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150 Years of the Journal Nature

Nature is arguably the world’s most prestigious scientific journal. Editor in chief Magdalena Skipper spoke with Scientific American’s acting editor in chief Curtis Brainard about her journal as it celebrates its 150th anniversary.

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Welcome to Scientific American’s Science Talk, posted on November 11, 2019. I’m Steve Mirsky. On this episode:

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That’s Magdalena Skipper. She’s the editor in chief of the journal Nature, which is celebrating its 150th anniversary. Nature is the flagship publication of the Nature family of journals. They’re technical publications with the exception of Scientific American, which is your friendly neighborhood magazine. Skipper was in New York recently and sat down with Scientific American acting editor in chief Curtis Brainard to talk about the history and future of Nature.


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150 Years of the Journal Nature