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Deborah Blum

Deborah Blum is an American science journalist, the director of the Knight Science Journalism program at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and a prolific writer.


Articles by Deborah Blum

This is a screenshot from a 1988 Bulletin magazine issue that came after a period of profound nuclear fears that were sparked by U.S.-Soviet friction in the late 1970s. Articles focused on how to educate the public about nuclear weapons and policy, nuclear fiction for children, and other aspects of nuclear education.

Weird science: Livermore’s x-ray laser flap

By Deborah Blum | Nuclear Risk