James Gorman

James Gorman writes about science for The New York Times and is the author of books on hypochondria, penguins, dinosaurs and the ocean around Antarctica.

Over the course of his career at the Times and elsewhere, he has written about everything from the invention of flea collars to the nature of consciousness. Most recently he has covered the lives of animals, the evolution of dogs and viral diseases in animals.

He has taught science writing at New York University, Fordham University, Princeton University and Wesleyan University. This spring he will teach a course in science journalism at Wesleyan.