Writing about the adventure of being human

I am a freelance journalist and author focusing on psychological research, profiles of scientists and scholars, and the ways we navigate our inner and outer worlds. My work has appeared in Psychologie Heute (Germany), Neue Zürcher Zeitung am Sonntag (Switzerland), and Scientific American Mind (US), among others. I have written a biography, a work of narrative nonfiction, and a collection of profiles. My home-base is mostly Berkeley, California, and sometimes Cologne, Germany.

PUBLICATIONS

Books

There are subjects that invite longer conversations — some of them I have explored in books.

Articles

My work includes features, profiles and interviews as well as editorial media and publishing monitoring.

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