Eric Michael Johnson
Scholar, Science Writer, Simian
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Freedom to Riot
Police cars were overturned and shops looted as the mob descended on the city’s central square. Rioters tore the police station’s outer door off its hinges and...
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Women and Children First
The infants had been arranged into neat rows, swaddled in aseptic white cloth the way precision instruments would be secured for shipping. Masked, hooded and gloved nurses cautiously moved down the aisle...
About Me
Welcome to my online portfolio linking together the scholarly and professional writing I have done to date, ranging from the history of science to the evolution of human and nonhuman primate behavior. My blog, The Primate Diaries, is hosted by Scientific American, and I am a regular columnist for the online magazine Slate. My writing has also appeared in Times Higher Education, Discover, Wildlife Conservation, and Wired.com, among others.
The Primate Diaries
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My Slate article “Promiscuity is Pragmatic” was selected as the Top Quark in the 3 Quarks Daily Science Prize. I am very grateful to Frans de Waal, the 3 Quarks Daily editors, and everyone who voted for my post.