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Hans van Maanen (1950) has been a science journalist
since he finished his sociology studies in 1979. He has
worked for the newspapers Haarlems Dagblad,
Het Parool and, after becoming a freelance writer in
2003,
De Volkskrant. He also contributes regularly to
popular science magazines like Quest, AMC Magazine and
Natuurwetenschap & Techniek.
Van Maanen wrote some twenty books, mainly about
science, mathematics, games, and popular misconceptions,
and teaches at several Dutch universities. In 2007, he
was awarded both the Van Walree price for medical
science journalism (KNAW) and of the NWO Eureka 2007 for
lifetime achievement in science communication.
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