Scientific American
Article: Gen X Faces Higher Cancer Rates Than Any Previous Generation
Researchers are investigating changes in cancer risks among young people as new data predict that rising rates of leading cancers, such as colon cancer, will overtake improvements
Reporter, writer — 7/10/2024
Magazine Feature: Ozempic Quiets Food Noise in the Brain—But How?
Blockbuster weight-loss drugs are revealing how appetite, pleasure and addiction work in the brain
Reporter, writer — July/August 2024 Print Issue, 6/25/2024
Article: How Dangerous Are Soccer Concussions? They May Cause Lasting Damage
As the 2023 Women’s World Cup kicks off, repeated concussions and head injuries in the sport raise discussion about the lifelong consequences on the brain
Reporter, writer — 6/9/2023
Article: When Should You Get a Mammogram?
Medical boards and task forces recommend mammogram screenings for breast cancer begin at age 40. But people in high-risk groups may want to consider getting tested even earlier
Reporter, writer — 6/2/2023
Article: How Often Should People Get COVID Boosters?
The FDA has authorized a second updated COVID booster for older people and immunocompromised individuals. Most healthy adults still have to wait
Reporter, writer — 4/13/2023
See all my stories at Scientific American.
Researchers are investigating changes in cancer risks among young people as new data predict that rising rates of leading cancers, such as colon cancer, will overtake improvements
Reporter, writer — 7/10/2024
Magazine Feature: Ozempic Quiets Food Noise in the Brain—But How?
Blockbuster weight-loss drugs are revealing how appetite, pleasure and addiction work in the brain
Reporter, writer — July/August 2024 Print Issue, 6/25/2024
Article: How Dangerous Are Soccer Concussions? They May Cause Lasting Damage
As the 2023 Women’s World Cup kicks off, repeated concussions and head injuries in the sport raise discussion about the lifelong consequences on the brain
Reporter, writer — 6/9/2023
Article: When Should You Get a Mammogram?
Medical boards and task forces recommend mammogram screenings for breast cancer begin at age 40. But people in high-risk groups may want to consider getting tested even earlier
Reporter, writer — 6/2/2023
Article: How Often Should People Get COVID Boosters?
The FDA has authorized a second updated COVID booster for older people and immunocompromised individuals. Most healthy adults still have to wait
Reporter, writer — 4/13/2023
See all my stories at Scientific American.
Popular Science
Feature: Can a bold new plan to stop mosquitoes catch on?
With pests growing resistant to insecticides, and climate change creating a bug boom, towns consider a lab-bred mosquito with a killer gene.
Reporter, field and community reporting, writer — Fall 2022 Daredevil issue of PopSci, 9/13/2022
Podcast: Can you become a morning person?
There's plenty of good reasons to be a morning lark. So is it possible, or is biology totally against us wannabe early birds?
Script writer, guest host — Ask Us Anything, 7/28/2022
Profile: Biohacked cyborg plants may help prevent environmental disaster
How does this cyborg flora sense pollution and metal toxins?
Reporter, writer — Summer 2022 Metal issue of PopSci, 6/7/2022
Article: This cone snail’s deadly venom could hold the key to better pain meds
Identifying the right chemicals in cone snail toxins could lead to therapeutic effects.
Reporter, writer — 3/23/2022
Podcast: Bird tongues are way stranger than you think
Plus other fun facts from The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week.
Script writer, guest host — The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week, 2/9/2022
Article: NASA’s storm-chasing planes fly through blizzards to improve snowfall forecasts
The IMPACTS mission is the first study in the last 30 years to focus on East Coast snowstorms.
Reporter, writer — 2/3/2022
See all my stories at Popular Science.
With pests growing resistant to insecticides, and climate change creating a bug boom, towns consider a lab-bred mosquito with a killer gene.
Reporter, field and community reporting, writer — Fall 2022 Daredevil issue of PopSci, 9/13/2022
Podcast: Can you become a morning person?
There's plenty of good reasons to be a morning lark. So is it possible, or is biology totally against us wannabe early birds?
Script writer, guest host — Ask Us Anything, 7/28/2022
Profile: Biohacked cyborg plants may help prevent environmental disaster
How does this cyborg flora sense pollution and metal toxins?
Reporter, writer — Summer 2022 Metal issue of PopSci, 6/7/2022
Article: This cone snail’s deadly venom could hold the key to better pain meds
Identifying the right chemicals in cone snail toxins could lead to therapeutic effects.
Reporter, writer — 3/23/2022
Podcast: Bird tongues are way stranger than you think
Plus other fun facts from The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week.
Script writer, guest host — The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week, 2/9/2022
Article: NASA’s storm-chasing planes fly through blizzards to improve snowfall forecasts
The IMPACTS mission is the first study in the last 30 years to focus on East Coast snowstorms.
Reporter, writer — 2/3/2022
See all my stories at Popular Science.
Science Friday
Article: The Voices That Shaped 30 Years Of Science Friday
For three decades, Science Friday has connected scientists with the public. Listen to the voices that have shaped our show.
Reporter, writer, digital producer, newsletter producer, audio archives producer — Science Friday Rewind, 11/8/2021
Podcast: Algebra, From Broken Bones To Twitter Feuds
When a high school student asked a question about algebra on TikTok, she unknowingly awoke an age-old debate in mathematics history.
Researcher, script writer — Science Diction, 10/19/2021
Feature: How The Humble Asiatic Dayflower Revealed Clues To Blue Hues
This briefly-blooming plant gave Japanese artists a distinctive dye—and helped scientists answer a color chemistry mystery.
Reporter, writer, digital producer — 9/9/2021
Radio + Article: Anthony Fauci Reflects On 40 Years Of HIV/AIDS Research
June 5 marks the 40th anniversary of the first report on HIV and AIDS. Anthony Fauci looks back on four decades of research.
Reporter, writer, digital producer, newsletter producer, audio archives producer — Science Friday Rewind, 6/4/2021
Report: Unpacking The Demand For Multilingual Science Media
Audiences tell us how they engage with and share science stories in multiple languages.
Researcher, writer, editor — 5/24/2021
Feature: Saving The American West’s Sagebrush Sea
Once considered a rangeland weed, this cornerstone of America’s desert ecosystems is under threat.
Reporter, writer, digital producer — 5/19/2021
Article: Earth Day And The Evolution Of The Environmental Movement
From the first Earth Day in 1970 to today’s youth climate strikes, researchers and activists look back at the decades-long fight for a healthy planet.
Reporter, writer, digital producer, newsletter producer, audio archives producer — Science Friday Rewind, 4/19/2021
Radio + Article: How The West Is Battling COVID-19 And Valley Fever
Clinicians say they are under a “triple threat” with the flu, the pandemic, and the fungal disease, valley fever.
Radio producer, digital producer, reporter, writer — 1/15/2021
Radio + Article: Living With Coronavirus, Behind Bars
For months, the incarcerated population has been battling COVID-19—and the struggle to contain the disease is highlighting systemic public health issues.
Radio producer, digital producer, reporter, writer — State of Science, 7/31/2020
Article: Your Cervical Mucus Is Beautiful
The protective substance is an important barrier between the body and the environment. Here’s how researchers are using it to understand health.
Reporter, writer, digital producer — 2/4/2020
Profile: How To Catch The Flu (Under The Lens)
Since 1983, electron microscopist Cynthia Goldsmith has captured the beauty of deadly viruses.
Reporter, writer, digital producer — 3/27/2019
Feature: The Seamstress And The Secrets Of The Argonaut Shell
Known since Aristotle, no one understood the argonaut octopus—until a 19th-century seamstress turned naturalist took it upon herself to solve its mysteries.
Listen to this story in a Science Friday radio interview
Reporter, writer, digital producer, radio guest — 6/20/2018
Article: Meet The People Of Cassini
From a singing group to specially brewed beer, the Cassini family recounts what it was like working on the nearly 20-year mission.
Reporter, writer, digital producer — 9/14/2017
See all my stories at Science Friday.
For three decades, Science Friday has connected scientists with the public. Listen to the voices that have shaped our show.
Reporter, writer, digital producer, newsletter producer, audio archives producer — Science Friday Rewind, 11/8/2021
Podcast: Algebra, From Broken Bones To Twitter Feuds
When a high school student asked a question about algebra on TikTok, she unknowingly awoke an age-old debate in mathematics history.
Researcher, script writer — Science Diction, 10/19/2021
Feature: How The Humble Asiatic Dayflower Revealed Clues To Blue Hues
This briefly-blooming plant gave Japanese artists a distinctive dye—and helped scientists answer a color chemistry mystery.
Reporter, writer, digital producer — 9/9/2021
Radio + Article: Anthony Fauci Reflects On 40 Years Of HIV/AIDS Research
June 5 marks the 40th anniversary of the first report on HIV and AIDS. Anthony Fauci looks back on four decades of research.
Reporter, writer, digital producer, newsletter producer, audio archives producer — Science Friday Rewind, 6/4/2021
Report: Unpacking The Demand For Multilingual Science Media
Audiences tell us how they engage with and share science stories in multiple languages.
Researcher, writer, editor — 5/24/2021
Feature: Saving The American West’s Sagebrush Sea
Once considered a rangeland weed, this cornerstone of America’s desert ecosystems is under threat.
Reporter, writer, digital producer — 5/19/2021
Article: Earth Day And The Evolution Of The Environmental Movement
From the first Earth Day in 1970 to today’s youth climate strikes, researchers and activists look back at the decades-long fight for a healthy planet.
Reporter, writer, digital producer, newsletter producer, audio archives producer — Science Friday Rewind, 4/19/2021
Radio + Article: How The West Is Battling COVID-19 And Valley Fever
Clinicians say they are under a “triple threat” with the flu, the pandemic, and the fungal disease, valley fever.
Radio producer, digital producer, reporter, writer — 1/15/2021
Radio + Article: Living With Coronavirus, Behind Bars
For months, the incarcerated population has been battling COVID-19—and the struggle to contain the disease is highlighting systemic public health issues.
Radio producer, digital producer, reporter, writer — State of Science, 7/31/2020
Article: Your Cervical Mucus Is Beautiful
The protective substance is an important barrier between the body and the environment. Here’s how researchers are using it to understand health.
Reporter, writer, digital producer — 2/4/2020
Profile: How To Catch The Flu (Under The Lens)
Since 1983, electron microscopist Cynthia Goldsmith has captured the beauty of deadly viruses.
Reporter, writer, digital producer — 3/27/2019
Feature: The Seamstress And The Secrets Of The Argonaut Shell
Known since Aristotle, no one understood the argonaut octopus—until a 19th-century seamstress turned naturalist took it upon herself to solve its mysteries.
Listen to this story in a Science Friday radio interview
Reporter, writer, digital producer, radio guest — 6/20/2018
Article: Meet The People Of Cassini
From a singing group to specially brewed beer, the Cassini family recounts what it was like working on the nearly 20-year mission.
Reporter, writer, digital producer — 9/14/2017
See all my stories at Science Friday.
School Library Journal
Feature: Librarians Help Pandemic-Era Students Stay on Track for College
COVID-19 led some students to put off college or arrive less prepared academically or emotionally. Librarians offer support by discussing all options and addressing financial barriers.
Reporter, writer — 5/26/2022
Feature: School Libraries 2021: Legislative Goals and the Importance of Accountability
Legislation that mandates certified librarians in every school seems like the solution to librarian loss, but it isn’t always that simple—as Washington State shows.
Reporter, writer — 11/2/2021
Feature: Tweens Experience More Bias in School Than Younger Kids. Here’s How To Fight That.
Young adolescents face racism and gender bias from educators. Fortunately, schools are starting to acknowledge and dismantle this harmful pattern.
Reporter, writer — 3/12/2021
Feature: Librarians Help Students Understand Biased Science
With science more prominent in the news, librarians are playing a greater role in science literacy and helping students learn how to flag biased and racist scientific research.
Reporter, writer — 2/8/2021
Feature: The Ins and Outs of Buying Ebooks: How To Bolster Virtual Collections During the Pandemic
A crash course on the ebook purchasing and vendor landscape.
Reporter, writer — 10/22/2020
See all my stories at School Library Journal.
COVID-19 led some students to put off college or arrive less prepared academically or emotionally. Librarians offer support by discussing all options and addressing financial barriers.
Reporter, writer — 5/26/2022
Feature: School Libraries 2021: Legislative Goals and the Importance of Accountability
Legislation that mandates certified librarians in every school seems like the solution to librarian loss, but it isn’t always that simple—as Washington State shows.
Reporter, writer — 11/2/2021
Feature: Tweens Experience More Bias in School Than Younger Kids. Here’s How To Fight That.
Young adolescents face racism and gender bias from educators. Fortunately, schools are starting to acknowledge and dismantle this harmful pattern.
Reporter, writer — 3/12/2021
Feature: Librarians Help Students Understand Biased Science
With science more prominent in the news, librarians are playing a greater role in science literacy and helping students learn how to flag biased and racist scientific research.
Reporter, writer — 2/8/2021
Feature: The Ins and Outs of Buying Ebooks: How To Bolster Virtual Collections During the Pandemic
A crash course on the ebook purchasing and vendor landscape.
Reporter, writer — 10/22/2020
See all my stories at School Library Journal.
Atlas Obscura
Feature: How a Small Group of Devotees Are Saving Neopets from Extinction
25 million people once raised Neopets. A few thousand persevere today, in what has become a virtual ghost town.
Reporter, writer — 8/2/2016
Feature: How a Kitten Video Can Transmit Secret Instructions to Criminals
An ancient form of information-hiding known as steganography has infiltrated the viral internet.
Reporter, writer – 6/22/2016
Article: Remembering Nüshu, the 19th-Century Chinese Script Only Women Could Write
This gender-specific practice continues to fade with time.
Reporter, writer — 2/16/2017
Article: The Fierce, Forgotten Library Wars of the Ancient World
The dark trade of collecting books used to get really messy.
Reporter, writer — 8/26/2016
Article: The Most Beautiful Part of a Taiko Drum is Hidden Inside It
The hand-carved drums have intricate patterns concealed within.
Reporter, writer — 6/16/2016
See all my stories at Atlas Obscura.
25 million people once raised Neopets. A few thousand persevere today, in what has become a virtual ghost town.
Reporter, writer — 8/2/2016
Feature: How a Kitten Video Can Transmit Secret Instructions to Criminals
An ancient form of information-hiding known as steganography has infiltrated the viral internet.
Reporter, writer – 6/22/2016
Article: Remembering Nüshu, the 19th-Century Chinese Script Only Women Could Write
This gender-specific practice continues to fade with time.
Reporter, writer — 2/16/2017
Article: The Fierce, Forgotten Library Wars of the Ancient World
The dark trade of collecting books used to get really messy.
Reporter, writer — 8/26/2016
Article: The Most Beautiful Part of a Taiko Drum is Hidden Inside It
The hand-carved drums have intricate patterns concealed within.
Reporter, writer — 6/16/2016
See all my stories at Atlas Obscura.
Inverse
Article: Rafael Araujo Draws Perfect Illustrations by Hand Using Math's Golden Ratio
No computer programs necessary.
Reporter, writer — 4/25/2016
Feature: The Mystery Behind Blue Origin's Turtle-Friendly Coat of Arms
What’s the deal with the four turtles on Blue Origin’s crew capsule?
Reporter, writer — 4/15/2016
Feature: What has IBM Watson Been Up to Since Winning 'Jeopardy!' 5 Years Ago?
Watson is commercialized in so many different things -- you just don’t know it.
Reporter, writer — 4/5/2016
Article: NASA Watch Celebrates 20 Years of Critiquing the Space Agency's Every. Single. Move.
Keith Cowing will still make fun of NASA with every opportunity he gets.
Reporter, writer — 4/1/2016
See all my stories at Inverse.
No computer programs necessary.
Reporter, writer — 4/25/2016
Feature: The Mystery Behind Blue Origin's Turtle-Friendly Coat of Arms
What’s the deal with the four turtles on Blue Origin’s crew capsule?
Reporter, writer — 4/15/2016
Feature: What has IBM Watson Been Up to Since Winning 'Jeopardy!' 5 Years Ago?
Watson is commercialized in so many different things -- you just don’t know it.
Reporter, writer — 4/5/2016
Article: NASA Watch Celebrates 20 Years of Critiquing the Space Agency's Every. Single. Move.
Keith Cowing will still make fun of NASA with every opportunity he gets.
Reporter, writer — 4/1/2016
See all my stories at Inverse.
IEEE Spectrum
Magazine: Telecom Experts Plot a Path to 5G
The ITU is sorting through likely approaches to the next-generation mobile standard
Reporter, writer, researcher — 10/6/2015
Article: The Fuzzy Logic of Fleeing for Your Life
Computer models are becoming more attuned to human fear during crowd evacuations
Reporter, writer — 9/18/2015
Article: Computer Scientists Find Bias in Algorithms
Learning algorithms may have a mind of their own
Reporter, writer — 8/21/2015
Article: The Dark Side of Steganography
Cybersecurity researchers in Poland and Italy are trying to out-smart steganographers at hiding their malware
Reporter, writer — 8/13/2015
Article: What Do You Do With an Old Supercomputer? Crush It Like a Rusty Car
Some of the most sophisticated machines ever built end their life as scrap
Reporter, writer — 7/31/2015
See all my stories at IEEE Spectrum.
The ITU is sorting through likely approaches to the next-generation mobile standard
Reporter, writer, researcher — 10/6/2015
Article: The Fuzzy Logic of Fleeing for Your Life
Computer models are becoming more attuned to human fear during crowd evacuations
Reporter, writer — 9/18/2015
Article: Computer Scientists Find Bias in Algorithms
Learning algorithms may have a mind of their own
Reporter, writer — 8/21/2015
Article: The Dark Side of Steganography
Cybersecurity researchers in Poland and Italy are trying to out-smart steganographers at hiding their malware
Reporter, writer — 8/13/2015
Article: What Do You Do With an Old Supercomputer? Crush It Like a Rusty Car
Some of the most sophisticated machines ever built end their life as scrap
Reporter, writer — 7/31/2015
See all my stories at IEEE Spectrum.