Below is a selection of articles I’ve written and edited over the last few years. For a more complete list of written articles, click here. My research portfolio is here.
Editor
Cleave
by Lois ParshleyThe Ever Given and the physics of big ships clogged the Suez Canal
by Margaux LopezHow Climate Change Accelerates Gentrification
by Angely MercadoSex isn’t binary, and we should stop acting like it is
by Liza BrusmanThe Music of the Universe is Loud and Melancholy
by Sarah BrumbleThe oceans contain vast mineral resources. Can the deep sea be mined without catastrophic results?
by Ashley MarranzinoThis is how climate change is reshaping the entire planet
by Elisa BonninAstronomers want the Thirty Meter Telescope on a sacred Hawaiian summit. But who is it for?
by Kailee YoshimuraMeet Melba Roy Mouton, the Space Race mathematician and keeper of orbiting satellites
by Kristen Vogt VeggebergHow did human butts evolve to look that way?
by Darcy ShapiroEven vampire bats do social distancing when their friends are sick
by Olivia BoxA protein in your brain behaves like a virus, infecting your cells with memories
by Yewande Pearse
Writer
The protein Klotho could extend the life of the brain. Is that a good thing? The lab-leak hypothesis for COVID-19 is becoming a conspiracy theory Don’t believe the conspiracy theories you hear about coronavirus and HIV Climate strikers send a message: “Put your planet and its people over profit” A Study Tried to Use Genetics to Explain Why People Are Poor Art x Science: How Artists Launch Scientific Inquiries to Spark New Works The US is deporting scientists. I’m one of them What’s happening in Texas is climate nihilism Meet Stephanie Kwolek, the woman who gave us bulletproof vests and yoga pants Meet Annie Easley, the barrier-breaking mathematician who helped us explore the solar system A Roadmap and Wish List for Synthetic Genomics Space futurism is stupid