My Interview With Brian Lehrer!

By Christie Wilcox | October 13, 2011 |

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Yesterday, I talked to Brian Lehrer about social media use by scientists – check out the video!

<p><a href="http://vimeo.com/30494328">Spreading the Science Message</a> from <a href="http://Vimeo.com/brianlehrer">Brian Lehrer</a> on <a href="http://Vimeo.com">Vimeo</a></p> </div> </div> <div id="aboutAuthorDiv"> <span id="authorImage"><img src="/wp-content/uploads/userphoto/51.thumbnail.jpg" alt="Christie Wilcox" width="40" height="60" class="photo" /></span> <strong>About the Author:</strong> Christie Wilcox is a science writer and blogger who moonlights as a PhD student in Cell and Molecular Biology at the University of Hawaii. Follow on <a href="https://plus.google.com/110375008603072089585?rel=author">Google+</a>. 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