Robot Friends
My latest story for Science News Explores is about robot friendship. Personally, I'd love a real R2D2! A heroic Star-Wars-style droid is
Internet for Everyone
When I served in the Peace Corps from 2004-2006, I lived in the rural town of Pokrovka, Kyrgyzstan. There was no internet
Exploring the Metaverse
What is the metaverse? That depends who you ask. Recently, the term has become a tech buzz word for just about anything
How Drones Help Protect Wildlife
Photo courtesy of Christian Miller, Ocean Alliance, Inc. I was on a whale watch with my family four or five years ago
7 Deep Questions About the Future
Cities on Mars, pet unicorns, cures for old age — all of these things might be possible in the future. However, just
Interview 4 – Nicho Hatsopoulos, neuroscientist
Dr. Nicholas “Nicho” Hatsoupolos is a neuroscientist at the University of Chicago. He studies how the brain controls body movements and receives
Interview 3 – Tammy Ma, fusion scientist
Dr. Tammy Ma is an experimental physicist at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory’s National Ignition Facility (NIF). She gets to fire the
Interview 1 – Ayanna Howard, roboticist
Dr. Ayanna Howard is a roboticist and dean of the college of engineering at Ohio State University. She has built robots and
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
Robot Referees
Photo Credit: World TeamTennis A robot referee can really keep its ‘eye’ on the ball Science News for Students, August 20, 2020