I've done long assignments before, but my latest for SciShow definitely feels like a watershed moment: a nearly 50-minute long documentary about the real-life Balto, the 1925 diphtheria epidemic in Nome, and the science of sled dogs. youtu.be/-zOWRc3c1u8?...

When a smuggler stuffed a monkey into a duffel bag and threw it out their car window, law enforcement called Mandy Fischer with a question: Now that we’ve saved this animal, what do we *do* with it? My latest, for Smithsonian:

@EatingWithRobert on TikTok reminds me of Anthony Bourdain. www.youtube.com/shorts/rSB0a...

Would love to know what percent of ChatGPT prompts are "this should be a simple Google search but Google sucks now".

2025 Restaurant Options: * New high-concept restaurant (will go out of business in 3 months) * A mom-and-pop teriyaki joint that's been around since the 80's (will go out of business in a year) * A fast-food chain whose interior design seems increasingly hostile to human comfort * Boba

Laid off from my job at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory yesterday. www.denverpost.com/2025/05/05/n...

I've been waiting a while to share this one! My latest thing for PBS Eons.

I was the fact-checker on this project and really happy to see it published. Thankful to the folks who gave us the time and hope we did everyone justice. Can't wait to grab a physical copy. www.smithsonianmag.com/history/how-...

I'm low-key fascinated/terrified of chronic wasting disease (AKA zombie deer disease), but for all the hubbub it seemed like nobody was really talking about what (if anything) could actually control the disease. Really excited to see my Q&A go out: knowablemagazine.org/content/arti...

Found out a series I helped fact-check won a James Beard award.

There's being a pedant. And then there's being a "there should be a period after the 'al' in 'et al.'" pedant.

Send me a weird animal fact and I'll send one back