Author: William Herkewitz
William Herkewitz is a graduate of the University of California, Santa Cruz, where he earned his B.A. in English literature. A lifelong lover of science, he is coming to NYU after a year of writing and working for two Philadelphia-based science museums, The Academy of Natural Sciences and the Chemical Heritage Foundation. At SHERP, William hopes to somehow combine his compulsive need to write with his interests in science, humor, history, and international affairs.
What evolution can tell us about why we laugh
By William Herkewitz | Posted May 8, 2013
Raw-milk cheese: deadly, nutritious, or just delicious?
By William Herkewitz | Posted April 23, 2013
Astrophysicist Charles Hailey is building instruments to examine dark matter, black holes and more
By William Herkewitz | Posted February 13, 2013
How uranium is causing fission between Iran and Western powers
By William Herkewitz | Posted December 1, 2012