Published Work
Health & Well-Being
In Pursuit of Memory
To understand why memory declines with age, scientists must first figure out how the brain builds memories.
Study Drugs Can Be Dangerous
Misusing prescription drugs to improve school performance isn’t just dangerous. It’s cheating.
Despite Years of ADHD Research, Diagnosis Remains Tricky and Treatment, More So
Worrying — Unnecessarily — About Vaccinating Your Child
Growing Up with Pesticides
Long-term studies of the effects of pesticides and other environmental chemicals on the very young brain are coming up with worrisome results.
You Won’t Get Pregnant if You Use the Pill, Right? Wrong.
Respecting the Body’s Clocks
Daily rhythms affect everything from the time we wake to how well we perform in sports.
Older Athletes Push The Limits
Slowing down isn’t inevitable after age 35, with sustained, even increased fitness possible in later decades. Genetics has a role, but mostly it’s dedication.
Exercise Counteracts Aging Effects
Keeping active won’t let you live forever, but it can stave off the ravages of time.
About Me
I am spending the 2020-2021 academic year as a Ted Scripps Fellow in Environmental Journalism at the University of Colorado, Boulder. From 2015 until August 2020, I was the founding managing editor of SAPIENS, an editorially independent online publication devoted to making anthropology accessible and relevant to the general public. Before that, I spent a decade as a freelance journalist covering health, neuroscience, energy, the environment, and everything in between. My work has appeared in The Washington Post, The New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Nature, Science, New Scientist, Audubon, and elsewhere.