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Emily Sohn

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Minneapolis, MN, United States

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Recent:
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Past:
  • Nieman Storyboard
  • NEO.LIFE
  • NPR
  • KBSX 91.5
  • RI Public Radio
  • 89.3 KPCC
  • knkx public radio
  • Ensia
  • Hakai Magazine

Past articles by Emily:

Is it real? Or is it Instagram?

he Internet of 2019 is rife with social-media influencers and articles about them. Much of the coverage is fawning and superficial: how to become one, how to make $3,000 per Instagram post, how to make your house look like nobody lives in it, how influencers are the future of media and politics and culture and celebrity … → Read More

Inside the Race to Build Life From Scratch

Synthetic biologists aim to transform the world with manmade organisms. What will it take to get there? → Read More

NPR

People Are Living Longer In Places You Wouldn't Expect

In lower income countries and territories, life expectancy can be quite low — below 55 years. But sometimes it is years more than you'd predict. What's up? → Read More

NPR

People Are Living Longer In Places You Wouldn't Expect

In lower income countries and territories, life expectancy can be quite low — below 55 years. But sometimes it is years more than you'd predict. What's up? → Read More

What's The Rate Of Smoking In The 13- To 15-Year-Old Crowd?

It's a public health problem that spans the globe. It kills close to 6 million people a year. Teenagers are at risk. It's not the latest epidemic → Read More

What's The Rate Of Smoking In The 13- To 15-Year-Old Crowd?

It's a public health problem that spans the globe. It kills close to 6 million people a year. Teenagers are at risk. It's not the latest epidemic → Read More

NPR

What's The Rate Of Smoking In The 13- To 15-Year-Old Crowd?

A lot of them smoke, though percentages vary widely from country to country for various reasons. When cigarettes sell for 10 cents each, that's definitely a boost for smoking. → Read More

The science behind the super abilities of Sherpas

A study adds to evidence that it's a matter of blood and genes. Sherpas' muscles are capable of getting more mileage out of less total oxygen. → Read More

The Science Behind The Super Abilities Of Sherpas

Sherpas are extraordinary human beings. In the high peaks of the Himalayas, members of the Nepalese ethnic group are famous for their speed-climbing → Read More

NPR

The Science Behind The Super Abilities Of Sherpas

A study adds to evidence that it's a matter of blood and genes. "Hopefully, there will be huge medical implications," says one researcher. → Read More

NPR

Why Do Children Love Those Fad Toys So?

Today it's fidget spinners, but soon it will be another little gizmo that children dearly, desperately want. The complicated social dynamics of childhood are one big reason. → Read More

NPR

Why Do Children Love Those Fad Toys So?

Today it's fidget spinners, but soon it will be another little gizmo that children dearly, desperately want. The complicated social dynamics of childhood are one big reason. → Read More

Why do children love those fad toys so?

Today it's fidget spinners, but soon it will be another little gizmo that children dearly, desperately want. The complicated social dynamics of childhood are one big reason. → Read More

NPR

Understanding The History Behind Communities' Vaccine Fears

A measles outbreak in Minnesota's Somali-American community is the latest example of the challenges public health officials face in addressing deeply ingrained concerns about vaccine safety. → Read More

NPR

Understanding The History Behind Communities' Vaccine Fears

A measles outbreak in Minnesota's Somali-American community is the latest example of the challenges public health officials face in addressing deeply ingrained concerns about vaccine safety. → Read More

NPR

In March Mammal Madness, Our Money's On The Giant Pouched Rat

Because what mammal can take down a rodent that sniffs out land mines as well as TB — and jumps 5 feet in the air? Surely not tonight's competitor, the maned wolf. → Read More

NPR

How Does A Nepalese Porter Carry So Much Weight?

Nepal's porters carry loads that can weigh more than they do, whether they're toting gear up Mt. Everest or carrying goods to market. A new study tries to figure out how they do it. → Read More

NPR

States Wrestle With Legalizing Payments For Gestational Surrogates

The Minnesota legislature is considering letting women who act as gestational surrogates get paid for carrying a fetus for other parents. States vary widely in their approach to the practice. → Read More

NPR

States Wrestle With Legalizing Payments For Gestational Surrogates

The Minnesota legislature is considering letting women who act as gestational surrogates get paid for carrying a fetus for other parents. States vary widely in their approach to the practice. → Read More

The secret to sustainable development? Girls.

The secret to sustainable development? Girls. → Read More