Boyle: Eclipse Watch

If you can’t be in the path, follow Alan Boyle, aerospace and science editor of Geekwire. Alan’s latest update on the full solar eclipse that will cross the United States on August 21 is a guide to activities and preparations in Oregon. Alan also has...

Randall: Nature, Nurture, Good, Evil

“The latest research on good, evil, and infants,” is the intriguing teaser for Rebecca Randall’s article on nature, nurture, and spiritual accountability (subscription required for full access). Rebecca (@beccawrites) is the first science editor of...

Ruth: Cloudgazer

Natural history writer Maria Mudd Ruth launches a new book next month. In A Sideways Look at Clouds, Maria explores the phenomena that bring our beloved Northwest rain. Most people don’t know much about clouds, Maria found, so she set out to educate herself and...

Hu: Babies and Rainbows

How many colors do infants see? And, Jane C. Hu asks, what does that tell us about how our native language shapes our thinking about color? Jane has been writing about the latest cognitive research for Scientific American, including a brief report on language skills...

DeWeerdt: Parental Autism

For The Atlantic and Spectrum, Sarah DeWeerdt looks at autism from a different perspective. Instead of considering children with autism, Sarah looks at how families are affected by parents who are on the spectrum. Of course, Sarah finds challenges. But she also finds...