Paul Raeburn (November 26, 1950 – April 18, 2024) was an American author and science expositor, known for his book ''Do Fathers Matter?'' (2014) concerning the paternal influence on

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and adolescent

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, among other topics. Raeburn was the 2012 American Chemical Society (ACS) Grady-Stack Award Winner for Interpreting Chemistry for the Public. He was the science editor and a senior writer at

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, and the science editor and chief science correspondent of

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. He wrote for

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, Child, Self,

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and other newspapers and magazines. Raeburn was a past president of the

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and a recipient of its Science in Society Journalism Award. A native of

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, Raeburn lived and worked in New York City with his wife, writer Elizabeth DeVita and their sons Henry and Luke.

Works

His book ''Do Fathers Matter?'' was published June 3, 2014 by Scientific American/Farrar, Straus and Giroux. His book ''Acquainted with the Night'' is a memoir that tells of raising children with depression and

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. In 2016, Raeburn and coauthor Kevin Zollman published ''The Game Theorist's Guide to Parenting''. His previous books include ''Mars'', published by the

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in 1998, and '' The Last Harvest'', published by

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in 1995.

External links

Raeburn's home page

References

* Raeburn, Paul. "''Acquainted with the Night, a memoir of raising children with depression and bipolar disorder''", Broadway Books, New York, 2004. . * Raeburn, Paul. "''Mars: Uncovering the Secrets of the Red Planet''", National Geographic Society, Washington, D.C., 1998. . * Raeburn, Paul. "''The Last Harvest: The genetic gamble that threatens to destroy American agriculture''". University of Nebraska, Lincoln, Nebraska, 1996. {{DEFAULTSORT:Raeburn, Paul 1950 births Living people American non-fiction writers Bipolar disorder researchers

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