As a journalist, I've reported and edited stories on a wide variety of scientific topics, such as:
+ Technology
+ Space
+ Archaeology
+ Paleontology
+ Health
+ Psychology
+ Nature
+ Climate & Environment
My reporting has incorporated multimedia elements such as photography, audio, and video to present science news to a national audience. I've also produced a number of features for magazines and digital publications, both local and national.
Outside of science, my reporting has also touched on education, history, business, books, and general human interest topics.
Here's a selection of my work:
+ Technology
+ Space
+ Archaeology
+ Paleontology
+ Health
+ Psychology
+ Nature
+ Climate & Environment
My reporting has incorporated multimedia elements such as photography, audio, and video to present science news to a national audience. I've also produced a number of features for magazines and digital publications, both local and national.
Outside of science, my reporting has also touched on education, history, business, books, and general human interest topics.
Here's a selection of my work:
Daily news
Quick note: Card stories are the short, visually-driven articles that I produced as a staff writer at Inverse. I describe them to my friends and family as "mini slideshows about science." They are best viewed on a phone or mobile device.
Insect Bites Reveal the Origins of an Elusive Plant Behavior — Inverse, February 2023
Ancient Egyptian "Funeral Home" Reveals Secrets of Embalming — Inverse, February 2023
The Ultimate Status Symbol for Danish Vikings? Beaver Fur — Study — Inverse, July 2022
Earthquake-detecting “Trash Bag” Balloons Could Tell Us the Secrets of Venus — Inverse, May 2023
Listen: Dolphins Scream to Each Other Over Human-Made Noise Pollution (card story) — Inverse, January 2023
Watch: Ingenious Hawks Learned to Thwart Their Prey's Greatest Defense (card story) — Inverse, August 2022
Orion Splashdown: Watch Artemis I's Final Moments in 11 Breathtaking Images (card story) — Inverse, December 2022
Gems, Coins, and Ancient Treasure: 10 Ghostly Shipwreck Discoveries from 2022 (card story) — Inverse, December 2022
Tonga Volcano Spewed Ash a Whopping 35 Miles Into the Air, Setting a New Record (card story) — Inverse, November 2022
Ancient Egyptian "Funeral Home" Reveals Secrets of Embalming — Inverse, February 2023
The Ultimate Status Symbol for Danish Vikings? Beaver Fur — Study — Inverse, July 2022
Earthquake-detecting “Trash Bag” Balloons Could Tell Us the Secrets of Venus — Inverse, May 2023
Listen: Dolphins Scream to Each Other Over Human-Made Noise Pollution (card story) — Inverse, January 2023
Watch: Ingenious Hawks Learned to Thwart Their Prey's Greatest Defense (card story) — Inverse, August 2022
Orion Splashdown: Watch Artemis I's Final Moments in 11 Breathtaking Images (card story) — Inverse, December 2022
Gems, Coins, and Ancient Treasure: 10 Ghostly Shipwreck Discoveries from 2022 (card story) — Inverse, December 2022
Tonga Volcano Spewed Ash a Whopping 35 Miles Into the Air, Setting a New Record (card story) — Inverse, November 2022
Evergreen + enterprise stories
Quick note: If you're looking for columns and essays, click on the "essays" tab at the top of my site.
75 Years Ago, Milwaukee Experienced the Most Severe Earthquake in Wisconsin History — Milwaukee Magazine, May 2022
Life on Mars: A Scientist Ranks 10 Futuristic Depictions of Human Colonies (card story) -- Inverse, September 2021
Did This Small Michigan Town Trick People Into Thinking They Were Moving to Milwaukee? — Milwaukee Magazine, October 2021
The Cure for Eczema is Likely More than Skin Deep -- Discover, March 2020
There's More to Technophobia Than the Fear of Technology — Discover, October 2020
Planetary Alignment Didn't End the World in 1919. But One Professor Thought it Would — Discover, February 2021
75 Years Ago, Milwaukee Experienced the Most Severe Earthquake in Wisconsin History — Milwaukee Magazine, May 2022
Life on Mars: A Scientist Ranks 10 Futuristic Depictions of Human Colonies (card story) -- Inverse, September 2021
Did This Small Michigan Town Trick People Into Thinking They Were Moving to Milwaukee? — Milwaukee Magazine, October 2021
The Cure for Eczema is Likely More than Skin Deep -- Discover, March 2020
There's More to Technophobia Than the Fear of Technology — Discover, October 2020
Planetary Alignment Didn't End the World in 1919. But One Professor Thought it Would — Discover, February 2021
Features
Meet the Meteorite Hunters -- Inverse, November 2022
How These Falcons Came Back From the Brink of Extinction in Wisconsin -- Milwaukee Magazine, August 2022
This Cannabis ‘Lite’ Exists in Legal Limbo and Is Being Sold to Eager Buyers — Milwaukee Magazine, January 2022
How These Falcons Came Back From the Brink of Extinction in Wisconsin -- Milwaukee Magazine, August 2022
This Cannabis ‘Lite’ Exists in Legal Limbo and Is Being Sold to Eager Buyers — Milwaukee Magazine, January 2022
Profiles + Q&As
Meet the 24-Year-Old Who Drives NASA Rockets to the Launch Pad in a 6.5 Million Pound Crawler — Futurism, February 2022
The Founder of Sci Hub is Absolutely Unrepentant — Futurism, October 2021
How Well Do You Know Your Sense of Touch? -- Discover, March 2021
The Founder of Sci Hub is Absolutely Unrepentant — Futurism, October 2021
How Well Do You Know Your Sense of Touch? -- Discover, March 2021
Editing
Why Electric Cars are Getting Louder — Discover, September 2020
The Secrets of Bat Echolocation Could Help Robots Navigate With Sound — Discover, December 2020
How AI Accidentally Learned Ecology by Playing StarCraft — Discover, May 2021
How Viruses Could Cure Cancer and Save Lives — Discover, June 2021
The Secrets of Bat Echolocation Could Help Robots Navigate With Sound — Discover, December 2020
How AI Accidentally Learned Ecology by Playing StarCraft — Discover, May 2021
How Viruses Could Cure Cancer and Save Lives — Discover, June 2021