Quiz Whiz!
Update on October 26, 2015: Quiz Whiz 6 just came out! I got a surprise in the mail the other day —
Technology Meets Controversy
Last year, I started writing a new column for Odyssey magazine. The editor wanted something that would focus on new and future
First Article for Muse: AI in Video Games
This was my first writing project after having a baby, and my first for Muse magazine. Odyssey, the magazine that published my first
How to Work from Home with a Baby
Our first child arrived on December 3, 2014. I made the decision not to return to my full time job, and to
Rare Rhinos, Tigers, and More
My latest article for Science News for Students goes in a totally different direction than my first one (all about free electron
Saturn and a Pale Blue Dot
I wrote about the Cassini mission at Saturn near the beginning of my science writing career, and ever since then I’ve been
How to Talk to a Nuclear Physicist
I’ve been attending the New England SCBWI conference since 2007. In 2011 and 2012, I co-directed the whole thing! This year, for
The Science of Star Trek – Take 2!
The March 2014 issue of Odyssey magazine features an article I wrote about Star Trek. Actually, I wrote the article back in
X-Ray Lasers and Exploding Apples
The home page of today’s Science News for Students website looks like this: That exploding apple is the lead image for my
What do Dolphins, Cicadas, and Toadfish have in Common?
Dolphins, cicadas, and toadfish all sing! Well, they make sounds that one could interpret as singing. My article “6 Surprising Animal Singers”