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Feb.06.2013
Noah Muthler took his first state standardized test in third grade at the Spring Cove Elementary School in Roaring Spring, Pa. It was a miserable experience, said his mother, Kathleen Muthler. He was a good student in a program for gifted children. But, Muthler said, “he was crying in my arms...
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Jan.19.2011
The really good news is, I can run again. Not very fast. And only once or twice around a track. There's about a kitchen faucet's worth of titanium in my hip and pelvis, installed four months ago. I am in awe of what doctors can do these days. Man, I am happy. The last eighteen months I had a hard...
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Jul.13.2010
This week Ashley and I have the cover story for Newsweek magazine, a package of articles on the science of fostering creativity in children. In two days online, it has generated about 2,500 comments. Please read it and share with friends.
We've been following this body of science for...
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Feb.20.2009
I'm happy to announce that my next book has just been turned in. It's titled NurtureShock, and it's cowritten with fellow journalist Ashley Merryman. Our publisher has slotted the book for September release. It's about the cutting edge science of childhood - sort of a Freakonomics of growing up....
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Dec.07.2007
Back in May, my work with Ashley Merryman for Time Magazine won the top journalism award from the organization of America's top sociologists, the Council for Contemporary Families.
Well, we just learned that our work for New York Magazine won the top science journalism award from the world's...
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About Po
Po Bronson has built a career both as a successful novelist and as a prominent writer of narrative nonfiction. He has published six books, and he has written for television, magazines, and newspapers, including Time, The New York Times, and The Wall Street...
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