mikeBio = md`# Mike Smolinski
_Air, I should explain, becomes wind when it is agitated_
## about
After recieving his PHD in English Literature from the [University of Iowa](https://uiowa.edu/), Mike bagan working as a writer and editor focused on making complex technical narratives enjoyable and approachable while maintaing standards for concepetual rigour. Even after 18 years in science communications helping pharma, biotech, and medical device companies bring products to market, Mike still returns to [Bruno Latour](http://www.bruno-latour.fr/), [Steven Shapin](https://scholar.harvard.edu/shapin/home), and [Lucretius](http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus%3Atext%3A1999.02.0131) for inspiration.
## interests
- futbol
- the beatification of Diego Armando Maradona
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