Jasper Davidoff is a reporter, producer and cruciverbalist.
I'm interested in stories about culture, science, history, the (built) environment and the systems that shape the world around us. I'm currently the editorial fellow at Audubon Magazine, and my reporting has recently appeared in The Christian Science Monitor and the podcast 99% Invisible.
In 2023, I graduated from Pomona College with a B.A. in anthropology and minor in music. At Pomona, I served as editor-in-chief of The Student Life, the newspaper of the Claremont Colleges. I also previously managed audience engagement for the Evanston RoundTable, my hometown's nonprofit newsroom, and interned for Illinois Public Media in Urbana.
I sometimes make jazz arrangements and can be found playing sax, clarinet, melodica, kazoo or vacuum cleaner, depending on the night. I've been known to spin tracks on KSPC 88.7FM. Ask me about transit, typefaces, maps, puzzles, pickles or stovetop popcorn.
I am an avid fan — and constructor — of indie crosswords. You can find some on Pocket Squares!
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How doulas and cafes help people break the last taboo – talking about death (The Christian Science Monitor)
Cicadas are out in the trillions and citizen scientists are rejoicing (The Christian Science Monitor)