Here are a handful of my recently-published pieces to give you a glimpse into what I'm telling my friends these days. Topics that I'm into at the moment include: birds, the gut microbiome, Guam, gender equality, the science of skincare.
For a more comprehensive list of subjects I've covered, check out my Writing page.
For a more comprehensive list of subjects I've covered, check out my Writing page.
Gifted education in America is finally moving past its legacy of inequality
(Quartz)
For decades, gifted education had a reputation for perpetuating the systemic inequalities that already existed throughout the education system and beyond. But in the past few years, researchers and administrators might have figured out a way to change that.
(Quartz)
For decades, gifted education had a reputation for perpetuating the systemic inequalities that already existed throughout the education system and beyond. But in the past few years, researchers and administrators might have figured out a way to change that.
Guam's ecological fate is in the hands of the U.S. military
(National Geographic)
The US military owns two thirds of the land in the tiny Pacific US territory. As the organization constructs its third base on the island, here's what they are doing to preserve some of the island's most unique environmental assets.
From apologies to denials, a guide to the complex world of post-Me Too comebacks (Quartz)
My colleague Amanda and I looked at several hundred examples of men felled by the Me Too movement for a variety of alleged infractions. How many do you think were able to return to their same field and were generally accepted by their peers?
My colleague Amanda and I looked at several hundred examples of men felled by the Me Too movement for a variety of alleged infractions. How many do you think were able to return to their same field and were generally accepted by their peers?
Endangered: A Bird And A Tribe
(Undark)
A vanishingly rare hummingbird shares the same fate as the indigenous tribe in the remote mountains of Colombia. What happens when the needs of people and conservation butt heads? I traveled to Colombia for this piece, which was a labor of love two years in the making.
Last updated Dec 11, 2019