Blog: Eileen Campbell

Twin themes of nature and narrative run through Eileen’s work. Growing up, she spent much of her time outside but also read voraciously. She studied zoology and marine biology, then attended the Science Communication program at UC Santa Cruz. As a science writer, she has worked extensively with...

A Flowering Cuisine

by Eileen Campbell • June 9, 2015

Flowers may seem like only sort-of foods: you might nibble on sugared rose petals, or eat nasturtiums sprinkled on a salad. But flowers play a larger role in our food than you might imagine.

Greater & Greener 2015

by Eileen Campbell • April 23, 2015

Greater & Greener, a conference on urban parks, was in San Francisco recently. Here are some of the highlights. (Part 1)

Scent and Sense

by Eileen Campbell • March 19, 2015

The scent of something drifts into your awareness. It’s so familiar, you know you know what it is…but you can’t quite name it. It turns out that not everyone is so word-dumb when it comes to scents.

Listening at the Dishes with KALW’s Audiograph

by Eileen Campbell • February 27, 2015

Local radio station KALW featured the Whispering Dishes on their community sound-recording project, Audiograph.

LIZ Moments

by Eileen Campbell • February 26, 2015

The Whispering Dishes on Market Street generate a fascinating range of uses by the public. It's intriguing to watch people puzzle out what they are, explain them to complete strangers, and invent creative ways to use them.
They're social glue, used by everyone from families to tech workers to street folk.