New Article about the Power of Placebos
"This is better than anything I’ve seen written for adults. Much clearer and much more accurate." -Ted J. Kaptchuk.
Cursed Mummies
One chapter of my book Strange But True: 10 of the world’s greatest mysteries explained explores the curse of Tutankhamen. When people
Devices that Don’t Need Batteries
In two stories I wrote for Science News for Students recently, I had to face one of my biggest fears: electromagnetism. I
Watch Out for Space Dust
On the lookout for micro-missiles from space Science News for Students, March 7, 2019 Dust from outer space rains down on Earth
From Mind Reading to the Reading Mind
My latest feature article for Science News for Students explores how the brain reads and how the process can go wrong, either
Five Articles in Three Weeks
Apparently, I’ve been busy! In a span of three weeks, five of my articles came out on Science News for Students. June 8, 2017:
Robots and Cyborgs
Recently, I’ve written two articles for Science News for Students about robotics: Teaching robots right from wrong and Wired and weird: Meet the cyborg
Happy Halloween
Ever since I first learned that a fungus can turn ants into zombies, I’ve wanted to write about it. I finally got
More Video Games
Well, I guess I’ve found my niche in children’s nonfiction: video games. My husband used to work as a software engineer on
News Reporting: Teen Health
A couple of months ago, I started reporting on news stories for Science News for Students. My first few topics ranged from nuclear