Journalism

I've reported on hundreds of stories over the course of my career, some freelance, some while on staff, on topics ranging from New York hotel robobutlers to the closure of one of America's oldest Jewish delis.

Some of my favorite pieces include:

Understanding the global chip shortage, a big crisis involving tiny components (Popular Science)

I love simplifying complex topics into something anyone can understand. This story's a great example of that.

What to do when someone you care about keeps getting into fights online (Washington Post)

Exploring a new phenomenon and figuring out why it matters is one of my favorite stories to report on. For this one, I found my subject first—then everything else followed.

How a low-cost, FDA-approved ventilator was placed in New York hospitals in 30 days (Business Insider)

This story had a super short deadline. Founder Scott Cohen was incredibly sleep deprived when I reached out to him, but he was still kind enough to speak to me for the piece.

Scientists Have a Plan to Make Humans Accept Robots: a Sense of Humor (The Daily Beast)

I've always been a bit of a futurist, and stories like these, about emerging issues or new tech, are some of my favorite.

During The AIDS Crisis, This Cookbook Kept A Community Together (The Forward)

When I found this tattered old cookbook, I knew right away it would be a story.

Gig workers say they'll work through all the COVID outbreaks (Business Insider)

I reported on this during the height of the COVID-19 outbreak, after receiving a tip from a reader about COVID spreading through restaurant workers who couldn't afford to take off.

You need to protect yourself from zero-click attacks

(Popular Science)

Working on this explainer let me focus on one of my favorite topics: cybersecurity.

Inside the Adult Braces Boom of 2021 (ZocDoc's The Paper Gown)

I kept seeing adults with braces everywhere. That got me wondering, which led to this.

To see a more exhaustive list of all the stories I've worked on, check out this site.