Corey S. Powell
Corey Stevenson Powell | |
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Born | January 7, 1966 |
Occupation | Journalist |
Nationality | American |
Alma mater | Harvard University |
Corey Stevenson Powell (born January 7, 1966) is an American science writer and journalist, particularly known for his writing for
Early life, education
Powell graduated from
Editor and author
Powell was a member of the editorial board of Scientific American, and became the Editor-in-Chief of Discover in 2012.[4] He has additionally been a SHERP visiting scholar at New York University.[5] In 2014, Powell notably disputed the account written by astrophysicist Steven Soter in the segment of Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey addressing the story of Giordano Bruno, the dispute described as follows:
Soter... defended the account in dialogue with Discover magazine’s Corey Powell, who studied history and science at Harvard. Powell won this blog debate with Sotor by pointing to more evidence against Bruno as the "lone wolf" discoverer of some things now known to be true.
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Although the Bruno story is little more complicated than this, Powell was much closer to the truth than Cosmos 2014. Near the end of this blog, Powell, perhaps speaking for Discover as a popular science venue, said, "I greatly admire the entire Cosmos project, which is why I am being so critical here."[6]
Powell has co-authored three books with Bill Nye:[7]
- ISBN 1623367913
- ISBN 1250007143
- ISBN 1250007135
Beginning in 2019, Powell co-hosted Nye's podcast,[8] of which Nye commented that Powell was "very well read about the news of science, and he offers charming commentary".[7]
Personal life
Powell is married with two daughters, and lives in Brooklyn.[9]
References
- ^ Journal for the History of Astronomy, Vol.19, NO. 3/AUG, P.215, 1988; Article
- ^ a b Gardner, James N. (September 14, 2002). "A potent fusion of science, religion?". The Atlanta Constitution. p. B2.
- ^ a b Nelson, Scott Bernard (August 29, 2002). "A cluttered study of today's God-science mix". The Boston Globe. p. B23.
- ^ "Corey S Powell". Aeon. February 14, 2016. Archived from the original on February 14, 2016.
- ^ "Curriculum & Speakers". NYU Journalism.
- ^ Michael Newton Keas (2019). UNbelievable: 7 Myths About the History and Future of Science and Religion. p. 149-150.
- ^ a b Liptak, Andrew (April 26, 2019). "Bill Nye wants to educate the public about science with his new podcast". The Verge.
- ^ "8 Podcasts for the Tech Curious". The New York Times. July 18, 2019.
- ^ "About Us". American Scientist. 20 January 2017.