We all benefit from a better knowledge of our collective history. I write for scholars, policymakers, scientists, and the broader public. Please contact me or Kathryn Marguy, publicist at Johns Hopkins University Press, for speaking, interview, or writing requests. I am represented by Mullane Literary Associates.
Op-eds and Essays

The Atlantic
December 1, 2018
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Washington Post
October 8, 2018
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Washington Post
November 14, 2016
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Radio/TV/Podcasts

Interview on Freakonomics
July 31, 2019
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Nationally Broadcast Summer 2019
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Interview on WBEZ’s Worldview
February 12, 2019
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Interview on WAMC’s To the Best of Our Knowledge
January 3, 2019
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Interview on KALW’s Your Call
October 28, 2018
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Interview on KALW’s Your Call
October 15, 2018
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Series debuted January 3, 2018
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Listen to an interview with Audra about the show

Interview on PRI’s The World
July 11, 2017
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Interview on PRI’s The World
November 25, 2016
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On-screen appearance in Episode 4 of the Age of Aerospace series
First broadcast on the Discovery Channel, March 2016
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Interview on WHYY’s The Pulse
June 23, 2016
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Live interview (also featuring former Congressman Rush Holt and Vaughan Turekian) on WHYY’s Radio Times
August 19, 2015
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Press Mentions

By Rachel Becker
The Verge
December 11, 2018
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By Becky Ferreira
Motherboard
December 5, 2018
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By Andrew Grant
Physics Today
April 25, 2017
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By Joshua Emerson Smith
San Diego Union-Tribune
April 15, 2017
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Audio Production
During my time at the Chemical Heritage Foundation (now Science History Institute), I created an award-winning podcast, Distillations, on the past, present, and future of chemistry. As executive producer from December 2007 to April 2009, I researched, wrote, and edited pieces for shows 1–67, all of which are available at the Distillations website.
Criticism
As a member of the the National Book Critics’ Circle, I’ve reviewed books for Science, C&EN, Boston Review, Endeavor, and Chemical Heritage as well as many scholarly publications. Please feel free to contact me if you have a title on the history of American science or the Cold War that needs reviewing.