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John Whitfield, Ph.D.

John Whitfield, Ph.D.

John Whitfield, Ph.D., is the author of two books, most recently People Will Talk: The Surprising Science of Reputation. He is particularly interested in the frontier between the social sciences, such as economics, and the natural sciences, such as biology. A former staff writer at the journal Nature, he has also written for Science, Scientific American, Discover, and New Scientist, among others.

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The surprising science of reputation

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