• At the Boundary of Knowledge Physics World · 2017
• My adventures with Foldscope, the pocket microscope Microcosmos · 2015
• Meet the bug that breathes through its butt Noticing · 2015 · co-written with Robert Krulwich
• Gasp! A breathing puzzle Noticing · 2015 · co-written with Robert Krulwich
• Why elephants don't explode. How nature solves bigness Noticing · 2015 · co-written with Robert Krulwich
• Who'll freeze first? A puzzle about size and staying warm Noticing · 2015 · co-written with Robert Krulwich
• Welcome to Noticing Noticing · 2015 · co-written with Robert Krulwich
• What your bones have in common with the Eiffel Tower WIRED · 2015
• What would happen if the Earth stopped in its orbit? WIRED · 2014
• How small biases lead to a divided world: An interactive exploration of racial segregation WIRED · 2014
• How to dance with a tree: Visualizing fractals With dance WIRED · 2014
• The physics of doing an ollie, or, the science of why I can’t skate WIRED · 2014
• The Sound So Loud That It Circled the Earth Four Times Nautilus · 2014
• Hey there little electron, why won’t you tell me where you came from? WIRED · 2014
• How a 19th century math genius taught us the best way to hold a pizza slice WIRED · 2014
• Art of science competition reveals the hidden beauty of the microcosm WIRED · 2014
• The amazing micro-engineered, water-repelling surface that lives outside my window WIRED · 2014
• Active learning leads to higher grades & fewer failing students in science class WIRED · 2014
• What's the pressure inside an exploding whale? WIRED · 2014
• Galileo got game: 5 things You didn’t know about the physics of basketball WIRED · 2014
• What’s making this strange chirping noise? A frog that can survive being frozen alive WIRED · 2014
• To Save Drowning People, Ask Yourself “What Would Light Do?” Nautilus · 2014
• Voiding the warranty: Using Microsoft Kinect to make your own dance video WIRED · 2014
• How to toughen glass by cracking it: A lesson from teeth and shells WIRED · 2014
• The questions that computers can never answer WIRED · 2014
• The experiment that forever changed how we think about reality WIRED · 2014
• The Math Trick Behind MP3s, JPEGs, and Homer Simpson’s Face Nautilus · 2013
• The fluid dynamics of spitting: How archerfish use physics to hunt with their spit WIRED · 2013
• A new kind of food science: How IBM is using big data to invent creative recipes WIRED · 2013
• What it feels like for a sperm The Best Science Writing Online 2012 (Scientific American Books) · 2012
• Hungry for more sciencey goodness? Dip into my blog archives Empirical Zeal · 2011 onwards