Smithsonian.com
SmartNews blogger
October 2014 – March 2016
Curating and writing stories about science, culture, art, history and more, with a ‘smart take’ for Smithsonian.com. Wrote 2-3 posts every weekday. Contributions included three of the top ten stories on the website for 2015, including #1.
Some favorites:
As Glaciers Retreat, They Give Up the Bodies and Artifacts They Swallowed
A Brief History of Taking Books Along for the Ride
Behold the Beauty of Disappearing Glacier Ice Caves on Mt. Hood
Why the Sands of Many Dunes Sing, Boom, and Even Burp
Ice Age Cave Lion Cubs and a Look Back at Permafrost Mummies
These Brilliant Literary Maps Will Help You Understand Your Favorite Book
The Past and Present of Mars Look Wetter and Wetter
The Increasingly Muddled Origins of Homo Naledi
American Women in the 1900s Called Street Harassers ‘Mashers’ and Stabbed Them With Hatpins
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