DAN MORRELL has written for The New York Times, Slate, Boston magazine, Fast Company, and the Boston Globe Sunday Magazine. As a researcher, he has fact-checked two books: “Horsemen of the Esophagus: Competitive Eating and the Big Fat American Dream” by Jason Fagone (Crown, June 2006) and “The Sushi Economy: Globalization and the Making of a Modern Delicacy” by Sasha Issenberg (Gotham, May 2007). He has covered everything from light-stopping physics and political warfare to yoga-trained bowlers and internet pirates. He currently lives in the Boston region and is a contributing editor for Boston magazine. His past editorial experience includes a senior editor position at The Penn Stater, Penn State’s award-winning alumni magazine. He graduated first in his class from Temple University’s Master of Journalism program in 2004 and is a 2000 graduate of Villanova University. Works published also include: Philadelphia magazine, Washington (D.C.) City Paper, Philadelphia City Paper, Philadelphia Independent, Harvard Magazine, Wellesley magazine, Boston College Magazine, Charlotte magazine, Boston Metro, BostonNOW, Delaware County Daily Times, Lowell Sun, and the Worcester Telegram & Gazette.