Rebecca McCarthy is a freelance writer based in Athens, Georgia. She is at work on a book on Norman Maclean.
Rebecca McCarthy
Down to Earth
Turning neglected outdoor spaces into functional art
by Rebecca McCarthy | Thursday, February 25, 2021
Consider the Zipper
One professor’s quest to uncover the 100 best ideas of all time
by Rebecca McCarthy | Tuesday, October 27, 2020
A Covid Football Saturday
Will fans and townspeople be the biggest losers?
by Rebecca McCarthy | Thursday, October 01, 2020
Forgotten Transcendentalists
by Rebecca McCarthy | Wednesday, September 09, 2020
Robot Therapy
Artificial intelligence helps keep nursing home residents engaged
by Rebecca McCarthy | Wednesday, July 22, 2020
Crossing a Bridge
A drone-operating course helps students reimagine infrastructure
by Rebecca McCarthy | Wednesday, July 01, 2020
Sweating the Small Stuff
Designing more effective protection for firefighters and healthcare workers
by Rebecca McCarthy | Wednesday, June 03, 2020
The Land of Solitary Bees
As bee populations decline, researchers pursue new routes
by Rebecca McCarthy | Wednesday, June 17, 2020
Writing on the Wall
Creating a home for St. Louis's underrepresented arts scene
by Rebecca McCarthy | Wednesday, June 10, 2020
Progress Report, Spring 2020
by Rebecca McCarthy | Monday, March 02, 2020
Progress Report, Winter 2020
by Rebecca McCarthy | Monday, December 02, 2019
Norman Maclean and Me
Advice for living and drinking from the author of A River Runs Through It
by Rebecca McCarthy | Monday, December 02, 2019
Progress Report, Autumn 2019
Old rice made new, women inventors, cli-fi hits the art world
by Rebecca McCarthy | Tuesday, September 03, 2019
The Secret Life of Trees
Reading the rings of New York’s last maritime forests
by Rebecca McCarthy | Monday, June 03, 2019
Searching for Seamounts
A seismologist maps the mountain range below the Pacific