Physics, Gardening, and Writing about Science

The Modern Scholar Podcast

Dr. Katherine Kornei is a freelance science writer based in Portland, Oregon. She covers Earth and space science for outlets such as Science News, Scientific American, and The New York Times. Katherine has reported stories from Asia, Europe, and the United States. She holds a BS in astrophysics from Yale University and an MS and PhD in astronomy from the University of California, Los Angeles.

The article that we reference during the conversation can be found here, at Civil Eats.