Magazine articles

I’ve written a handful of articles for MUSE, a science and discovery magazine for kids ages 9-14 (published by Cricket Media). These articles are great fun—I get to research fascinating topics, talk to fascinating people, and do my best to write about them in a fascinating way.

Okay, so maybe elevators aren’t the most exciting things to contemplate. But super advanced elevators will shape future city skylines. One day, they might take us into space! Today’s engineers are figuring out how.

Virtual and augmented reality are changing the way we watch and play sports. Today, you can sit courtside at a basketball game being played thousands of miles away. Soon you’ll be able to play tennis against a hologram. This article also explores the rise of competitive video game leagues.

How do people design playgrounds and children’s museums so kids with disabilities and sensory-processing disorders can join in the fun? This article was especially fun to write because it features one of my favorite places in my town—the Madison Children’s Museum.

Libraries aren’t just about books anymore–they’re makerspaces, too. This article is all about the Bubbler, Madison Public Library’s amazing makerspace with a very Wisconsin name.

I interviewed a biometric scientist about her work training machines to identify people by their body odor. It’s some wild stuff!