How Fireflies Are Keeping This Tiny Mexican Town Alive
for National GeographicPublished: August 24, 2017
In Nanacamilpa, a magical display of fireflies is attracting tourists by the thousands—now locals wonder how they can sustain the insect that brought them so much prosperity.
Story Collider: The Biology of Pig Shit
In early 2016 I tell a story onstage about the chemistry of pig manure.
TEDX: Chronic Pain – Shedding the Second Dark Age
Published: September 26, 2017
Chronic Pain: Shedding the Second Dark Age
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.
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.”
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.