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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.
Sayur Manis: Delicious, But Also Deadly, Greens From Borneo
14 August 2014
Eat too much of it raw, and it can cause lung failure
Also known as sabah veggie, and a multitude of other names, sayur manis tastes like spinach crossed with asparagus
[NPR]
clips, Food
tags: Borneo, Lung failure, Malaysia, NPR, Nutrition, Sabah, Sabah Veggie, Sayur Manis, Spinach
Not So Offal: Why Bone Soup, A ‘Perfect Food,’ Tastes So Meaty
16 July 2014
In praise of Tulang Soup, the most delicious thing I ate in Singapore
Trying to figure out the richness of bone marrow
[NPR]
clips, Food
tags: Bone Marrow, Hawker Centers, NPR, Singapore, The Salt, Tulang
In Praise of Joe’s Shanghai
1 September 2013
Discovering The Small Miracle Of The Soup Dumpling
An appreciation of one of the deliciousest foods.
[NPR]
clips, Food
tags: Joe's Shanghai, NPR, Soup, Soup Dumplings