Robert Thorson is a Midwestern native turned Northwestern geologist turned Northeastern academic who commutes to work on a woodland trail. He's a Professor of Earth Sciences at the University of Connecticut where he teaches Honors Core courses, advanced geoscience, and science communication. His scholarship bridges the intellectual apartheid between STEM science and the humanities. For engagement, he coordinates the Stone Wall Initiative, the Stone Pavilion Project, the outreach site Ask an Earth Scientist, and exhibits at William Benton Museum of Art. As a journalist, he writes for The Atlantic , New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Smithsonian, and The Conversation. As an author, he's written nine books including The Walden Experiments, forthcoming from Princeton University Press.
Mugshot by Kristine Thorson. Slides by Scott Miller (Walden) and Stephan Huwiler (fox).