2017

Teacher Mindsets Drive Classroom Change at CityBridge

2013

Dept of Ed Report Encourages Sharing Across Disciplines (pt 3/3) at EdSurge
‘Expanding Evidence’ Report Tempers Research With Design (pt 2/3) at EdSurge
Latest Department of Education Report Urges More Collaboration (pt 1/3) at EdSurge
Q&A with Jin-Soo Huh, EdTech Evangelist at TFA’s Pass The Chalk blog

2012

What Teach for America Taught Me at The Billfold
Review: How NoRedInk Teaches Grammar at EdSurge

2010

The Numbers We Need the Most at PopTech

2009-2010: Selected Science Progress work

My full archive of Science Progress writing is available here.

04-15-10 | The Weathermen Know Which Way the Wind Blows
A recent survey demonstrates that many forecasters embrace their role as informal science educators. Ed Maibach says it’s an opportunity to boost public understanding of global warming.

03-30-10 | Court Rules that DNA Is Information, Not Intellectual Property
A lawsuit argued that patents owned by Myriad Genetics on two genes connected to breast and ovarian cancer stunt genetic research and limit access to health care for women. The ruling said that genes can’t be patented.

03-05-10 | How Science Sparked Democracy
There are intimate connections between the scientific advances that expanded the frontiers of human knowledge and the democratic experiments that expanded the frontiers of human liberty.

11-10-09 | Time for Family, Time for Science
A significant proportion of American women leave scientific careers between earning their Ph.D. and winning tenure-track positions. Many of these “leaks” in the pipeline are the result of decisions to start families. Changes to federal and university policy can stem the losses, say the authors of a new report.

10-21-09 | Tools for Truth Telling
Given the Obama administration’s positive approach to science and to human rights, a new CAP report argues that now is the time to craft policies that support collaborations between researchers and advocates that stop atrocities.

06-23-09 | Personal Profiling
Will access to our own genetic information make us healthier? That’s the idea, but there’s a lot to learn as we share and interpret it. Meanwhile, questions remain about proper oversight of an industry that blurs the line between consumer and research participant.

01-16-09 | Recovering Innovation, Innovating to Recover
The proposed American Recovery and Reinvestment Act recognizes that science, technology and innovation have long provided the foundation for America’s prosperity, and are crucial to boosting an economy in crisis.

2006

I contributed a chapter, “Blowing Stardust in Our Eyes: Digital Film Theory and Identification with Imaginary Cameras,”  to Finding the Force in the Star Wars Franchise.