Early Warnings of Terrible Earthquakes Appear High in the Sky, a New Theory Says
for Scientific AmericanPublished: October, 2018
The best early warnings of a big disaster may appear 180 miles above the ground, a controversial new theory says
Maya bones bring a lost civilization to life
for NaturePublished: February 12, 2019
Trained in both medicine and archaeology, Vera Tiesler has revealed how the human body was deeply woven into the religion, tradition and politics of the Maya world.
A Widening Gulf
for WWF MagazinePublished: Summer 2015
For fishing families along America’s Gulf Coast, illegal fishing is a reality that’s hitting very close to home.
The Lobster Wars
for bioGraphicPublished: May 2019
In one coastal Mexican town, a sustainable fishery anchors the community. So why has Florida outlawed the same fishing methods?
Great White Mystery
for National GeographicPublished: June 2016
Thanks to Jaws, they're the ocean's most iconic and feared fish. But we know surprisingly little about them.
In Search of the Lost Empire of the Maya
for National GeographicPublished: September 2016
The ambitious Snake kings used force and diplomacy to create the most powerful alliance in their culture’s history.
A Forest Hidden by Fog
for bioGraphicPublished: September 2016
Spellbound by an idea, a writer sets out to find the mythical cloud forest—and shines a bright light on an endangered ecosystem.
Why trials of autism treatments have a placebo problem
for SpectrumPublished: November 2016
People with autism — and their family members — are susceptible to powerful placebo effects. Some researchers are using the problem to better understand this mystifying phenomenon.
Mesmerising
for AeonPublished: November 2016
Look into my eyes: the fantastical history, mysterious healing power and emergent neuroscience of hypnosis
Excerpt: Remembering Childhood Trauma That Never Happened
for New York MagazinePublished: November 2016
New York Magazine ran an excerpt from my book, Suggestible You, introducing the concept of false memories.