Maggie Ryan Sandford

Joined: Nov 21, 2012

Maggie Ryan Sandford is a science journalist, writer, and broadcast media producer. Her work has been published in Slate, The Onion's A.V. Club, Thirty Two Magazine, Paper Darts, McSweeney's Book of Politics and Musicals, has appeared at the Walker Art Center, the Seattle Art Museum, the Minnesota Institute of Arts, the Guthrie Theatre, the People's Improv Theater, the Upright Citizen's Brigade Theatre NYC, and on Minnesota Public Radio and Twin Cities Public Television. Originally from Seattle, she now resides in St. Paul, and is fiercely proud of it. More on twitter @Mandford.

The cover of the book ‘The Berenstain Bears Get the Gimmies.’

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There are over 100 species of marine mammals in the world, and most of them have as much cool stuff going for them as any old Moby Dick.

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Blood, sweat, tears? Classic bodily fluids. And then there’s mucus, spit, semen, and urine—well known to juvenile minds everywhere. But what else is oozing around inside you?

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