communicating science

Here you can find books, journals, publications, and other miscellaneous information that help me communicate science


Book List

The Secret Wisdom of Nature by Peter Wohlleben. This short book describes the incredible balance and resilience of natural systems and how humans have impacted them for better and for worse. Author of award winning The Hidden Life of Trees, Wohlleben writes with humor and optimism, never short an inspiring arboreal factoid, the type of tone difficult to achieve but sorely needed in our cataclysmic social culture. Follow his Instagram for incredible pictures of his native Germany.

Fate of Food by Amanda Little. Working at Vanderbilt, in the hometown of my alma mater, I might have a bias towards Amanda Little for referencing the beloved BBQ joints and southern family style restaurants I frequented throughout my college years. Little seamlessly parallels the plight of food insecurity on the global stage with the nutritional deficits experienced by an increasingly obese United States. Another optimistic author, she finds humor where I would be prone to cynicism, and speaks with the distinctive sense of social responsibility I associate with a woke Christian ethic .


Online resources

The Nature Conservancy is an organization driven by the possibility that nature and people can coexist in a sustainable, healthy manner. Their research and activism targets impact points in policy and along the supply chain to optimize their advocacy and research benefiting conservation. Read a recent blog post by the managing global director of their “Provide Food and Water” program regarding the difficulties posed by COVID-19 on food systems and sustainable agriculture - and how environmental changes are impacting the food security of the most vulnerable global citizens.