In Writing

Communicating science

Doing research is as important as effectively communicating it.

#SciComm

I enjoy writing about science as a hobby and a passion. You can find some of my work at NeuWrite West, a blog and podcast hosted by a group of scicomm-enthusiastic students and postdocs at Stanford.

I also believe that academic scientists have the responsibility to share what they do with the general public. Through NeuWrite West, I host workshops that help students, postdocs, faculty, and staff improve their lay writing skills.

You can find other examples of my work in science communication at KQED, Stanford Neurosciences Institute, and Nerd Nite SF.

Why do Humans Hallucinate on Little Sleep?

What do psychosis, psychedelics and sleep deprivation have in common? They make you really bad at perceiving visual illusions…and really good at hallucinating.

Ask a Neuroscientist: The Limits of Handedness

I answer a question from a competitive video gamer who asks whether his reliance on his non-dominant hand puts him at a biological disadvantage to other players. I discusses how fine grained handedness really is (do you have right/left preference at the level of individual fingers?), and whether all types of motor movements are affected by handedness bias.