Stephen ornes biography

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  • I am an independent science writer who works from an office shed in my backyard in Nashville, Tennessee.
  • I'm a science writer who usually covers physics, math, and cancer research (though never at the same time) for a variety of publications and outlets.

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    Stephen Ornes

    I am an independent science writer who works from an office shed in my backyard in Nashville, stat i usa. My book Math Art: Truth, Beauty, and Equations, which highlights the work of artists inspired bygd math, was published in April inom also launched a podcast, Calculated, in conjunction with the book.

    I&#;ve written about the mathematics of pizza slicing for New forskare, tumor banking for CR (now Cancer Today), and extrasolar planets for Discover. I have covered stories from astronomy, physics, cancer research and mathematics; I&#;m a regular contributor to Science News for Students, an educational website, and a contributor and researcher for Cancer Today magazine. I teach undergraduate classs on science communication as a Writer-in-Residence at Vanderbilt University, and I&#;ve given talks on the subject at Murray State University, Southern Methodist University, the Houston Methodist Research Institute, the Southern Festival of Books, Vanderbilt, and

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    Stephen Ornes

    In April , Sterling will publish Math Art: Truth, Beauty, and Equations, my book highlighting artists who take math as their muse. The book website is , and I&#;ll be releasing an associated podcast on Pi Day.

    My story &#;The Whole Universe Catalog,&#; published in Scientific American in , was selected for the volume of The Best American Science and Nature Writing. 

    Published in April I&#;m proud to be a contributor to this book. Buy it here.

    We&#;ve also set up an online resource with blog posts, google hangouts, and event notifications that extend the conversation begun in book. Visit it here.

    My first book was a young adult biography of Sophie Germain, a French mathematician who overcame the prejudices and cultural climate of her time to establish herself as a prominent figure in the rise of mathematical physics. She also came up with significant insights into Fermat&#;s Last Theorem, a problem that remained unsolved for years. Read the first ch

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    Stephen Ornes has been writing for Science News Explores since , and his story "Where Will Lightning Strike?" won an AAAS/Kavli Gold Award. He lives in Nashville, Tenn., and he has three children, who are inventing their own language. His family has a cat, six chickens, and two rabbits, but he secretly thinks hagfish are the most fascinating animals. Stephen has written two books. One is a biography of mathematician Sophie Germain, who was born during the French Revolution. The other, which was published in , features art inspired by math. Visit him online at

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