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James Riordon

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James Riordon is a science journalist who has written for Science News, Scientific American, New Scientist, Popular Science, The Washington Post, Science, Ad Astra, Physics Today, and Analytical Chemistry. He is a past president of the DC Science Writers Association and co-founder of the Southwest Science Writers Association.

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Book cover of "Crush: Close Encounters with Gravity" by James Riordon, featuring a crushed red soda can with a green leaf.
Books
Einstein’s cryptids: The disputed, but possible, phenomena of the cosmos
From white holes to dark stars and multiverses, James Riordon explores the bizarre exhibits of general relativity's "cryptozoo."
James Riordon
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