1999 Science in Society Journalism Awards

Magazine

Gary Taubes

“The (Political) Science of Salt”

Description

Through extensive reporting and scrutiny of the history of salt research and its conflicting findings, Taubes took the measure of this popular seasoning in the American diet. Especially noteworthy was the level of critical examination, including interviews with some 80 researchers, clinicians and administrators around the world. The article was published on August 14, 1998.

Bio

Science, Discover, the Atlantic Monthly, The New York Times Magazine, Esquire, GQ, and a host of other publications. He has won numerous awards for his reporting including the National Association of Science Writers Science in Society Journalism Award in both 1996 and 1999. His most recent book, Bad Science, The Short Life and Weird Times of Cold Fusion (Random House, 1993), was a New York Times Notable Book and a finalist for the Los Angeles Times Book Awards.

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