M. R. O'Connor
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M. R. O'Connor

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M. R. O’Connor is a journalist who writes about the politics and ethics of science, technology and conservation. Her work has appeared online in The Atavist, Slate, Foreign Policy, The New Yorker, Nautilus, UnDark and Harper’s. Her first book, Resurrection Science: Conservation, De-Extinction and the Precarious Future of Wild Things, was published by St. Martin’s Press and was one of Library Journal and Amazon’s Best Books of 2015. Her second book, Wayfinding: The Science and Mystery of How Humans Navigate the World, is an exploration of navigation traditions, neuroscience, and the diversity of human relationships to space, time and memory. Its writing was supported by the Alfred P. Sloan’s Program for the Public Understanding of Science, Technology, & Economics. She was a 2016 Knight Science Journalism Fellow at MIT, and is a graduate of Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism.
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The Best Fiction Podcasts for Listeners Who Love a Good Story

You can’t beat a good story. Luckily, humans are great at storytelling, and the best fiction podcasts are all the proof that the modern listener requires. Get the popcorn ready; it’s storytime.

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    • Wayfinding

    • The Science and Mystery of How Humans Navigate the World
    • Written by: M. R. O'Connor
    • Narrated by: Teri Schnaubelt
    • Length: 11 hrs and 30 mins
    • Release date: 2019-06-17
    • Language: English
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    • Ignition

    • Lighting Fires in a Burning World
    • Written by: M.R. O'Connor
    • Narrated by: M.R. O'Connor
    • Length: 11 hrs and 4 mins
    • Release date: 2024-04-02
    • Language: English
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