I write about science and technology, and their relationship to society. My work often examines the public understanding of science, the way knowledge filters through culture, and the spread of scientific myths. Additionally, I write about new research, profile scientists, and review books, films, and museum exhibits. My pieces frequently draw upon my training in the history of science. You can learn more about me here. Contact me here.

Digging for Darwin
Do you own a first edition of the Origin?
The New York Times, May 17, 2009

Cell Division
America’s regional politics of science.
Salon, May 11, 2009

America + China = The New G2
The pairing needed for climate progress
Seed, April 29, 2009

Your DNA is a snitch
Can you keep your genes private?
Salon, February 17, 2009

Alaska has more oil than the Middle East?
Busting the myths of endless energy
Salon, August 18, 2008

The Meaning of the Butterfly
Why we get “The Butterfly Effect” wrong
The Boston Globe, June 8, 2008

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Visualizing Climate Change
Interview: NASA’s Gavin Schmidt
Salon, June 1, 2009

Our Two Cultures
Reconsidering C.P. Snow, 50 years later
The New York Times, March 22, 2009

Political Science
Review: The Art and Politics of Science
The New York Times, February 15, 2009

A Talk with Steve Shapin
Our mistaken image of scientists
The Boston Globe, July 6, 2008

E. Coli and You
Review: Microcosm
The New York Times, June 29, 2008

Joseph Needham's Grand Question
Review: The Man Who Loved China
Seed, May/June 2008

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