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Guest Thinkers — August 21, 2011

Some Artful Updates: Lessons from Sherlock Holmes Moving to SciAm, and Some Twitter News

Maria Konnikova

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A few updates! First, Lessons from Sherlock Holmes is moving to a new home on Scientific American. So, Holmes fans can now read the column in a more continuous fashion. The first one appeared on Friday (a modified version of the first lesson to appear here); the next three will also be repeats from this blog, scheduled to appear this Tuesday and Friday and again the following Tuesday. After that, on to some new Holmesian material.

That brings me to the second update: I have finally joined the world of Twitter. To be kept in the loop on new articles, both here and on Scientific American, you can now follow me @mkonnikova.

That’s it! Stay tuned for some new pieces on media effects, why we like what we like, and, of course, Sherlock Holmes this coming week. In the meantime, enjoy the rest of this beautiful Sunday afternoon.

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