Erica Gies's User Profile

Erica Gies

Erica Gies is the author of "Water Always Wins: Thriving in an age of drought and deluge" (University of Chicago Press, 2022). She's also a National Geographic Explorer and independent journalist who covers science and the environment from Victoria, British Columbia, and San Francisco, California. Her work appears in the New York Times, Scientific American, Nature, Hakai, bioGraphic, National Geographic, and other outlets.

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NEW —Wild South Africa

Delhi and Rajasthan: Colors of India

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Monster of the Month w/ Colin Dickey: The "Mutes"

Rites of Spring: Nature, Myth, and Legends

Monster of the Month w/ Colin Dickey: Arctic Ghosts

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A Brief History of Scent With Saskia Wilson-Brown

Clowning for Novices: History and Practice With Rose Carver

Designing Immersive Gatherings With Zach Morris of Third Rail Projects

Introduction to Birding With Annie Novak

Writing Cultural Mythologies & Urban Legends With Colin Dickey

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Lake Avernus

National Silk Art Museum

Cement City

The Legends of Dilmun

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Space Age Lodge and Restaurant

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Futaba Cake Building

Lee & Rick’s Oyster Bar

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The Most Dangerously Populated Latitudes in the World

What Can We Learn From the Ruins of Gary, Indiana?

The Child-Eating Wampus Cat Prowling the American South

Wild Life: Helpful Honeyguides

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