Richard Sima is a science writer based in Baltimore, Md. He covers the environmental and life sciences and has written for The New York Times, Scientific American, National Geographic, Discover, New Scientist, and elsewhere. He also works as a communications specialist at the International Arts + Mind Lab at Johns Hopkins University and as a fact-checker for Vox's Unexplainable and Today, Explained podcasts. Previously, he was a researcher for the National Geographic TV show "Brain Games: On the Road". He has a Ph.D. in neuroscience from Johns Hopkins University and an undergraduate degree in neurobiology from Harvard College.