This is a page with links to selected written work and projects.
Science Writing
Column: Citizen Science Musings
The Scientific Art of Roger Hayward
Care and Feeding of the Idea Stream
The Opening of Higher Education
Other Science Items
Making, Maintaining, and Using Serious Field Notes
A DIY Alcohol Burner for the Home Lab
The Changing Face of the Published Scientific Debate
Are Amateur Satellite Watchers a Security Risk?
Pupping Season for Moss Beach Harbor Seals
William Dampier: Pirate and… Amateur Scientist
Thoreau’s Notebooks Shed Light on Changing Climate
The Open Science Revolution Erupts
Getting to Know a New Observing Site
Education
A Question on the Link Between Education and Democracy
The Necessity of Education for Its Own Sake
The Case for Open-Source Accreditation
Why General Ed Classes Could Save You
Reflections on Three “Might-Have-Been” Mentors
Competition, Innovation, and Learning
Willful Ignorance Becomes a Virtue
On the Intellectual Imperative to Screw Up
Apollo 11 and the Case for Space Today
Citizen Science Musings: On Science Programs–A Critique
Intelligence and National Security
What is the NSA Collecting? An Exercise in Open-Source Intelligence AnalysisA Primer of Middle Eastern Leadership Culture
Strategic Security as a New Academic Discipline
Review: The New Muslim Brotherhood in the West, Lorenzo Vidino
Review: Heaven on Earth. A Journal Through Shari’a Law from the Deserts of Ancient Arabia to the Streets of the Modern Muslim World by Sadakat Kadri
The War of Ideas and the War on Terror
What Climate Scientists Need to Learn From Intelligence Analysts