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Ellen Ruppel Shell

Ellen Ruppel Shell
Prize winning journalist Ellen Ruppel Shell has contributed to scores of publications including The Smithsonian, Scientific American, Science, the New York Times, and the Washington Post. Professor Emeritus of science journalism at Boston University, she was a longtime contributing editor and correspondent to the Atlantic, and the author of four previous books, including Cheap: The High Cost of Discount Culture.


Slippery, Slimy and Sublime: On Our Fascination with Eels

Ellen Ruppel Shell Goes Deep on the Cultural Life of the Anguillidae
August 5, 2024  By Ellen Ruppel Shell
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