Category Archives: Science

Do Scientists Need an Ethics Code?

Posted on December 28, 2017 by f-admin

The turn of the year always brings along juicy lists to browse. As a list-obsessed person, I have recently read: Barnes & Noble’s “The 50 Best Works of Historical Fiction” (the Odyssey-inspired “Cold Mountain” by Charles Frazier is in there, … Continue reading →

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Moving from blue to green

Posted on July 21, 2017 by f-admin

Here, I read my essay, Groves of Green, published in the Australian literary journal, Koru. I tell how an ancient tree, the metasequoia, and a scientist nudged me away from the rim of grief and back to reality.

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Aldous Huxley, Where are You?

Posted on February 15, 2017 by f-admin

I knew this day was coming. I had to. As a science journalist, I have covered many of the major milestones in modern molecular biology. And there have been some doozies. Standing in the East Room of the White House, … Continue reading →

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How a tree and a scientist nudged me out of the morass

Posted on October 24, 2016 by f-admin

I am honored to be included in the first-ever issue of a new online literary magazine, Koru, based in Australia. A Maori woman, Anjulie To Pohe, is using her people’s creation traditions to represent the endeavor of artists and writers … Continue reading →

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  “Memories are chemicals. Tiny tag teams of proteins and neurons. Electrically charged gobs of ectoplasm. Researchers at the University of California have watched memories, mere specks, hatched live in the brain cells of sea slugs…” So begins my essay, … Continue reading →

Posted on September 22, 2016 by f-admin | Leave a comment

Novel excerpt published in Copperfield Review

Posted on September 21, 2016 by f-admin

I am beyond excited to say that an excerpt from my novel, “Mad Hatters and Glow Girls,” has been published in the Summer 2016 issue of The Copperfield Review. The Copperfield Review was founded in 2000 by Executive Editor Meredith … Continue reading →

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Trip on a yellow submarine

Posted on April 14, 2016 by f-admin

(VOYAGE TO THE BOTTOM OF THE SHORE) The Star­Ledger Archive COPYRIGHT © The Star­Ledger 2000 Date: 2000/07/16 Sunday Page: 001 Section: NEWS Edition: FINAL Size: 941 words Squeeze on in, the view is worth it VOYAGE TO THE BOTTOM OF … Continue reading →

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Welcome to “Fathom”

Posted on April 11, 2016 by f-admin

“Diver Dan” Since I was a toddler, dipping my toes in salty Oyster Bay Harbor, the sea has stirred my imagination. Books I found around my parents’ house, with haunting stories and images such as Hans Christian Anderson’s “The Little … Continue reading →

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