2026-10-21T21:38:23Z https://nostr.now Steve Silberman https://nostr.now/npub1k65pueehxuuec86xd6q24mddh0zq7ckzpl827xka9ytlwqk0js9sy6pc0u https://assets.newsie.social/accounts/avatars/109/451/946/213/945/497/original/46146ec23a38859f.jpg https://assets.newsie.social/accounts/avatars/109/451/946/213/945/497/original/46146ec23a38859f.jpg https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsgwddwakrheuqu2y0r0pv2e7h0r0g9flunz3f8vf3eljk738ls3lgzyzm2s8n8xumnn8qlgehgp2hd4kaugrmzcg8uatc6m5530acze72qk3d64p6 Today is the 179th birthday of Scientific American, the oldest continuous publication in America, according to editor Laura Helmuth. I'm so proud to be a columnist for SciAm. The late Oliver Sacks' assistant Kate Edgar told me it was his favorite magazine. Oliver not only read every issue, he saved them in his library in bound volumes. 2024-08-28T19:21:03Z