I currently work for EarthScope Consortium, an NSF-funded non-profit that supports the geophysical research community. I am also an Adjunct Faculty at Coconino Community College.
Writing
As a freelance science journalist, I’ve written many stories for Ars Technica, which you can find here. Some of my favorite stories for this and other outlets are listed below.
Why trust climate models? – Ars Technica
The Scablands: A scarred landscape as strange as fiction – Ars Technica
Teach the controversy: Education bills contain a revealing confusion – Ars Technica
Science by robot: Outfitting the world’s “smartest” lake – Ars Technica
Growing mystery—getting to the bottom of the highest peak in the Lower 48 – Ars Technica
Echo chamber of outrage: Ars attends a climate skeptics’ summit – Ars Technica
The particle accelerator that can draw data out of specks of comet dust – Ars Technica
Thorough, not thoroughly fabricated: The truth about global temperature data – Ars Technica
That ’70s myth—did climate science really call for a coming ice age? – Ars Technica
From the South Pole to the science section – Ars Technica
These people want you to know climate change isn’t just for liberals – Ars Technica
Americans have Texas-sized carbon footprints—here’s why – Ars Technica
Here’s what Tesla will put in its new batteries – Ars Technica
Eternally five years away? No, batteries are improving under your nose – Ars Technica
On the science communication value of communicating “scientific consensus” – Cultural Cognition Blog
From Rain to Ranges – Scientific American (print)
Volcanic Activity, Not Giant Bears, Created Enigmatic Devils Tower – Scientific American (online)
A three-part introduction to geoengineering – Medium
Video
I have experience in script writing, narrating, interviewing, filming, editing, and animating video. A few examples are included here.
Biomarkers, from diagnosis to treatment – watch at Ars Technica
Other
I’ve been interviewed by CJOB in Winnipeg (on human facial recognition in crows), AM760 in Denver (on critical thinking in higher education), on the Radio Ecoshock podcast (about the apocalyptic climate claims of Guy McPherson), by TWiT.tv’s Tech News Today (about research on social media echo chambers), and by NewsTalk Florida (about an Arctic sea ice geoengineering study).
I’m also into photography (some examples here, plus some geologic GigaPans).
Fractal Planet 