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I edited and wrote part of a short book published by New America in July 2015 and freely available online, about how drones are being used in new ways around the world. It's meant to be useful to people who want to fly drones.The Pioneer Detectives
I published a short book with The Millions.
It's the story of the Pioneer Anomaly, a long-standing mystery. The book is short and fun—the length of a novella—but also, in the words of Amazon's reviewer, "powerful and sad". If you've got any curiosity about how NASA works behind the scenes or why scientists believe what they do, I think you'll enjoy the book.
It is available on Amazon as a Kindle Single and also on Apple's iBooks.Drone Wars
I wrote a chapter on the long history of drone technology going back to the early 20th century in this edited Cambridge University Press volume.
Drugs and violence in Mexico
30 June 2005
The war on the border streets
Americans’ demand for illegal drugs has created powerful crime syndicates in Mexico. The country’s police, only partly reformed, struggle to keep up
Mexico, the US, and Drugs
16 June 2005
Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?
Drug violence on the Mexican border
The triumphs and travails of Ricardo Salinas Pliego
2 June 2005
Going South
A Mexican tycoon quits New York
Marta Fox
12 May 2005
Accursed Chronicles
When a libel suit by the president’s wife signals more press freedom, not less
Mexico’s elections: AMLO is in
5 May 2005
The race is on
Voters will now have to judge Mr López Obrador as a candidate, not a martyr
Relativity, the Photoelectric effect, and all that
1 January 2005
Modern times
The science of Albert Einstein, on the hundredth anniversary of his miracle year.
The playstation and the warfighter
2 December 2004
Playing to win
Can video games help train soldiers?
Technology
tags: army, The Economist, video games
The trouble with software
25 November 2004
Managing complexity
Most software projects fail to meet their goals. Can this be fixed by giving developers better tools?
Bob Dylan
18 November 2004
I felt so symbolic yesterday
A review of Chronicles, the first volume of Bob Dylan’s autobiography, a new biography of Woody Guthrie, and a collection of essays about Dylan.
Book Reviews
tags: The Economist
The heart of radio 1
4 November 2004
John Peel
The greatest DJ in history?
Obituaries
tags: The Economist
Derek Walcott
4 November 2004
The death of earth
A review of Derek Walcott’s new book-length poem.
Book Reviews
tags: The Economist