The longtime radio journalist took KSJ fellows behind the scenes of his book on the 19th century eclipse that drew a swarm of scientists to America’s western frontier. David Baron’s first total solar eclipse sighting changed his life. “I was just seeing a sky I had never seen before,” he said of the February 1998 […]
2016-17 Update: A Ride and a Review
A photo essay by Chloé Hecketsweiler describes a day in the life of Meals on Wheels, and Maura O’Connor’s book on de-extinction gets a prestigious review.
Author, Author, Author: Three Books From KSJ
Mark Wolverton, Meera Subramanian, and Maura O’Connor give practical advice about writing a book and getting it published.
Science of the Magical with Matt Kaplan ’15
The idea of a Holy Grail might seem like a fantasy. But for Matt Kaplan, science journalist and former Knight Fellow (2014-’15), it also served as inspiration for scientific inquiry and for his latest book.