Here’s my friend Helen reading under a mango tree after a sweaty day of climbing in the Tsingy de Bemaraha (Madagascar).
I have been working as a journalist since graduating in natural sciences from the University of Cambridge in 2004. While I was at university, I took courses in mathematics, the history and philosophy of science, and many areas of biology, specialising in genetics and zoology.
After graduating, I hopped over to San Francisco for two years where I worked as Red Herring magazine’s biotechnology and pharmaceuticals correspondent, with a short patch covering cleantech innovation in Silicon Valley. Occasionally, I scribbled news stories for National Geographic at the weekends.
Then I spent a little over a year as a staff writer at The Economist, dabbling in all areas of science and the odd politics and business story.
In November 2007, I started editing Nature’s Research Highlights section and Journal Club column. I also write features and editorials for Nature, and occasional articles for The New Statesman--both of which will soon happen from Buenos Aires. In March, I’ll take over as The Economist’s Argentina correspondent.
Since I was a tiny littl’un in Somerset, England, I have always been fascinated by more exotic environments. As a big’un I’ve spent most of my spare time and resources getting to know them. Some photos can be found on the next page (Malaysia)....and the next, next page (Madagascar)... and the one after that (Greenland). You can also find pictures of a reporting trip to Malawi and an awesome holiday in Guyana and Venezuela.
