History & Policy

History From Scratch | Smithsonian | September/October 2023
The Real Deal | Smithsonian | July/August 2022
Elizabeth Freeman Demanded Her Freedom | Atlas Obscura | March 2022
Do-it-yourself education is on the rise | Boston Globe | December 2021
Tracing the Enslaved | Smithsonian | January/February 2020
Why is history always about humans? | Boston Globe | July 2018
How the Pledge of Allegiance Went From PR Gimmick to Patriotic Vow | Smithsonian | September 2015
Who's poor? Depends how you measure it | Boston Globe | March 2015
The poor neglected smart kid | Boston Globe | March 2014
The slaves who sued for freedom | Boston Globe | November 2013
For the People, by the People | Slate | May 2013

Science & Environment

The obesity research that blew up | Boston Globe| July 2021
It’s Time for America to Get Serious About Fixing the Trains | HuffPost | June 2020
How America Became Addicted To Food Delivery And Takeout | HuffPost | May 2020
Ignore the expiration date | Boston Globe| November 2018
Why We Should Rethink How We Talk About “Alien” Species | Smithsonian | January 2018
All this and more, made possible by vast landfills | Boston Globe | March 2016
Buying the Farm | Boston Magazine | August 2015
Bad Vibes | Boston Magazine | February 2014
Great White Sharks Are Back | Slate | July 2013

Cities & Suburbs

Could flying electric ‘air taxis’ help fix urban transportation? | The Guardian | October 2021
There’s No Room for Teens in the Pandemic City | CityLab | November 2020
The Way a City Handles Snow Says Everything | Slate | February 2020
Here’s What Happens When Public Transit Is Free | HuffPost | February 2020
The Most Stubbornly Suburban of Suburbs | CityLab | December 2019
Why cities need public toilets | Boston Globe| November 2019
The urgency of the urban forest | Boston Globe| August 2019
Can Poletown Come Back? | CityLab | October 2018
Little vehicles, big decisions | Boston Globe | October 2018
Can Detroit's Suburbs Survive a Downtown Revival? | CityLab | April 2018
A Mid-Century Shopping Icon Makes Way For the Future | CityLab | December 2017
Cities Take Both Sides in the 'War on Sitting' | CityLab | October 2017
In Flint, Providing Safe Water is a Full Time Job | CityLab | January 2017
One Woman's Quest to Design Parking Lots People Don't Hate | CityLab | August 2014
Tapped Out | Boston Magazine | June 2013

Arts & Culture

The Museum Where Everything Is on Display | Atlas Obscura | January 2022
The Race to Preserve East Germany’s Colorful Plastic Past | Atlas Obscura| November 2021
Recreating a Suffragist’s Campaign Through the American West | Smithsonian | July/August 2020
Black Bottom, a Detroit Neighborhood Lost to Urban Renewal | CityLab | February 2019
The Backlash Against Piped Music | CityLab | December 2017
What It's Like to Live in a Megacity | Smithsonian | April 2016
Giant 'Beach Animals' Are About to Invade America's Shores | Smithsonian | September 2015
Did 'Spellbound' Show Us the Power or the Myth of the American Dream? | Smithsonian | May 2015