Popular Science
Article: Human eggs have a ‘standby battery mode’ that allows them to last decades
Human oocytes can last for up to 50 years—and a newly discovered metabolic pathway is key to this longevity.
Reporter, writer — 7/22/2022
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: COVID relief funds are drying up—and so are free tests and treatments
Uninsured Americans are already feeling the effects.
Reporter, writer — 3/20/2022
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
Article: The march of the penguins has a new star: an autonomous robot
ECHO is watching over Emperor penguins in a long-term effort to assess the health of Antarctica's ecosystems.
Reporter, writer — 3/18/2022
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: This new synthetic tooth enamel is even harder than the real thing
Enamel is so complex, it's nearly impossible to replicate. A team of engineers pulled it off anyway.
Reporter, writer — 2/8/2022
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
Article: This anglerfish has mastered a trick to light up the depths of the Pacific Ocean
To ensnare its meal, the Pacific footballfish puts on a dazzling light show by making and manipulating its own glow.
Reporter, writer — 1/27/2022
See all my stories at Popular Science.
Human oocytes can last for up to 50 years—and a newly discovered metabolic pathway is key to this longevity.
Reporter, writer — 7/22/2022
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: COVID relief funds are drying up—and so are free tests and treatments
Uninsured Americans are already feeling the effects.
Reporter, writer — 3/20/2022
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
Article: The march of the penguins has a new star: an autonomous robot
ECHO is watching over Emperor penguins in a long-term effort to assess the health of Antarctica's ecosystems.
Reporter, writer — 3/18/2022
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: This new synthetic tooth enamel is even harder than the real thing
Enamel is so complex, it's nearly impossible to replicate. A team of engineers pulled it off anyway.
Reporter, writer — 2/8/2022
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
Article: This anglerfish has mastered a trick to light up the depths of the Pacific Ocean
To ensnare its meal, the Pacific footballfish puts on a dazzling light show by making and manipulating its own glow.
Reporter, writer — 1/27/2022
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
Radio: SciFri Reflects On Three Decades Of Covering Science News
A lot has changed since the first broadcast in 1991. The show’s commitment to science hasn’t.
Digital producer, audio archives producer — Science Friday Rewind, 11/5/2021
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
Article: How The Age Of Mars Rovers Began
Perseverance is the fifth rover to land on the Red Planet. NASA scientists remember Mars Pathfinder’s Sojourner—the 90s experimental endeavor that started it all.
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: Even In A Pandemic, Science Class Is In Session
The return to school hasn’t been easy, but STEM educators are finding creative ways to teach science to kids—online and in-person.
Reporter, writer, digital producer — 10/23/2020
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
Article: A Day With Fossil Hunters
Science Friday treks with paleontologists on the fossil hunt in Utah’s dusty canyons.
Field reporter, writer, digital producer, photographer — 9/21/2018
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
Profile: The Truth About Imaginary Friends
Developmental psychologist Marjorie Taylor has turned our understanding of imaginary companions upside down.
Reporter, writer — 5/26/2016
Profile: This '70s Artist Painted Our Future in Space
Forty years ago, artist Rick Guidice teamed up with NASA scientists to envision the space civilizations of the future.
Reporter, writer — 10/19/2015
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
Radio: SciFri Reflects On Three Decades Of Covering Science News
A lot has changed since the first broadcast in 1991. The show’s commitment to science hasn’t.
Digital producer, audio archives producer — Science Friday Rewind, 11/5/2021
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
Article: How The Age Of Mars Rovers Began
Perseverance is the fifth rover to land on the Red Planet. NASA scientists remember Mars Pathfinder’s Sojourner—the 90s experimental endeavor that started it all.
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: Even In A Pandemic, Science Class Is In Session
The return to school hasn’t been easy, but STEM educators are finding creative ways to teach science to kids—online and in-person.
Reporter, writer, digital producer — 10/23/2020
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
Article: A Day With Fossil Hunters
Science Friday treks with paleontologists on the fossil hunt in Utah’s dusty canyons.
Field reporter, writer, digital producer, photographer — 9/21/2018
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
Profile: The Truth About Imaginary Friends
Developmental psychologist Marjorie Taylor has turned our understanding of imaginary companions upside down.
Reporter, writer — 5/26/2016
Profile: This '70s Artist Painted Our Future in Space
Forty years ago, artist Rick Guidice teamed up with NASA scientists to envision the space civilizations of the future.
Reporter, writer — 10/19/2015
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: Educators Weigh In on Summer Reading Lists
Suggestions include culling To Kill a Mockingbird, The Great Gatsby, and works by Shakespeare, as well as adding New Kid and Firekeeper's Daughter, among other titles.
Reporter, data, writer — 4/14/2022
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: Virtual Science Labs, Flipped Classrooms Flourish After a Remote Year
Some pandemic teaching innovations in STEM subjects are here to stay.
Reporter, writer — 10/14/2021
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: Get the Most Out of EdTech While Teaching Remotely
Innovative ways to use technology to keep students engaged and on track during the pandemic.
Reporter, writer — 11/2/2020
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: Educators Weigh In on Summer Reading Lists
Suggestions include culling To Kill a Mockingbird, The Great Gatsby, and works by Shakespeare, as well as adding New Kid and Firekeeper's Daughter, among other titles.
Reporter, data, writer — 4/14/2022
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: Virtual Science Labs, Flipped Classrooms Flourish After a Remote Year
Some pandemic teaching innovations in STEM subjects are here to stay.
Reporter, writer — 10/14/2021
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: Get the Most Out of EdTech While Teaching Remotely
Innovative ways to use technology to keep students engaged and on track during the pandemic.
Reporter, writer — 11/2/2020
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
Profile: The Female Space Sculptor Who Designed the Earliest Space and Aviation Helmets
Alice King Chatham’s name is attached to some of the world’s most pivotal aviation and space experiments.
Reporter, writer — 1/18/2017
Article: Why Women Pretended to Be Creepy Rocks and Trees in NYC Parks During WWI
Can you find the camouflaged women hiding in these photos?
Reporter, writer — 10/6/2016
Feature: How Our Make-Believe Relationships With Celebrities Shape Our Social Lives
It’s in our nature to want to form relationships with others—even if they don’t know who we are.
Reporter, writer — 9/23/2016
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: Will We Ever Know Who Staged This Mysterious Moon Ballet?
A snap from the set of a 1950 sci-fi film has set off a seven-year hunt.
Reporter, writer — 8/4/2016
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
Photo Feature: A Visual Guide to the Fake Fleets and Inflatable Armies of WWII
Military units in both the Allied and Axis powers used air-filled tanks and straw airplanes to deceive enemies.
Reporter, writer — 3/6/2017
Article: The Elaborate Wig-Snatching Schemes of the 18th Century
Thieves employed monkeys to rob the wealthy of their coiffures.
Reporter, writer — 1/9/2017
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
Profile: The Female Space Sculptor Who Designed the Earliest Space and Aviation Helmets
Alice King Chatham’s name is attached to some of the world’s most pivotal aviation and space experiments.
Reporter, writer — 1/18/2017
Article: Why Women Pretended to Be Creepy Rocks and Trees in NYC Parks During WWI
Can you find the camouflaged women hiding in these photos?
Reporter, writer — 10/6/2016
Feature: How Our Make-Believe Relationships With Celebrities Shape Our Social Lives
It’s in our nature to want to form relationships with others—even if they don’t know who we are.
Reporter, writer — 9/23/2016
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: Will We Ever Know Who Staged This Mysterious Moon Ballet?
A snap from the set of a 1950 sci-fi film has set off a seven-year hunt.
Reporter, writer — 8/4/2016
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
Photo Feature: A Visual Guide to the Fake Fleets and Inflatable Armies of WWII
Military units in both the Allied and Axis powers used air-filled tanks and straw airplanes to deceive enemies.
Reporter, writer — 3/6/2017
Article: The Elaborate Wig-Snatching Schemes of the 18th Century
Thieves employed monkeys to rob the wealthy of their coiffures.
Reporter, writer — 1/9/2017
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
Article: Why Aren't Supercomputers Getting Faster Like They Used To?
Experts dream of reaching exascale computation rates by 2020, but it may take longer than expected
Reporter, writer — 7/17/2015
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
Article: Why Aren't Supercomputers Getting Faster Like They Used To?
Experts dream of reaching exascale computation rates by 2020, but it may take longer than expected
Reporter, writer — 7/17/2015
See all my stories at IEEE Spectrum.