Why the Mexico City Earthquake Shook Up Disaster Predictions
for Scientific AmericanPublished: September 21, 2017
Tuesday’s deadly quake did not come from the place many geologists thought would unleash the next “big one.”
Suggestible You
for National Geographic BooksUpcoming book, due to be released in November, about the curious science of your brain's ability to deceive, transform, and heal.
Can You Supercharge Your Baby?
for Scientific AmericanPublished: June 2018
Hundreds of toys promise to help babies read, learn, do math and walk earlier than expected— many without scientific backing
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.
PBS NewsHour: The placebo effect’s role in healing, explained
for PBS NewsHourPublished: April 11, 2018
I traveled with a film crew to Huatla, Mexico, and Baltimore, Maryland, to understand the intersection of science, faith and healing.
An Ocean Apart
for Virginia Quarterly ReviewPublished: Spring 2015
Can two forces threatening the sustainability of sharks—the fishermen of Mexico and consumers in China—help the fish survive?
Hugh and the Boobies
for Hakai MagazinePublished: April 22, 2015
Like characters in a soap opera, boobies on a remote Mexican island cheat, kill, and jostle for power.
Feeding the Billions
for Scientific AmericanPublished: April 2015
How a small group of visionaries are trying to feed China—and save the world's oceans.
Losing Maya Heritage to Looters
for National GeographicPublished: August 8, 2014
Stolen artifacts are making it from the Guatemalan jungle to wealthy black-market buyers.