Popular Science - USA (2020 - Winter)

1. Meera Subramanian

• While on a semester at sea in college, Meera Subramanian was ap-
  palled that the ship’s waste ended up in the ocean. That revelation led
  her to tell stories about our stewardship of the planet. On page 102, she
  assesses the aftermath of some of our worst environmental disasters,
  exploring how human beings have the power to help nature heal.

2. Megan I. Gannon

• A double major in English and art history helped prepare Megan
  Gannon for a career reporting on archeology. She typically writes
  short pieces about the discovery of old bones, but loves the chance to
  research the topic in depth. On page 60, she details a Black commu-
  nity’s struggle to protect the ground where their enslaved ancestors lie.

3. Marryam Moma

• After moving to the US from Nigeria, collage artist Marryam Moma
  found a gig as a mannequin- style model at Parsons School of Design
  in New York City, a job that had students literally building garments
  around her. That experience influences the meticulous lines of her cre-
  ations. On page 60, her work accompanies Megan Gannon’s story.

4. Tom Fowlks

• At 24, after three years as a field biologist at the National Marine
  Fisheries Service, Tom Fowlks felt he’d plateaued. Then an accident
  that disabled a wrist kept him away from his job for a year and moved
  him toward a new career: photography. The assignment on page 108
  sees him back on the water, this time on a boat off the coast of Mexico.

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