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-Independent Journalist-
MATT FUCHS


WaPo: She is 105 and runs the 100 meters. How Julia Hawkins stays physically and mentally fit
November 17, 2021 - No human has run 100 meters faster than Usain Bolt’s lightning streak in 2009. He was 22. But what will Bolt’s time...


WaPo: Becoming more innovative as we age
July 12, 2021 - My latest article for the Washington Post shows how some people become more innovative and open to new ideas even as...


How Some Americans Are Breaking Out of Political Echo Chambers
June 14, 2021 - Wired Magazine ran this article on people who are doing whatever they can to escape their political echo chambers. It got...


Staging a post-pandemic athletic comeback
June 14, 2021 - For a Washington Post article, I talked with some of the older players about how they got through the pandemic and safely...


Time Magazine: 5 Strategies to Protect Your Brain
June 7, 2021 - One thing that stood out to me in researching this article was the many ways you can combine strategies for brain health...


Making online communities healthy in Leaps
April 28, 2021 - My third article in Leaps Magazine takes a look at online health communities - how they make money, how they help people...


Rise of the Wisdom Workers in WaPo
March 2, 2021 - Are we witnessing the rise of the wisdom workers? My article in today's Washington Post shows how and why some older...


Quillette essay on walls of resilience
February 9, 2021 - I had an essay published in Quillette today. It was a good fit for their new Simple Pleasures series. The simple...


My Leaps Mag article: Is biotech getting a facelift?
December 8, 2020. Coverage of non-Covid biotech stories by major media outlets has dropped 32 percent since the pandemic came to dominate...


My Son’s Obsession With the Statue of Liberty Makes Me Hopeful
October 20, 2020. Earlier this year, my five-year-old son fell in love with statues right as the George Floyd protests got underway,...
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