Below are some samples of my writing, featured in Scientific American, Slate, Vice, The Daily Beast, Insider, Grist, Washington City Paper, The Middletown Press, Poynter, The Wesleyan Argus, and more.
Science
Vaccine Makers Are Preparing for Bird Flu
Scientists Discover Mountain Is Really an Ancient Cosmic Observatory
Wild Thermal Camouflage Jacket Could Be Key Part of an Invisibility Cloak
A Guide to All the (Technically) Legal Cannabinoids You Can Buy Right Now
The Dangers—and Surprising Pleasures—of Being Born Without Smell
Do Vending Machines Really Kill More Americans Than Sharks Every Year?
Why Is It Always the Weird Animals That Are Named After Celebrities?
A Legal-ish Way to Get Stoned Is on the Rise. Is It Legit?
Telluride Science Presents: Guy Weinberg and John Lamar
Telluride Science Presents: Anna Marie Pyle
Internet Culture
The Middle-Aged Women Who Really, Really Love Minions Explain Themselves
Euphoria has turned the internet into one wild watch party
The Day Brands Became Swifties on Twitter
How ‘WandaVision’ Star Randall Park Became a Gen Z TikTok Obsession
Human Interest
What a Mass Shooting Does to a Town After the Cameras Leave
Meet the Girl Who Is Visiting Every Museum in New York City
He went viral on Twitter for his park cleanup. He’s still going strong.
Dallas Goldtooth on the liberation of laughter and the power of joy in organizing
Washington D.C.
Taxation Without Genuine Film Representation
The Smithsonian Craft Show Goes Green in “Craft Optimism”
King’s Ransom + The Handover In Alexandria Celebrate a First Year Like No Other
Why Washington D.C. Statehood is a Racial Justice Issue
Personal Essays/Opinions
Finding Jewish Sites Made My Solo Travel Less Lonely
I Taught Elderly People How to Avoid Internet Scams. Then I Fell for the Oldest Trick in the Book.
Do I Really Need to Come to the Office?
Student journalists just want their credit
Journalism at small liberal arts colleges shouldn’t be inaccessible
From “Harry Potter” to “How I Met Your Mother”: Reflections on My Childhood Comforts
How it Felt When My Camp Closed for The Summer