Brian Vastag - Nostr Profile

About

Occasional science reporter at The Washington Post and elsewhere. Disabled by complex chronic post-viral illness. Living on #Kauai #Hawaii. Sometimes SCUBA diver.

Metadata

NIP-05

brianvastag@sciencemastodon-com.mostr.pub

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Created

6/25/2025, 2:47:10 AM

Updated

6/25/2025, 2:47:10 AM

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