Joel Achenbach

Joel Achenbach is a reporter for The Washington Post , and the author of seven books, including The Grand Idea , Captured by Aliens , and Why Things Are . A Washington Post staff writer since 1990, Achenbach writes about science and politics. He started the newspaper's first online column, "Rough Draft", and started the Washington Post 's first blog, Achenblog . He regularly contributes science articles to National Geographic . A native of Gainesville, Florida and a graduate of Princeton...See more

Joel Achenbach is a reporter for The Washington Post , and the author of seven books, including The Grand Idea , Captured by Aliens , and Why Things Are . A Washington Post staff writer since 1990, Achenbach writes about science and politics. He started the newspaper's first online column, "Rough Draft", and started the Washington Post 's first blog, Achenblog . He regularly contributes science articles to National Geographic . A native of Gainesville, Florida and a graduate of Princeton University, he lives in Washington, DC with his wife and three children. See less