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Writer and editor.

My feature writing, news and profiles have appeared in publications like The New York Times magazine, The New Yorker, The Financial Times, The London Times, New York magazine, Wired, Fast Company, Details, GQ, Harper's, Salon.com, The Escapist, The Philadelphia Independent, Africa Confidential, and many others.

I've written about technology, economics, games, culture, books, money, cars, sex, jumprope, and much more, reporting from startups in Silicon Valley, rainforests in…

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The Small Satellites Paving The Way For Low-Cost Exploration Of Deep Space

The Small Satellites Paving The Way For Low-Cost Exploration Of Deep Space

NASA's next Mars mission, the InSight lander, launched May 5. The mission will shed new light on the interior…

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How AR And VR Could Help Get Humans To Mars

How AR And VR Could Help Get Humans To Mars

Lockheed Martin has rolled out its MAIA “digital ecosystem,” which combines machine learning with AR/VR to pr…

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How Young Entrepreneurs Are Devising Tech Solutions To Gun Violence

How Young Entrepreneurs Are Devising Tech Solutions To Gun Violence

Technological advances could reduce the number of mass shootings in the U.S., but many obstacles remain. A ha…

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NASA's Time-Traveling Space Telescope Marks A New Era For Observation And Technology

NASA's Time-Traveling Space Telescope Marks A New Era For Observation And Technology

When the time-traveling orbital observatory known as the James Webb Space Telescope reaches its orbit around …

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How DARPA, The Secretive Agency That Invented The Internet, Is Working To Reinvent It

How DARPA, The Secretive Agency That Invented The Internet, Is Working To Reinvent It

Is the internet becoming obsolete? The government agency that invented the network that runs the world seems …

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How The San Diego Zoo Is Using AI And Drones To Save Polar Bears

How The San Diego Zoo Is Using AI And Drones To Save Polar Bears

Few things are more important to polar bears than ice, which provides the Arctic carnivores with food, migrat…

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Orchestrating Self-Replication in Artificial Cells through Digital Microfluidics

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By Pantelitsa Dimitriou, Jason T Sengel, Mark Wallace Verified, Guanzhong Zhai
| BioRxiv
Abstract A defining feature of living cells is their ability to self-replicate; but creating artificial cells with this capability remains challenging, due to the complexity of biological division machinery. Rather than seeking to reconstitute this machinery, here we take direct control of DNA replication and compartment division using digital microfluidics.
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Integrating Model Context Protocol Tools with Semantic Kernel: A Step-by-Step Guide

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By Mark Wallace Verified
| Microsoft Developer Blogs
This post describes how to use Model Context Protocol tools with Semantic Kernel. Model Context Protocol (MCP) is an open protocol that standardizes how applications provide context to LLMs. MCP standardizes the connection between AI models and various data sources and tools. The Model Context Protocol is significant because it enhances the way AI models interface with data and tools, promoting interoperability, flexibility, and improved contextual understanding.
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Ion Transport and Membrane Channel Formation Using a Peptidomimetic in Droplet Interface Bilayers

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By Raj Paul, Debasish Dutta, Mark Wallace Verified, Jyotirmayee Dash
| Royal Society of Chemistry Verified
Ion Transport and Membrane Channel Formation Using a Peptidomimetic in Droplet Interface Bilayers Herein, we present a synthetic peptidomimetic, TBP2, which forms artificial membrane channels within Droplet Interface Bilayers (DIBs).
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What was your first job as a journalist?

Two years before the mast at Reuters, covering domestic equities markets and breaking news.

Who's your favorite fictional journalist?

Tintin

What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?

Pitch a lot, embrace rejection as part of success, and try to do the kind of work that will help you become the writer you want to be.