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ABOUT THE AUTHORS.

Po Bronson and Ashley Merryman's articles on the science of children for New York Magazine New York Magazine won the magazine journalism award from the American a.s.sociation for the Advancement of Science, as well as the Clarion Award from the a.s.sociation for Women in Communications. Their articles for won the magazine journalism award from the American a.s.sociation for the Advancement of Science, as well as the Clarion Award from the a.s.sociation for Women in Communications. Their articles for Time Magazine Time Magazine won the award for outstanding journalism from the Council on Contemporary Families. won the award for outstanding journalism from the Council on Contemporary Families.

Prior to collaborating with Merryman, Bronson auth.o.r.ed five books, including the #1 New York Times New York Times bestseller bestseller What Should I Do With My Life? What Should I Do With My Life? Merryman's journalism has appeared in Merryman's journalism has appeared in The Washington Post The Washington Post and and The National Catholic Reporter The National Catholic Reporter.

Bronson lives in San Francisco with his wife and their two children. Merryman lives in Los Angeles, where she runs a church-based tutoring program for inner-city children.

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