| 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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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.
He appeared as a commentator in the History Channel programs "Clash of the Cavemen", and "That's Impossible".
Rennie has performed improv in New York City and his home town of Boston, and also holds a black-belt in karate.[2]
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