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Jennifer Bardi
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Born and raised in Southern California, Jennifer Bardi came to the Humanist with an educational background in the humanities and a career in science communications. She holds a BA in Comparative Literature, an MFA in Creative Writing, and spent eleven years as a writer, editor, and program director at The Scripps Research Institute in La Jolla, California. Having long identified with the humanist philosophy, Bardi is honored to continue the Humanist's distinguished tradition of publishing insightful and socially conscious commentary on issues central to both humanists and their times. Bardi resides in College Park, Maryland, with her husband, author Jason Socrates Bardi, and their two children.

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