Author: Erica Westly
BS in biochemistry from Marlboro College, MS in neuroscience from Case Western Reserve University. Completed three years of neuroscience PhD program before realizing that academic science and I were never going to be a good fit. Enjoys good coffee, anything written by Kurt Vonnegut or Oliver Sacks, and traveling to far away places.
Articles by this author:
City Life for the Birds
A mysterious heron colony sets up camp in a Queens housing project.
By Erica Westly, August 24th, 2007
Why does skin complexion change with the seasons?
- asks M.P. from New York, NY
By Erica Westly, July 23rd, 2007
Polonium and Old Lace
The Russian polonium case reminds us how fascinating poison stories can be.
By Erica Westly, June 4th, 2007
Worlds Of Possibility
A look at the emissions scenarios climate scientists use to predict the future.
By Erica Westly, March 23rd, 2007
Old Disorder, New Approach
A Yale researcher applies behavioral therapy to Tourette Syndrome.
By Erica Westly, March 7th, 2007
No Rest for the Young and Weary
A New York psychologist sheds light on the realities of terminal illness in American children.
By Erica Westly, January 22nd, 2007
I’ve heard dogs can detect cancer just from sniffing someone’s breath. How is that possible?
-asks Christine from Waldorf, Maryland
By Erica Westly, January 17th, 2007
Live Together, Die Alone
Cancer cells may cooperate to withstand their host’s immune response.
By Erica Westly, November 1st, 2006
