Kevin Berger is Salon's features editor. He oversees the Environment & Science section, including the popular Atoms & Eden series about science and faith. He has written about John Adams, fruit flies and Danica Patrick. His article "The artist as mad scientist" appeared in "The Best of Technology Writing, 2007." A longtime Bay Area journalist, Berger spent a decade as a writer and editor for San Francisco magazine, where he wrote about the San Francisco bay, homelessness, the opera and how "green" locals really are. He has won awards from the City and Regional Magazine Association and Western Magazine Association. He interviewed novelist Richard Powers for the Paris Review. With his brother Todd, Berger co-authored the book [OU1] "Zen Driving," still selling after 20 years, thanks to the enthusiastic endorsement of drivers ed teachers. He also wrote "Where the Road and the Sky Collide: America Through the Eyes of Its Drivers," exploring our love-hate relationship with cars and car culture.

Kevin Berger's Salon stories

Monday, Aug 10, 2009 03:20 PDT

The beauty and terror of science

Romantic poets and scientists tapped the marvels of nature and sounded a clarion alarm that can transform us today
Tuesday, Apr 7, 2009 03:35 PDT

Neko Case is an animal

On her new album, "Middle Cyclone," the feral songstress sounds like a minstrel along Cormac McCarthy's apocalyptic road.
Friday, Mar 20, 2009 03:19 PDT

The other side of Rick Steves

He may seem like Mister Rogers. But in a revealing interview, the travel guru shares his daring views on Iran and terrorism, spoiled Americans and the best places to smoke pot in Europe.
Monday, Mar 9, 2009 05:19 PDT

"If I'm blaspheming, it means I'm doing my job"

Who would dare turn Jewish saints into whores, murderers and false messiahs? Jonathon Keats explains what inspired "The Book of the Unknown," his entrancing new collection of fables.
Tuesday, Jan 20, 2009 12:23 PST

How was the poem?

Elizabeth Alexander delivers for President Obama.
Wednesday, Dec 31, 2008 15:18 PST

Will Vicki Iseman's lawsuit stand against the N.Y. Times?

A WSJ interview with a First Amendment scholar offers some provocative clues.
Wednesday, Dec 31, 2008 12:15 PST

"I am the greatest"

Roland Burris, Blago's choice for U.S. senator, has never been shy about his erstwhile achievements.
Monday, Dec 1, 2008 15:00 PST

Midrange gifts for the sports lover

Nine hundred NBA games, at your fingertips.
Monday, Dec 1, 2008 04:13 PST

Luxury gifts for the sports lover

Buy a life-size rendering of your favorite athlete or a piece of the classic stadiums of yore.
Monday, Dec 1, 2008 04:00 PST

Bargain gifts for the sports lover

Relive Barack Obama's basketball glory days and score a daily fix for your favorite baseball junkie.
Wednesday, Oct 29, 2008 03:45 PDT

Dreams of John Adams

Saturn rockets, Wagner in the Sierras, 9/11 voices -- the renowned composer discusses the visions and emotions behind his acclaimed and controversial music. Audio
Monday, Oct 27, 2008 03:36 PDT

Sarah Palin's latest swat at science

Fruit fly research is helping a booming new food industry in America -- not that the vice-presidential candidate is aware of it.
Wednesday, Aug 27, 2008 04:00 PDT

We drive as we live

No wonder traffic will never improve. We are doomed by our behavior, as a drive in New York with "Traffic" author Tom Vanderbilt reveals.
Thursday, Jul 3, 2008 04:35 PDT

In search of the holy grand

Glenn Gould's obsessive pursuit of the perfect piano led to the enduring heart of his extraordinary music.
Monday, Mar 31, 2008 04:00 PDT

The music lover

Why the dark and madly poetic Destroyer is my favorite rock band in ages.
Thursday, Jan 17, 2008 12:00 PST

Staph infections: The right call

Conservatives say backfield in motion among men is spreading a lethal bacteria. Time for instant replay.
Thursday, Nov 22, 2007 04:35 PST

The divine sound of silence

Britain's No Music Day offers a welcome hush over a noisy world. It can't come to America soon enough.
Friday, Nov 2, 2007 04:45 PDT

Their terrifying sounds

The great 20th century composers revolutionized music, only to be rewarded with obscurity. Can the New Yorker's Alex Ross revive them in a world of Britney Spears?
Friday, Oct 12, 2007 03:54 PDT

Oliver Sacks' musical mystery tour

Our preeminent storytelling neuroscientist spotlights music's transformative effect on the brain. But has Sacks finally struck the wrong note?
Wednesday, Aug 29, 2007 05:29 PDT

Bjørn Lomborg feels a chill

Global warming doesn't faze the infamous author, who argues that polar bears are doing fine and Al Gore is way too hot under the collar. But can the "skeptical environmentalist" back up his rosy views?
Tuesday, May 29, 2007 05:29 PDT

Who killed the honeybees?

A round table of experts answer all our pressing questions about the sudden death of the nation's bees. What they have to say has a bigger sting than we ever expected.
Friday, Mar 2, 2007 04:15 PST

The Iraq insurgency for beginners

A leading expert on the insurgency clarifies who is shooting whom in Iraq, the growing power of al-Qaida, the influence of Iran, and the only thing left for the U.S. to do.
Wednesday, Aug 23, 2006 06:00 PDT

The joys of life without God

Skeptics Society founder Michael Shermer explains why Darwin matters, how believing in God is the same as believing in astrology, and why it doesn't take divine faith to experience something bigger than ourselves.
Thursday, Jun 22, 2006 06:00 PDT

The artist as mad scientist

She is an intellectual and emotional storm. Her renowned public artworks are reshaping the ways we think about science. Activist, environmentalist and former rock promoter Natalie Jeremijenko turns the art world upside down.
Friday, Jan 20, 2006 03:24 PST

Golijov's world

Osvaldo Golijov is the best-kept secret in contemporary music. But America is about to discover the passionate Argentine composer.
Page 1 of 2 in Kevin Berger Earliest ⇒

Currently in Salon