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A social science writer exploring what gets lost when we try to put life into words. Essays on identity, language, and the weirdness of being human.

About Kristin Wong

Kristin Wong has written for the New York Times, The Atlantic, Electric Literature, and ELLE, among others. She is a staff writer for Hidden Brain, a social science podcast and radio program that airs on NPR, and a columnist at Slate.

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