Most of these stories open as PDFs. Stress Test (on measuring stress hormones in conservation research) Room to Roam? (on wildlife during the pandemic) Hope Rising (on the Endangered Species Act) Going the Distance (on bird migration) A Plague of Plastics Power Play (on sexual harassment among wildlife) When Animals Grieve Going Native (on the […]
Hope Rising
Click here for a PDF of “Hope Rising,” National Wildlife, June 2020.
The Quest for an AIDS Vaccine
Please click here to be directed to the PDF of “The Quest for an AIDS Vaccine,” Duke Magazine, Winter 2019-2020 issue.
The Healer
Please click here to be directed to the PDF of “The Healer,” Carolina Alumni Review, September/October 2019.
Zero the Mind
The U.S. military is using mindfulness to tap into focused attention of troops under extreme stress. Will it adopt the practices? Should it? Originally published by Mindful Magazine. THE BELL RINGS, AND THE 21 CADETS in Major Matt Jarman’s leadership class at Virginia Military Institute stand at attention as their highest-ranking classmate salutes the professor. […]
Power Play
Click here for “Power Play,” National Wildlife, October 2018. Opens as a PDF.
When Animals Grieve
Click here for “When Animals Grieve,” National Wildlife, February 2018. Opens as a PDF.
Mindful Policing: The Future of Force
With police violence in the news, and public scrutiny on the rise, cities turn to mindfulness to help officers deal with the stress of the job. Originally published in Mindful. “YOU GUYS READY FOR A TECHNIQUE?” the trainer asks. “Everybody, sit up straight. Uncross your legs. Just look straight ahead.” Eric White gathers his 6-foot-8 […]
Earthquake Nation
There’s a whole lot more shaking going on in the Midwest lately—and humans are causing it. Originally published in Popular Science. MARK CRISMON AND I WERE SITTING OUTSIDE his Oklahoma house, looking at the day lilies that lined his pond, when our conversation was interrupted by a distant boom. “Did you feel that?” Crismon asked. […]
Why the Beach Makes Us Happy
Scientists have explored everything from the sound of rolling waves to the molecular ions in the salty air, but is there a power even greater behind the sea’s ability to transform us? And can we harness that power to save the sea itself? Originally published in Coastal Living. IT DOESN’T TAKE A ROCKET SCIENTIST to tell […]
