Erica Westly has been a journalist for seven years, with experience in both literary and explanatory writing. Her work has appeared in large, national publications, such as "Slate", "Wired", "Self", "Esquire", "Nature", "Scientific American", and "The New York Times", as well as small, literary publications, such as "The Smart Set". Her most recent magazine feature was a cover story for "Popular Science" about the 2014 Winter Olympics. One of her articles for the "New York Times" was selected for the book "36 Hours Asia & Oceania". She has been an invited speaker at New York University and McG...