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Project: Emptying the World’s Aquarium
The Lobster Wars
for bioGraphic
Published: May 2019
In one coastal Mexican town, a sustainable fishery anchors the community. So why has Florida outlawed the same fishing methods?
The Genius of Pinheads: When Little Brains Rule
for Scientific American
Published: March 28, 2017
Bigger brains are not always better
What Screen Addictions and Drug Addictions Have in Common
for NOVA
Published: October 23, 2018
New research shows that age-old concerns about the detrimental effects of screen time hold true.
NASW Science in Society Winner, 2015
For the Discover magazine feature "Why Nothing Works"
Requiem for the Vaquita
for Scientific American
Published: August 2017
What the demise of a small Mexican porpoise tells us about extinction in the 21st century
An Ocean Apart
for Virginia Quarterly Review
Published: 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 Magazine
Published: 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 American
Published: 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 Geographic
Published: August 8, 2014
Stolen artifacts are making it from the Guatemalan jungle to wealthy black-market buyers.