Sam Kean

Journalist and author. His article, “The Man Who Couldn’t Stop Giving,” appears in this month’s issue of The Atlantic.

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Sam Kean is a writer in Washington, D.C. He has written for The New York Times Magazine, Mental Floss, Slate, Psychology Today, and The New Scientist. He has also published three books which discuss scientific discoveries in a narrative style.

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The Man Who Couldn’t Stop Giving

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