Shulman, Polly

Polly Shulman has written about edible jellyfish, Egyptian tombs, infinity, blind dates, books, brains, centenarians, circuses, and cinematic versions of Jane Austen novels, for "The New York Times, ""Discover, ""Newsday, ""Salon, ""Slate, ""Scientific American, ""Archaeology, " and "The Village Voice, " among others. She edits news stories about fossils, meteors, the ocean, the weather, and the planets for "Science" magazine. She collects Victorian jewelry made of human hair, puts cayenne pepper in her chocolate cookies, and reads forgotten books with frontispieces.

She is an alumna of Hu...