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.
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.
An Homage to Teotihuacan
for SapiensPublished: July 5, 2018
One modern Mexican artist is making souvenirs that shed light on the ancient peoples of this city and continue their aesthetic traditions.
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.
Conservation isn’t winning. Extinction is.
for The Washington PostPublished: July 13, 2018
An opinion editorial about how desperate small wild populations have become the norm in conservation.
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.