Lois Wingerson
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About Me
I decided to become a science writer thanks to an astute
career counselor at the University of Michigan who asked me which of my
courses I enjoyed the most (science) and what I liked to do (write). I
am the only person I ever met who found a career at her university’s
career planning office.
I live in Brooklyn, New York, and Dubois, Wyoming, with my husband Mark.
Our son lives in New York and our daughter lives out West.
My parents were both musicians who taught at universities in the Midwest. One reason I love science is because it came as a revelation in high school. Almost nobody in my family knew anything about it.
I have lived in Europe twice, first in London and later in Frankfurt, Germany. In London, I worked at New Scientist. In Frankfurt I spent a great deal of time researching the life of Ottmar von Verschuer, the architect of Nazi eugenics, in preparation for my book Unnatural Selection.
I live in Brooklyn, New York, and Dubois, Wyoming, with my husband Mark.
Our son lives in New York and our daughter lives out West.
My parents were both musicians who taught at universities in the Midwest. One reason I love science is because it came as a revelation in high school. Almost nobody in my family knew anything about it.
I have lived in Europe twice, first in London and later in Frankfurt, Germany. In London, I worked at New Scientist. In Frankfurt I spent a great deal of time researching the life of Ottmar von Verschuer, the architect of Nazi eugenics, in preparation for my book Unnatural Selection.
When not otherwise occupied I also:
started an independent bilingual nursery school in Frankfurt, Germany
(Kinderinitiativ für English- und Deutsche-sprachende Kinder or KIDS)
with a seed grant from the city government
founded Club Loco, a teen hangout and band performance space in Brooklyn
served as volunteer coordinator at CHIPS, a soup kitchen in Brooklyn
tutored both small children and adults in reading and math
earned money as a violist in a string quartet
became fluent in German
started an independent bilingual nursery school in Frankfurt, Germany
(Kinderinitiativ für English- und Deutsche-sprachende Kinder or KIDS)
with a seed grant from the city government
founded Club Loco, a teen hangout and band performance space in Brooklyn
served as volunteer coordinator at CHIPS, a soup kitchen in Brooklyn
tutored both small children and adults in reading and math
earned money as a violist in a string quartet
became fluent in German
