Joel Achenbach

Joel Achenbach is a reporter for The Washington Post , and the author of six previous books, including The Grand Idea , Captured by Aliens and Why Things Are . He started the Washington Post's first blog, Achenblog, and has worked on the newspaper's national Style magazine and Outlook staffs. He regularly contributes science articles to National Geographic . A native of Gainesville, Florida and a 1982 graduate of Princeton University, he lives in Washington, D.C. with his wife and three...See more

Joel Achenbach is a reporter for The Washington Post , and the author of six previous books, including The Grand Idea , Captured by Aliens and Why Things Are . He started the Washington Post's first blog, Achenblog, and has worked on the newspaper's national Style magazine and Outlook staffs. He regularly contributes science articles to National Geographic . A native of Gainesville, Florida and a 1982 graduate of Princeton University, he lives in Washington, D.C. with his wife and three children. See less