Yeah, she's good!
Her most recent NYT article is at
<http://www.nytimes.com/2001/02/27/health/27EGG.html?searchpv=site06>.
You'd have to pay for the 'outing' article; it's not in the open archives.
It's at
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At 12:03 PM -0500 3/5/01, Stephen Black wrote:
>Relax! It's only a reference.
>
>I was listening to the People's radio on Sunday morning (that's
>the CBC up here in the Great Frozen North), and there was an
>interview with the severely talented science journalist Natalie
>Angier, who writes for the New York Times. It seems she has
>"outed" herself as a "prickly atheist" in the New York Times
>Magazine recently (January 14, 2001: Confessions of a lonely
>atheist).
>
>It's a provocative essay, with provocative quotes, and, as is her
>style, sprinkled with interesting data. For example, while 40% of
>individuals listed in American Men and Women of Science profess a
>belief in a "personal God", only 7% of those admitted to the more
>exalted National Academy of Sciences do. But more than 99% of
>those in US Federal prisons are believers.
>
>I wouldn't dare comment on what those figures mean. I cite them
>only to encourage you to dig this thoughtful article up,
>especially those in the throes of our current discussion of the
>topic.
* PAUL K. BRANDON [EMAIL PROTECTED] *
* Psychology Dept Minnesota State University, Mankato *
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