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Adrienne Mayor
Adrienne Mayor is a folklorist, historian of ancient science, and research scholar at Stanford University. Her books include The Poison King: The Life and Legend of Mithradates, Rome’s Deadliest Enemy and Gods and Robots: Myths, Machines, and Ancient Dreams of Technology.