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Freelance arts and science writer with Experience magazine, Goodreads, Raleigh N&O, Indy Week, NPR and National Geographic. Stalwart crimefighter and Scotsman.

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I'm a writer and sometimes editor based in Chapel Hill, NC. Specialty areas include science & technology, environment, arts & culture and books. I'm a a full-time freelance writer, splitting time between science writing, arts coverage, film criticism, and arcane tomes of eldritch lore.

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This technology could help map the ocean floor

This technology could help map the ocean floor

The numbers are startling: According to even the most generous estimates, more than 80 percent of the world's…

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Bending the spoon, and other secrets of ESP

Bending the spoon, and other secrets of ESP

The Rhine Research Center in Durham, N.C., is one of the last institutions in the world dedicated to parapsyc…

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Too Convenient? A Mobile Supermarket That Comes To You

Too Convenient? A Mobile Supermarket That Comes To You

Browse the science fiction aisles and you can find all sorts of dystopian future visions - environmental cata…

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Ask Me Another: Indie Band, Foreign Film or D&D Monster?

Ask Me Another: Indie Band, Foreign Film or D&D Monster?

[audio clip] In this installment of an AMA classic, contestants must distinguish between indie bands, Dungeon…

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Why We Don't Like To Talk About Sex

Why We Don't Like To Talk About Sex

Sex is natural, necessary, and remarkably fun. So why do we get weird about it?

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"The Gentlemen" Is the Guy Ritchiest Guy Ritchie Movie in Years

"The Gentlemen" Is the Guy Ritchiest Guy Ritchie Movie in Years

★★★★ Guy Ritchie, the undisputed kingpin of the British gangster film, is back with The Gentlemen, a high-ene…

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5 Advances That Followed Pandemics

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By Glenn McDonald Verified
| The History Channel Verified
Pandemics have ravaged human civilizations through history. But global health crises have also sparked progress in culture and society, changing lives for the better. Water and sanitation systems improved and revelations led to innovations in limiting disease spread, as well as in treatments and vaccines. “Public policy and society as a whole have been dramatically shaped by epidemics,” says Katherine Foss, author of Constructing the Outbreak: Epidemics in Media & Collective Memory.
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Amendment options to overcome soil constraints in heavy-textured Western Australian soils

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By David Hall, Glenn McDonald Verified, Dana Mulvany
| Ground Cover Verified
KEY POINTS Seasonal rainfall can influence crop response to amelioration treatments Amelioration outcomes depend on soil type Zones of lower soil strength could be created through trenching to generally increase grain yields but appear to be dependent on soil types and location Soil researchers in Western Australia are looking eastwards to investigate practices where substantial yield increases and improvements in soil structure have been achieved by placing composted manures deep in sodic...
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5 of the best celebrity podcasts, from Conan O’Brien to Dax Shepard

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| The Sun News Verified
“Armchair Expert” is hosted by actor Dax Shepherd and Monica Padman. He maintains a casual and fun atmosphere in the studio, actually the attic of his home. Armchair Expert If it seems like everybody has a podcast these days, it’s because pretty much everybody does. All kinds of people now host hyper-specific shows on whatever – sports, politics, business, health, Star Wars, what-have-you.
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What was your first job as a journalist?

'U' The National College Magazine

How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?

email

What tools and software do you use to do your job?

Just an Internet browser and an office software. And Otter.ai