Writing Portfolio

Vox — December 3, 2024
Men are struggling. Here’s how your philanthropy can help.

Vox — November 21, 2024
Only 1 percent of neuroscience faculty is Black. Kaela Singleton hopes to change that.

Vox — November 15, 2024
America’s fractured trust in science, explained in 3 charts

Vox — November 11, 2024
Do I actually need electrolytes to stay hydrated?

Vox Highlight — November 4, 2024
What in the world is pink cocaine?

Vox — October 14, 2024
There’s no such thing as an autistic mouse

Vox — October 10, 2024
Why don’t your psychiatric drugs work better?

Vox — September 11, 2024
Science has a short-term memory problem

Vox — September 3, 2024
Should we think twice about fluoride?

Vox — September 15, 2024
More than 4 billion people don’t have access to clean water at home

Vox — August 12, 2024
We have a drug that might delay menopause — and help us live longer

Vox — August 10, 2024
The case for pole dancing in the Olympics

Vox Highlight — August 5, 2024
Animal testing, explained

Vox — July 26, 2024
Scientists are trying to unravel the mystery behind modern AI

Vox — July 10, 2024
Are we actually in the middle of a generosity crisis?

Vox — June 10, 2024
Elephants have names — and they use them with each other

Vox — June 5, 2024
Can artists use their own deepfakes for good?

Vox — May 22, 2024
Dopamine, explained

Vox — May 7, 2024
Your phone can tell when you’re depressed

WIRED — March 28, 2024
The Earth Will Feast on Dead Cicadas

WIRED — February 14, 2024
Smoking Alters Your Immune System for Years After You Quit

WIRED — January 10, 2024
There's a Huge Covid Surge Right Now and Nobody Is Talking About It

Advanced Science News — December 26, 2023
Living biobots come together to repair torn tissue

WIRED — December 12, 2023
Here’s Scientific Proof Your Cat Will Eat Almost Anything

WIRED — December 7, 2023
This Pill Tracks Your Vitals From The Inside

The Transmitter — November 16, 2023
Glow-in-the-dark labels accelerate AI-assisted animal motion tracking

WIRED — November 13, 2023
Nearly Everyone With Mild Cognitive Impairment Goes Undiagnosed

Advanced Science News — November 10, 2023
Meet CyberOctopus, the virtual cephalopod

Advanced Science News — November 6, 2023
Creating realistic "squishy" brain tissue in the lab

WIRED — October 30, 2023
These Plants Can Sound the Alarm in a Toxic World

WIRED — October 12, 2023
A Groundbreaking Human Brain Cell Atlas Just Dropped

WIRED — October 9, 2023
California Nixes a Bill to Decriminalize Plant-Based Psychedelics

WIRED — October 3, 2023
A lab just 3D-printed a neural network of living brain cells

Spectrum — October 3, 2023
Method pinpoints cell-specific effects of autism-linked mutations

Spectrum — September 19, 2023
‘Social touch’ responses in mice gauged with unprecedented control

WIRED — September 12, 2023
Serious Brain Trauma Starts Well Before Young Athletes Go Pro

WIRED — August 30, 2023
Turtles Carry Signs of Humanity’s Nuclear History in Their Shells

WIRED — August 21, 2023
Adderall Shortages Are Dragging On—Can Video Games Help?

WIRED — August 10, 2023
How to Make Bionic Limbs (Literally) Very Cool

WIRED — July 31, 2023
For the Love of God, Stop Microwaving Plastic

WIRED — July 24, 2023
Beauty Is in the Eye of the Beholder—but Memorability May Be Universal

WIRED — July 18, 2023
Pure Oxygen Speeds Up Learning. Can It Help Stroke Survivors Recover?

WIRED — July 17, 2023
An Ancient Battle Is Playing Out in the DNA of Every Embryo

WIRED — July 5, 2023
Managing Type 1 Diabetes Is Tricky. Can AI Help?

WIRED — July 3, 2023
One Shot of a Kidney Protein Gave Monkeys a Brain Boost

Berkeley Science Review — December 3, 2022
Snowy with a chance of data

The Open Notebook — November 15, 2022
Picking a Publication to Pitch

The Open Notebook — October 18, 2022
How to Report on Animal Research Fairly and Transparently

The Open Notebook — July 26, 2022
Jamie Lauren Keiles Follows the Surgical and Philosophical Journey of Phalloplasty

The Open Notebook — July 19, 2022
Demystifying Academic Hierarchies: Who’s Who on a Paper, and Whom Should You Interview?

The Open Notebook — May 17, 2022
Juli Berwald’s Life on the Rocks Meditates on Coral Reefs, Motherhood, and Battling the Unknown

Berkeley Science Review — April 30, 2022
Sana, sana, colita de rana

Berkeley Science Review — November 29, 2021
Faculty Profile: Andrea Gomez

Berkeley Science Review — May 28, 2021
Small words for big ideas

Berkeley Science Review — September 28, 2020
2020’s wake up call stirs action in STEM

Massive Science — September 8, 2021
What engineers can learn about infrastructure from predatory army ants

Massive Science — November 2, 2020
Brain waves with the same beat as “Call Me Maybe” induce dissociative states

Massive Science — June 11, 2020
A bit of obligation binds us together, but too much breeds resentment

Massive Science — June 17, 2020
Mice’s brains fight enemy cells by talking directly to their spleens

Medium — February 28, 2018
#TimesUp, but academia hasn’t noticed

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