An "environmental veil" covering one side of a new #Singapore skyscraper will reduce #cooling loads and provide shelter for an open-air plaza at ground level, continuing the island's "City in Nature" efforts. My latest for Civil Engineering Online: asce.org/publications-a…

Having coffee to the sound of red-tailed hawks hasn't gotten old yet.

It's only fitting that a #motorsport sculpture should involve meticulous #engineering considerations. Read about what went into the design and build of this year's #FestivalOfSpeed sculpture in my latest for ASCE Headquarters. Spoiler: those are all real cars. asce.org/publications-a…

My editor increasing the word limit:

Cartoon for Washington Post Opinions

As a New Yorker, the sea lion decided against leaving her immediate Manhattan neighborhood.

Repost this if you're excited to join us for #SciWri23!

#Metamaterials, in which desired behaviors are engineered through a material's internal structures, are starting to find exciting applications, such as in a new form of #earthquake protection. #seismicwaves My latest for Civil Engineering Online: asce.org/publications-a…

#freelance life: you try to schedule a 1:1 with yourself, but you're busy.

BREAKING: UN General Assembly ADOPTS resolution on “protection of civilians and upholding legal and humanitarian obligations” on the ongoing Gaza crisis FOR: 120 AGAINST: 14 ABSTAIN: 45 LIVE COVERAGE news.un.org/en/story/2023/…

Skyscrapers filled with trees could help #NewYorkCity achieve its #carbon-neutrality goals and dampen the effects of urban heat islands. Vincent Callebaut Architectures used generative tools to show what that might look like. My latest for ASCE Headquarters: asce.org/publications-a…

I got to fly with Bob Leuten in his Super Decathlon while interviewing him about his 700th flight for the EAA's Young Eagles program. Read my story about him here: independentnews.com/news/livermore…

Mass timber exerts a lower carbon footprint than concrete or steel, while weighing less and insulating more. Plus, it's renewable. Now, timber is arriving in South Perth in a big way: the world's tallest hybrid-timber tower. My latest for ASCE Headquarters: asce.org/publications-a…

Chance meetings in #biophilic spaces hope to boost scientific discovery in #Oxford. The grounds of a historic hospital will host the new EIT Oxford campus focused on #medicalscience, #climatechange, #agriculture and #economics. My story for ASCE Headquarters: asce.org/publications-a…

Happy #IgnitionDay! "On Dec. 5, 2022, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (National Ignition Facility) made history, demonstrating #fusion ignition for the first time in a laboratory setting—an achievement six decades in the making." llnl.gov/news/ignition

It's business-plan season and 2024 is going to be awesome. #freelancelife

What does systemic racism have to do with an old railroad tunnel near Truckee, California? My first for Tahoe Magazine: tahoemagazine.com/the-push-for-a…

Thirty-six acres in the heart of Silicon Valley will focus on aviation and space technology research, in a collaboration between UC Berkeley and NASA Ames. My story for Civil Engineering Online: asce.org/publications-a…

If some of history’s greatest figures didn’t put in immensely long hours, maybe the key to unlocking the secret of their creativity lies in understanding not just how they labored but how they rested. Darwin was a slacker and you should be too:  nautil.us/darwin-was-a-s…

Minutes count when managing #wildfires, and networks of camera feeds are helping agencies reduce detection times. But who can sift through all those images? Enter AI-based wildfire detection. My latest for Civil Engineering Source: asce.org/publications-a…