Writings

Elizabeth was once a full-time journalist, variously based in Hong Kong, New Delhi, Jakarta, Hanoi and Brussels. You can find some of the stories from those years on the older journalism page. Nowadays, she writes commentary and editorial for a number of publications, most frequently The Guardian, Prospect and The Times. You’ll find examples on the recent commentary page. Longer essays, including a recent reflection based on her distorted memory of events in Tiananmen Square in June 1989, are on the recent essays page. For articles in peer reviewed scientific journals and other science writing, go to her professional site Ternyata.

Recent Commentary

Recent Essays

Scientific Journals

Older Journalism