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Project: Emptying the World’s Aquarium
Manifesto of a Wasp Scientist
for The Last Word on Nothing
All characters in this essay are fictional and should not be confused with real scientists. I ask that no bee researcher take offense.
Gods of Blood And Stone
for Scientific American
Published: July 2014
Long cloaked in mystery, the ancient Teotihuacán culture is at last giving up its secrets.
A Bookseller And His Well
for The Last Word on Nothing
A tale of Francis “Steve” Stephenson, who owned a small bookstore in Tulsa, Oklahoma. And the hundreds of lives he saved.
On Call in the Wild
for Discover
Published: April 2014
Wilderness physician Matt Lewin has traveled to the nether reaches of the planet to treat scientists in the field.
Why can’t mexico make science pay off?
for Scientific American
Published: October 2013
The nation is poised to explode into the information economy— and yet stubbornly refuses to do so
Are Dolphins Not as Smart as We Thought?
for Discover Crux Blog
Published: October 2013
In Douglas Adams’s hilarious classic, Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, there are several animals said to be cleverer than humans.
An Open Letter to Yosemite National Park
for The Last Word on Nothing
A national park in crisis, a crippling disease, and a yappy little dog.
Cocaine Is Evil
for Slate
Published: December 2013
The gruesomeness of the drug trade rivals any atrocities in history.
Pictures and Prose: When photographers and writers work together
for The Open Notebook
I ask a roundtable of writers, editors and photographers to discuss the value of teaming up and how they make it work.