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Erica Westly
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.
Erica Westly • August 24, 2007
A mysterious heron colony sets up camp in a Queens housing project.
Erica Westly • July 23, 2007
- asks M.P. from New York, NY
Erica Westly • July 18, 2007
Can physics solve the mystery of avian flight?
Erica Westly • June 4, 2007
The Russian polonium case reminds us how fascinating poison stories can be.
Erica Westly • April 9, 2007
- asks K. York from Madrid, Spain
Erica Westly • March 23, 2007
A look at the emissions scenarios climate scientists use to predict the future.
Erica Westly • March 7, 2007
A Yale researcher applies behavioral therapy to Tourette Syndrome.
Erica Westly • January 22, 2007
A New York psychologist sheds light on the realities of terminal illness in American children.
Erica Westly • January 17, 2007
-asks Christine from Waldorf, Maryland
Erica Westly • November 1, 2006
Cancer cells may cooperate to withstand their host's immune response.