ARTICLES
Some recent articles and old favorites
Atomic Cocktails
The ‘lighter side’ of uranium, one of the heaviest elements
Times Literary Supplement, September 13, 2024
Reproductive Revolution
For years, science has made it possible to start families later in life. Now, more advanced methods to extend fertility may be on the way.
National Geographic, January 1, 2024
Will Gun Owners Fight for Stronger Gun Laws?
A new group, which includes two former NRA lobbyists, is betting on it
Washington Post Magazine, September 21, 2022
What Should America Do with Its Nuclear Waste?
Currently there are about 80 locations in 35 states where spent fuel is being stored, with no long-term plans for disposal.
Washington Post Magazine, April 11, 2022
What Masks Signify
Decades ago, the sociologist Erving Goffman had the answer
American Scholar, October 2, 2021
The Activists Who Embrace Nuclear Power
In the face of climate change, some environmentalists are fighting not to close power plants but to save them
New Yorker (online), February 19, 2021
Flight Shame
The climate hazards of air travel
New York Review of Books (online), August 31, 2019
“Do I Really Want to Hurt My Baby?”
Inside the disturbing thoughts that haunt new parents
The Cut, December 5, 2018
Tube-Tied
In our era of ultrapersonalized viewing, why do we still allow TVs to infiltrate our public spaces?
Slate, February 1, 2015
I Change, You Change
Self-help memoirs take on not the exceptional challenge, but the everyday one.
New York Times Book Review, January 20, 2013
Children of the Hyphens
The next generation
New York Times, November 23, 2011