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RECENT FEATURED WORKS

The world's biggest carbon-removal plant just opened. In a year, it'll negate just 3 seconds' worth of global emissions.

September 25, 2021

The gold-medal winner of the Olympic marathon responds to critics who say Nike shoes give him an unfair advantage

August 26, 2021

A YouTuber bet a physicist $10,000 that a wind-powered vehicle could travel twice as fast as the wind itself — and won

July 28, 2021

Mysterious brain injuries have plagued over 130 US spies and diplomats. Were they attacked with a microwave weapon?

June 26, 2021

Anthony Fauci reveals which activities he will and won't do now that he's vaccinated — indoor restaurants are still a no

April 8, 2021

Decades ago, 9 Russian hikers mysteriously fled their tent and froze to death. A new study sheds light on the cold case.

February 27, 2021

Featured Works from 2017-2020

Nike's controversial Vaporfly shoes make runners faster — so runners sponsored by other brands are blacking them out to wear in secret

August 15, 2020

My scoop about the power of Nike Vaporfly shoes — even over runners from competing brands — took months to go live. Vaporfly tech is so energetically efficient that non-Nike athletes run secretly in “blacked-out” versions so they’re not left behind. Read by 2.6 million unique readers in five days.

The winner of the New York City Marathon and the fastest marathoner in the world have one thing in common: Both wear the same controversial shoes

November 04, 2019

Published on Business Insider, November 4, 2019.

Humans aren't the only species that rely on grandmothers to watch the kids: Orca grannies ensure baby whales live longer

December 09, 2019

Published on Business Insider, December 9, 2019.

Life expectancy in the US keeps going down, and a new study says America's worsening inequality could be to blame

November 30, 2019

Published on Business Insider, November 30, 2019.

The Amazon fires aren't a natural disaster. 'Bolsonaro has created the perfect conditions for this perfect storm,' one researcher said.

August 29, 2019

Published on Business Insider, August 29, 2019.

In the Everest ultra-marathon, runners compete at lung-bursting altitudes of 17,000 feet. This year, one runner spent a night outside, alone and without shelter.

June 27, 2019

Published on Business Insider, June 27, 2019.

No, we're probably not growing horns from our heads because of our cell-phone use — here's the real science

June 21, 2019

Published on Business Insider, June 21, 2019.

A science adviser for 'Avengers: Endgame' describes the real physics of time travel and multiple universes that underpin the movie

May 10, 2019

Published on Business Insider, May 10, 2019.

The real T. rex looked nothing like the monster in 'Jurassic Park.' These 13 discoveries have upended our picture of the 'king of the dinosaurs.'

March 13, 2019

Published on Business Insider, March 13, 2019 (image courtesy of American Museum of Natural History). Reached more than one million page views in 24 hours.

In a lost lake 3,500 feet under the Antarctic Ice, scientists just found the carcasses of tiny creatures

January 19, 2019

Published on Business Insider, January 19, 2019.

The government shutdown is putting the US further behind in a weather-forecasting race with Europe

January 16, 2019

Story published for Business Insider on January 16, 2019.

Will There Ever Be Another Pangea?

October 04, 2018

Published on LiveScience.com October 4, 2018 as part of the Life's Little Mysteries series.

2018 Howard Hughes Medical Institute Investigators: Edward Boyden

May 23, 2018

Part of a series of profiles that showcase the 2018 HHMI Investigator cohort. See also profiles of: Zachary Knight and Beth Stevens.

The Most Precise Measurement of Antimatter Yet Deepens the Mystery of Why We Exist

April 04, 2018

Published on LiveScience.com April 4, 2018.

A bacterium has been engineered to make unnatural proteins

November 29, 2017

Published online for New Scientist magazine. In print Nov. 30. Full clip here.

There is a third species of orangutan and somehow no one noticed

November 02, 2017

Published online for New Scientist magazine. In print Nov. 9.

Filling in the gaps

September 28, 2017

Feature written during UC Santa Cruz science communication program, published online for Science Notes.

These Scientists Got To See Their Competitors’ Research Through Public Records Requests

September 02, 2017

Investigative report with Teresa Carey. Originally a graduate school assignment for UC Santa Cruz, published online by BuzzFeed news.

Half the atoms in your body came from across the universe

July 27, 2017

Published online for New Scientist magazine. In print August 3.

"Change from Within" Highlights Diversity Efforts at UCSC (with Sarah McQuate)

June 20, 2017

A five-minute film that explores the efforts of UCSC astronomers to make their field more welcoming to talented minority and women scientists. In the video, four graduate students of color and the department's ambitious chair share the challenges they've faced and potential solutions for the future.

Featured by the American Astronomical Society. See film on YouTube or my video channel here.

Big Sur's lonely redwoods are key to saving the species threatened by climate change

June 07, 2017

Published on the front page of the San Jose Mercury News.

With a little help from my friends

May 01, 2017

Published in Scientific American. Q&A with psychologist Robin Dunbar at the 2017 AAAS meeting in Boston, MA.

Roller derby at a crossroads: Bye-bye fish nets, hello ESPN

March 17, 2017

Published in the San Jose Mercury News. Involved scheduling the photoshoot and video sessions with all three teams and producing the associated video with Tor Haugan and Josie Lepe.