Scientific American produce award-winning single-topic issues for a variety of publications.[2] He was editor of the magazine for almost fifteen years, from late 1994 to June 2009.
[edit] Television
He appeared as a commentator in the History Channel programs "Clash of the Cavemen", and "That's Impossible".
[edit] Other ventures
Rennie has performed improv in New York City and his home town of Boston, and also holds a black-belt in karate.[2]
[edit] Bibliography
Incomplete - to be updated
[edit] Articles
- Rennie, John (November 1993). "Insects are Forever". Scientific American 269 (5): 9–10.
- Rennie, John (February 1994). "Too Little, Too Late?". Scientific American 270 (2): 11–12.
- Rennie, John (July 2002). "15 Answers to Creationist Nonsense". Scientific American 287 (1). http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=15-answers-to-creationist.
- Rennie, John (November 30, 2009). "Seven Answers to Climate Contrarian Nonsense". Scientific American. http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=seven-answers-to-climate-contrarian-nonsense.
- Rennie, John; Mirsky, Steve (April 16, 2008). "Six Things in Expelled That Ben Stein Doesn't Want You to Know...". Scientific American. http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=six-things-ben-stein-doesnt-want-you-to-know.
[edit] Notes and references
- ^ About John Rennie, JohnRennie.net
- ^ a b "Biography for John Rennie". ssma.org. School Science and Mathematics Association. Archived from the original on 2007-01-05. http://web.archive.org/web/20070105071528/http://www.ssma.org/rennie.html. Retrieved 2008-04-26.
[edit] External links
- Faculty profile, NYU
- JohnRennie.net, Official website
- The Gleaming Retort, Official Blog on PLoS
