Blogger at Figure One (2013)
Figure One is a science and science communication blog launched by the 2012 AAAS Mass Media Fellows. As a contributor, I have written on subjects as varied as plant genomes, the neuroscience of music, and the role of data journalism in the science writing field.
Thinking Beyond the Breast
May 18, 2013
Why BRCA is sometimes a misnomer—and the quest to find its Achilles’ Heel.
Falling In Love At First Listen
April 18, 2013
What is happening in the brain when you hear a song you like for the first time? A new imaging study is one step closer to explaining the neural roots of your latest music mix.
The Rise of Data Journalism
March 21, 2013
Journalists are turning more and more to data to guide story-telling and spot news trends. What does this influx of data mean for science reporters?
The Science Blogger’s Dilemma: To Comment or Not to Comment?
January 15, 2013
Social media and comments sections on blogs are increasingly part of the science news diet, and they may even change they way we interpret the facts. Is this a problem?
Mixed Media: Reintegrating the Arts and Sciences
June 20, 2013
What does dance have to do with the Higgs boson? And how does glass relate to our internal organs? Seven collaborative projects unveiled this week at the International Festival of Arts & Ideas make the case that science doesn’t have to stay in the lab—and art doesn’t have to stay in the studio.
Sickly Sweet: Give and Take in the History of the Watermelon
July 17, 2013
The recently completed watermelon genome sheds light on how the summer fruit darling came to be.
Advertising's Placebo Effect
August 27, 2013
Whether it’s Ashton Kutcher hawking cameras or cute cartoons peddling sugary breakfast cereal, advertising is designed to boost sales and turn a higher profit. But when the product is a pharmaceutical drug, marketing might also do something more unexpected.
