Selected writing

Health

Siddhartha Mukherjee on How Cellular Medicine Could Fight Cancer, Diabetes WSJ

These researchers think poop could unlock athletic supremacy. Are they right? ESPN

How HIV became a matter of international security Mosaic Science

Welcome to the future, a place where everyone knows your genetic code Futurism

Cholera's nasty comeback The Guardian

The fake drug industry is exploding, and we can’t do anything about it Newsweek

We Are Astonishingly Good At Curing Childhood Cancer. Why? Popular Science

A controversial procedure to restore the clitoris after FGM Vocativ

Mind

Covid-19’s hidden mental health crisis Quartz

Teletherapy is finally here to stay Quartz

Are people having more panic attacks? Quartz

The psychology of the sample sale Racked

You're not crazy if you believe in UFOs. Let's discuss in scientific terms Futurism

Can A Child Be A Psychopath? Newsweek

Environment

To save a nearly extinct bird, Colombians are rethinking one of their biggest economic engines Quartz

Guam's ecological fate is in the hands of the U.S. military National Geographic

Endangered: A bird and a tribe Undark

Tech

These DNA diet apps want to rule your health Backchannel

Authentic Drugs Tagged with Plant DNA Could Help Snare Fake Meds Scientific American

How To Improve Airport Security BBC Autos

The Surgeon Will Skype You Now Popular Mechanics

Can A Blood Test Diagnose Mental Illness? The Daily Beast

Why It's Almost Impossible To Teach A Robot To Do Your Laundry Matter

The Race To Build A Search Engine For Your DNA IEEE Spectrum

Animals

A Deadly Fungus Could Lead To A Lucrative Black Market Trade in Salamanders The Verge

Conservationists Are Learning How To Use A Pretty Face Nautilus

The Future Of Zoos Is Being Nice To The Animals--Not Making It Easy To Watch Them Fast Company

Why Animals Die Prematurely In Zoos Motherboard

Education

Gifted education in America is finally moving past its legacy of inequality Quartz

The key to helping kids learn problem solving is a computer science class Quartz

How Kamala Harris’ extended school day bill could affect teachers and kids Quartz

What Would A School for 3-Year-Olds Even Look Like? New York Magazine

High Stress High School The Atlantic

Is The U.S. Focusing Too Much On STEM? The Atlantic

Equality

Could compulsory voting save democracies in crisis? Quartz

The US election proves there’s no such thing as the ‘Latino vote’ Quartz

How cities can reimagine their police forces and still fight crime Quartz

From apologies to denials, a guide to the complex world of post-Me Too comebacks Quartz

The women behind one of NYC’s top restaurants on why building culture is easier than changing it Quartz

HBO’s Theranos documentary highlights the double-edged sword for women in tech Quartz

The Race Problem in Breast Cancer Screening Nautilus

Lifestyle

Use this perfect breakup text to cure the terrible ghosting trend Quartz

Forget Toupees, Try Tattoos Racked

The Uncertain Future of Saving The Past Popular Mechanics

How To Make Art That Withstands The Test Of Time Nautilus

Business

How corporate leaders can respond to employee activism Quartz

How climate change will transform what it means to be a homeowner Quartz

It’s time for the ‘lipstick index’ to go away for good Quartz

Coronavirus is a moment of reckoning for global supply chains Quartz

Why bankruptcy is rarely the end for retailers in dire straits Quartz