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Taylor Clark

Taylor Clark is a writer based in Portland, Oregon. He is the author of Nerve, about the science of panic and poise and Starbucked, about the coffee empire.

Stories from this author

How Palmer Luckey Created Oculus Rift

The young visionary dreamed up a homemade headset that may transform everything from gaming to medical treatment to engineering—and beyond