There’s a reason wildlife biologists treat fresh animal scat like it’s a heap of gold. It is a gold mine of information. The first things fresh scat offers, of course, are a) confirmation that you are in an animal’s territory and b) initial clues about the particular animal’s diet andContinue Reading

On Monday, September 13, 2013, the New York Times published my opinion piece “How to Fall in Love with Math.” I awoke to find my email inbox overflowing with messages, not just from acquaintances but also from a bewildering number of strangers. Many more responses poured in online on theContinue Reading