WRITING
Beyond Borders For NIH's Covid website, I wrote about how researchers applied their experience studying mental health in Nepal to pandemic-era New York. covid19.nih.gov, December 2022. |
As the Planet Warms, What Happens to the Reindeer? I traveled to Svalbard, an archipelago in the Arctic circle, and rode around on snowmobiles with scientists. The story includes a couple of my photos. Smithsonian, March 2014 |
Monkeys Groove to Monkey Music This 119-word story about monkey music won Honorable Mention in the 2009 DCSWA Science Newsbrief Award. Science website, September 2009. |
Extraordinary Experiences Don't Necessarily Make You Popular I've been a lot of cool places and done a lot of cool stuff, but at some point I figured out I could mostly keep my mouth shut about it. The Last Word on Nothing, December 2014 |
The Science Writers' Handbook: Everything You Need to Know to Pitch, Publish, and Prosper in the Digital Age I contributed to this book about how to be a science writer. After you buy your copy, look for the short sections I wrote on pages 256 and 281. Da Capo Press, 2013 |
Live Fast, Die Young I wrote this before the arrival of the 17-year-cicadas in 2004. They came again in 2021 - a highlight of my year. This link goes to a pdf of the whole issue; scroll to page 13. Washington Post Express, April 2004 |