BA in English Literature, University of California. Former Managing Editor: Natural History; Science 86; IEEE Spectrum. Formerly: Editor, The Scientist; Senior Editor, Newsweek; Editor, Science Magazine. Currently, Chief Executive Officer, The New York Academy of Sciences. Fellow, American Association for the Advancement of Science. Member: American Society of Magazine Editors; National Association of Science Writers; Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. Recipient of three National Magazine Awards.