Selected Work for Seed Magazine
The New Federalism
Is the federal government handing tricky science policy decisions over to the states?
We're From the Government, We're Here to Help
Will Congress' demands for security and accountability at Los Alamos National Laboratory put a crimp
in scientists' ability to do basic research there?
The Big Payoff
Whatever happened to all the Soviet weapons scientists?
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
Ocean exploration enters the Information Age.
Triangulating Tehran
Can Russia reign in Iran's nuclear ambitions? And what does a working relationship with this isolated
Islamic republic mean for a country seeking an independent foreign policy?
Other work for Seed Magazine
Selected Student Work
Shuttle Losses Hit Home for Project Veterans
for the Daily Nexus, 2003
Thoughts from Vandenberg Air Force Base shuttle engineers on the Columbia disaster.
Software Error Lists Voters as Absentees
for the Daily Nexus, 2002
This story won the California Intercollegiate Press Association's award for best investigative journalism
in 2003.
Lab Begins Search for New Director
for the Daily Nexus, 2002
This is from the open session that the UC Regents held to allow public input on the appointment of
Lawrence-Livermore National Laboratory's new director.
Above Streetlights Bathed in Starlight
for the Daily Nexus, 2002
One of my nicer columns.
This is Rocket Science: The Stories Behind Vandenberg
for the Daily Nexus, 2001
My first feature page at the Nexus.
Tonga: Unplugged
for the Daily Nexus, 2001
One of my favorite science features. It's probably one of the weirdest things I ever wrote for the paper
—but then again, that's a close race.
A Poem
TIME Magazine, 10 July 2002: A Found Poem
The new rules were presented as dramatic reforms to protect us.
High-profile scandals expose a growing problem.
Lifestyle changes.
Therapy.
Tranquilizers.
Antidepressants.
That's all we do. That's why we do it better.
Stress.
Fear.
Anxiety.
Depression.
The key is to find a way that works for you—and use it.