Science journalist, here for the trash pandas. Author of Pests: How Humans Create Animal Villains.
Sep 21, 2026
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6 min read
I hate that I even have to do this.
Aug 23, 2026
4 min read
I'll be a professional on the Science Track at DragonCon in Atlanta
Jul 19, 2026
Who suffers most from human/wildlife conflict?
Writing
Jun 21, 2026
5 min read
You think you are using a machine. You are using people.
Jun 7, 2026
3 min read
We all know this person
May 17, 2026
On choral singing
Apr 26, 2026
Growing a garden has changed how I think about time, productivity, and carrots
Human/wildlife interactions
+1
Apr 6, 2026
11 min read
Many cities have tried it. All have failed.
Feb 22, 2026
8 min read
Invasive enemy number 1 learned survival tricks in other cities first.
Cats
+4
Jan 11, 2026
Cats aren't all ratters, in fact most aren't.
Dec 7, 2025
19 min read
Are raccoons headed toward pet-dom?
Nov 16, 2025
Feast, you see, implies joy. And famine implies misery.
Oct 5, 2025
10 min read
Where do I share, when every "where" is terrible?
Sep 14, 2025
9 min read
The issue is they do not care.
Aug 25, 2025
And why it matters for conservation
Aug 10, 2025
13 min read
Why is one form of domestication "creepy" while another is barely worth thinking about?
Jul 27, 2025
A villain in Australia, carp have been helping people in Asia farm rice for centuries
Jul 6, 2025
Sometimes, literally all you can do is scream.
Jun 22, 2025
Everyone talks about animals that looks like leaves or flowers. No one talks about the ones that look like poo.
Apr 23, 2023
Or: Why science anyway?
Apr 16, 2023
If all life on earth was rats and weeds...would it be so terrible?
Apr 2, 2023
The power of words
Mar 26, 2023
Stop feeding the animals. Seriously. Stop.
Mar 19, 2023
7 min read
I say use a freakin' trash bin
Mar 12, 2023
It's not going to happen
