Margaret Wertheim

Science writer and commentator Margaret Wertheim, who started the crochet coral reef project, talks about her new book,  Physics on the Fringe: Smoke Rings, Circlons, and Alternative Theories of Everything. 

Australian science writer Margaret Wertheim got together with her artist sister to crochet a coral reef to draw attention to the endangered Great Barrier Reef. The project visits New York this month. She’s joined by local participants Barbara Van Elsen, founder of the NYC Crochet Guild, and ...