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John Rennie: The Downside of Being the Boss

October 2, 2015

John Rennie finds it’s great to be editor in chief of Scientific American, but not when all the ingredients of sarin gas are in his office.

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Tags John Rennie, journalism, sarin gas, poison, season 5

John Rennie: Crazy Mail

September 26, 2014

As an editor at Scientific American John Rennie delighted in the weird correspondence they received, but then one letter crossed a line.

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Tags John Rennie, journalism, season 4, story collider board member

John Rennie: The lab safety officer

September 1, 2013

After he's named lab safety officer, John Rennie must recover a precious sample from the bottom of a vat of liquid nitrogen. So he reaches in.

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Tags John Rennie, career, lab work, lab accident, season 3

John Rennie: Aggression

August 14, 2011

A college course forces John Rennie to confront a furious rat, and himself.

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Tags John Rennie, career, research, rats, Season 1

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