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- ↑ "From ScienceWriters: CASW salutes Ben Patrusky". National Association of Science Writers (nasw.org).
- ↑ "New Horizons in Science, The Patrusky Lectures". Council for the Advancement of Science Writing (casw.org). (videos of Patrusky Lectures)