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Avoiding the pregnancy marketing machine

When couples find out they are expecting, they usually spread the news to family and friends as soon as possible. When Janet Vertesi, an assistant professor of sociology at Princeton University, found out she was pregnant, she made a very similar call to family and friends, but with very different intentions. ...

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This @WSJ article on "dancing your dissertation" includes a shout out to my work on the @MarsRovers #getmovinghttp://t.co/lP3NdM6OCu

— Janet Vertesi (@cyberlyra) September 24, 2013

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VERTESI: On the NASA personalities behind Mars rovers

Talked about @MarsRovers' personalities on last week's @NatureNews podcast to celebrate @MarsCuriosity's birthday http://t.co/ug1xyphBM8

— Janet Vertesi (@cyberlyra) August 15, 2013

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On the one hand, it is very obnoxious and can be difficult to see the show through a phone. But these bands have to understand that this generation grew up attached to their phones. This is what connects them to their friends and helps them share with others.

Janet Vertesi, as quoted in a USA Today article on the proliferation of cellphone cameras at concerts