I write about scrappy science, weird innovation, and out-of-the-box ideas, currently as a Knight fellow at MIT.
Recent Stuff
Biohackers and the Genetically-Guided Future (or Present)
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A Future of Genetically Modified Children Is Closer Than You Think
Mother Jones
You Are What You Tweet: Diagnosing Mental and Physical Health through Social Media
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Maine’s Seaweed Dreams
Yankee. Selected for Best Food Writing 2017
The Extraordinary Last-Ditch Effort to Document–and save–the World’s Coral Reefs.
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