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Ben Mansky

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Ben Mansky is a neuroscience PhD student and a contributor to NeuWrite. He also writes and produces for Carry the One Radio.
  • Arts & Culture
Saturday, November 7, 2020 - 14:58

Mason

By Ben Mansky

Ben Mansky's "Mason" won second place in the Storytelling Contest photography category.

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  • Science
Monday, April 3, 2017 - 17:51

Failure to Communicate, Part 2: Primary school

By Ben Mansky

The scientific community and the general public aren’t known for agreeing on all the issues, to put it gently. For example, 88% of surveyed members of the American Association for the Advancement of Science think genetically modified foods are safe to eat. The American public? Not so much — a mere 37% would dig into a plate of GMOs without some serious reservations.

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  • Science
Friday, February 3, 2017 - 15:46

Failure to Communicate Part 1: Words Can Never Hurt Me

By Ben Mansky
The chair squeaked quietly as I fidgeted, swiveling left, right, left. I sat toward the back of a long wooden table flanked by my fellow graduate students, while a pair of eminent biologists led a discussion on how to talk to skeptical non-scientists about evolution. Perhaps it was an intrinsic bias instilled by our families, or a side-effect of years spent steeping in the world of science; whatever the case, as we sat in that conference room we discussed those who dared to disbelieve as if they were at best misguided lambs to be converted and at worst heretical fanatics, frothing at the mouth and waving crosses wildly to fend off fish with feet.
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