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New Scientist, Portfolio, Video, Writing
OCTOBER ROUND-UP
Here’s what I wrote for New Scientist in October:
Open-source Disaster Recovery Software (500 words)
Minimax Athletes(500 words)
Submarine Neutrinos(500 words)
Moonbots(500 words + 30 sec video + 3 photos)Living Wallpaper(500 words)
Robotic Driving Companion(500 words)CCD Space Images Gallery(Curated 13 Images)
Total for New Scientist: 3000 words, 1 video, 1 gallery
I also had some pieces appear in other venues:
The Nieman Storyboard […] -
New Scientist, Portfolio, Science, Video, Writing
SEPTEMBER ROUND-UP
10.12.09 | Permalink | 2 CommentsI know we’re a third of the way through October already, but things have been busy! Without further ado, here’s what I did for New Scientist last month:
Smart Homes (500 words)
Twisted Molecules (350 words)
Pass the Carrots (500 words)Mythbuster’s Challenge video (30 seconds, accompanies this interview by Peter Aldhous)
Jupiter’s Icy Affair (500 words)
When Opposites Repel […] -
Audio, MIT, Portfolio, Science
HOW TO MAKE A COMPUTER OUT OF ANTS
Here’s another short audio documentary I made while at MIT. This one is about how one might use ants to do abstract computation, like adding numbers together. The voice you hear is that of Loizos Michael, the computer scientist who came up with the idea.
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Music, Portfolio
BLACK BOX REPUBLIC
Back in June, I composed, performed, and produced the track in this spot for a new social network. Now it’s live. Thanks to the Nimpsy Studio for a fun project.
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New Scientist, News, Portfolio, Science, Video, Writing
AUGUST ROUND-UP
Here’s what I did for New Scientist in the month of August:
Drilling in a Deep-sea Quake Zone:
http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn17552-research-ship-drills-deep-into-ocean-quake-zone.html
(400 words)
Robot Operating System:
http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg20327206.300-robots-to-get-their-own-operating-system.html
(900 words +2 min video, collaboration)This one was well-received online, with link-love from BoingBoing, Crunchgear, Popular Science, and Engadget. The video was a collaboration between me and my friend Jesse Eisenhardt who shot and edited. […]
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Experiments, Interactive, New Scientist, Portfolio, Video
HEALTHCARE
08.01.09 | Permalink | 2 CommentsHere’s a healthcare multimedia/interactive story that I helped put together. It all started when Peter Aldhous and Jim Giles found a bunch of healthcare data from the OECD and Dartmouth. We’ve been drooling over Gapminder lately, so we decided to have a go.
Peter and Jim analyzed the data and wrangled them […] -
New Scientist, Portfolio
JULY ROUNDUP
Here’s what I did for New Scientist in July (in chronological order):
Seagrass 400 words
Greedy Trees 400 words
Cellphone Screens 500 words
Turtle Evolution 400 words
Steadycam Software 500 words
Travelators 350 words
Healthcare shot and edited the video, helped to get the data visualization to behave, zero words but a whole lot of time
Secret AI Conference 900 words
CALO 500 words
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New Scientist, Portfolio, Writing
JUNE ROUNDUP
Here’s what I wrote for New Scientist in June:
First article (web, assigned, 500 words):
http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn17271-japanese-probe-set-to-crash-into-moon.html
First article of my own initiative (web, 500 words):
http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn17278-junk-food-gives-crow-chicks-a-weight-problem.html
First interactive piece(1200 words and some video/HTML editing):
http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn17341-explore-how-climate-change-might-affect-the-us.html
First bylined print article (400 words):
http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg20227133.900-health-clues-found-in-big-tobaccos-files.html
First story turned around in one day (500 words):
http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn17371-us-grandparents-smarter-than-uk-counterparts.html
First physics article (500 words):
http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn17381-magnetic-superatoms-promise-tuneable-materials.html
Magazine briefs, not bylined:
http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg20227125.400-sweet-spray-opens-termites-up-for-attack.html
300 words
http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg20227124.200-cause-of-hudson-plane-crash-confirmed.html
150 words
http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg20227145.600-chicken-feathers-could-make-cheap-hydrogen-store.html
250 words (>60 comments!)
Total to […]
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