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Noah Shachtman
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Dec 6, 2009 4:52 PM

Danger, NPR!

Here’s me, talking about the U.S. military’s teams of combat dolphins and sea lions, on NPR’s All Things Considered.

Here's me, talking about the U.S. military's teams of combat dolphins and sea lions, on NPR's All Things Considered.

Noah Shachtman is a contributing editor at WIRED and a contributing writer for The New York Times’ opinion section. Shachtman previously served as editor in chief of Rolling Stone, where he led the storied outlet to a Polk Award and its first-ever Emmy nomination. Before that, he was the editor in ... Read More
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