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Sheril Kirshenbaum
Science
Nov 12, 2010 1:36 AM

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Sheril Kirshenbaum is a research scientist at UT Austin's Center for International Energy and Environmental Policy. She is author of The Science of Kissing and Unscientific America. ... Read More
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