Pensées

Stories and reflections outside the lab, many of them written for curious kids.

The Tree of Life A two-part story for curious kids The secret hiding in plain sight, and how life changes: from wolves to poodles, Darwin's finches, DNA, and our family tree. October 2026 The Day My Plane Crashed A true story about learning to fly How a broken model plane taught me the science of flight: thrust, drag, lift, weight, and the airfoil. September 2026 The Magic of Artificial Intelligence A two-part series for readers 12 and up How a brain learns, how a machine learns, and how to keep your own brain in charge. September 2026

Personal writing. Views are my own, not UCLA's.