Then I strive to explain their work in ways that my pre-science writing self, and a broader audience, can understand. When I don’t understand what scientists are telling me, I keep asking questions. I’ve visited brain imaging labs and baboon troops in Kenya, and I’ve written about everything from Alzheimer’s to zebrafish. Pulled by my interest in health and the environment, I felt compelled to dig into science. No one was more surprised than I was! I had always been more interested in history (my major), literature, politics, languages-pretty much anything but biology and chemistry. Halfway through my career, after working in news magazines and freelancing for women’s magazines, I gravitated to writing primarily about science. Perhaps because of that, I only ever wanted to write non-fiction. I loved how McPhee could take almost anything and show you why it was interesting. I got hooked on the New Yorker and John McPhee in high school. I still love that, though I get to do it far less often. As a child, my favorite way to spend the day was lying on my bed with a book. From Lydia’s website: I have always been a reader and a lover of words.
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