My archive of mental_floss blog posts can be found here. Three of my greatest hits there are, according to my editor, “What Is Catnip and Why Are Cats Crazy for It?“, “Why DoesBottled Water Have an Expiration Date?“, and “How Does Scratch and Sniff Work?“.

I’ve also written for…

…Men’s Health

Forthcoming story on human-dog communication (10/2010)

Forthcoming stories on the chemical and behavioral factors that influence the female libido (fall 2010)

“The Happy Factors” (winter 2009/2010)

“Why ‘Poor’ Goes with ‘Poor Health’” (8/2008)

“The Best Health Tips in Life are Free” (8/2008), published online as “8 Ways to Stay Healthy Without Spending Money”

…FreelanceSwitch

“The Freelancer’s Support Staff” (12/2007)

“Independents Hall” (9/2007)

…Chemical Heritage

“Deisenhofer Papers” (9/2007)

“Book Round Up: School Days – A Collection of College Histories” (9/2007)

“Book Review: Francis Crick: Discoverer of the Genetic Code” (9/2007)

“Bringing the Information Age to Science” (6/2007)

“Book Review: Master Mind:The Rise and Fall of Fritz Haber” (6/2007)

…and Philadelphia Weekly

“Praise the Lard” (/2010)

Various Arts and Entertainment event previews (2008-now)

“Magic Bullet” (5/2007)