Welcome

I'm a journalist specializing in longform features for (mostly) U.S. magazines, including The New Yorker, The New York Times Magazine, National Geographic, Bloomberg Businessweek, Scientific American, Nature, Wired, The Guardian, TheAtlantic.com, and more. My writing and editing have won awards from professional organizations including the Society of Professional Journalists and Society of Environmental Journalists, and the American Assn. for the Advancement of Science (publisher of Science magazine).

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A list of all the publications I've written for is here. 

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Now based in Amsterdam, I've lived in Chicago, Indiana, San Francisco, Los Angeles, and New York, and I've reported from 20 countries on five continents, including all the places marked on this map.   

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I mostly write stories concerning science, technology, and the environment, and their intersections. I've also written on criminal justice, education, mental health, medical science, early childhood development, and more.  

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I have edited longform features for national consumer magazines including finalists for awards from the American Society of Magazine Editors and winners of Independent Press Awards. 

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A sampling of my work is below, or you can click on the categories at top-right to view more.