Writing

For scientists

On science

• "Of Mice and Women: The Bias in Animal Models," Science, 26 March 2010 (subscription only)
• "In Dune Map, Titan's Winds Seem to Blow Backward," Science, 13 March 2009 (subscription only)
• "Crazy Money," Science, 12 December 2008 (subscription only)
• "Landmarks: Electrons Act Like Waves," Physical Review Focus, 12 May 2006
• "Landmarks: The Physical Review's Explosive Secret," Physical Review Focus, 26 October 2004
• "Getting an Extra Bounce," Physical Review Focus, 4 October 2004
• "Do the Nano-Locomotion," Physical Review Focus, 25 June 2004

On careers in science

• "More Than Words," Science Careers, 11 February 2011
• "Scientists Embrace Openness," Science Careers, 9 April 2010 (Selected for The Best of Science Careers, 2010)
• "A Husband and Wife Play Science on the Same Team," Science Careers, 5 February 2010
• "A Physician-Researcher Thrives in the Balance," Science Careers, 11 September 2009
• "Math Education Researchers In Demand," Science Careers, 24 July 2009
• "Bioethicist's Work Bridges Science, Law, and Religion," Science Careers, 5 June 2009
• "Redefining Tenure at Medical Schools," Science Careers, 6 March 2009
• "After Success Abroad, a Polish Scientist Returns Home," Science Careers, 29 August 2008
• "Structuring Academic Careers in Europe," Science Careers, 2 May 2008
• "Getting Women Scientists to the Top," Science Careers, 7 March 2008
• "Mentoring Opposites," Science Careers, 8 Feb 2008

On women in science

• A list of my publications on UndertheMicroscope.com, for which I served as editor from September 2009 to May 2010.

For the public

On science

• "The unnatural art of synthetic biology," New Scientist's CultureLab, 16 May 2011
• "Conflicts of interest threaten carbon-trading mechanism," Deutsche Welle, 1 October 2010
• "Scientists look for solutions to storm-surge risk," Deutsche Welle, 20 September 2010
• Four posts from Alaska for the Scientific American Expeditions blog, June-July 2010
• "For Global Warming, Tundra Fires' Effects May Be Skin Deep," ScienceNOW, 25 June 2010
• "Earth's Alien Places," Earth, May 2009 (not online)
• "A Roundabout Way of Using Extra Gas," Earth, April 2009 (not online)
• "Better forecasting to predict magnetic solar storms," New Scientist, 3 March 2007 (subscription only)
• "New Hunt is on for robot top dog," New Scientist, 24 April 2006 (subscription only)
• "Adapting to Road Conditions," Economist, 1 July 2004 (subscription only)
• "Invasion of the Brood," Economist, 4 May 2004 (subscription only)
• "Spaces of Worship," Science & Spirit, November/December 2004
• "Cosmic Connections," Science & Spirit, March/April 2005

On travel

• "What $100 Buys in ... Krakow," Budget Travel, 8 Feb 2008
• "The Antarctica One is Really Cool," Budget Travel, 21 August 2007 (contributor)

For young people

On science

• "Saving Earth's Seeds," WR Science, May 2008 issue

On careers in science

• "Supersize Your Science," Cogito, 1 December 2005
• "Exploring Career Options: Nanotechnology," Imagine magazine, May/June 2005
• "Exploring Career Options: User Experience Research," Imagine magazine, March/April 2005