Stephen J. Dubner Biography
The eighth child of an upstate New York newspaperman, Dubner has been writing since he was a child. As an undergraduate at Appalachian State University, he started a rock band that was signed to Arista Records, which landed him in New York City. He ultimately quit playing music to earn an M.F.A. in writing at Columbia University, where he also taught in the English Department.
He wrote for New York Magazine, and The New York Times Magazine. He and Steven Levitt write a Freakonomics column for The New York Times.
He lives in Manhattan with his wife, the noted documentary photographer Ellen Binder, and their two children.
This biography was last updated on 08/02/2010.
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