Kenneth Silber Email & Phone Number

Wyckoff, NJ, US

Write articles on politics, culture and more for eclectic Baltimore-based web publication that offers multiple subjects and viewpoints and "no preaching to the converted."

Perform editing and research to support accuracy and quality of opinion/analysis and news articles published in Scientific American magazine, Sciam.com and related venues.

Author/publisher of "In DeWitt's Footsteps: Seeing History on the Erie Canal," including photos by George Gruel, hand-drawn maps by C. Brooke Silber and layout by Jessica Collier.

Wide-ranging responsibilities in editing, managing and writing for magazine targeted at financial advisors working at large financial institutions. Edited articles on economic, market and industry topics, overseeing process from writers’ drafts to final versions and working closely with art director on photos and illustrations. Administered magazine.

Edited and wrote for monthly print magazine for financial advisors and related website ThinkAdvisor.com, published by ALM (earlier by Summit Professional Networks). Wrote award-winning regular feature on financial history and column on political developments affecting financial sector.

Worked as regular editorial freelancer for leading science magazine. Copy edited and fact checked articles on wide range of topics in science and technology. Wrote book reviews for Scientific American Mind and articles on space exploration for Scientific American website.

Copy edited and fact checked on freelance basis for advertising agency serving major companies in pharmaceutical and biotech industries. Worked on marketing and informational materials for physicians, consumers and sales representatives; applied American Medical Association style.

Coauthored economics columns for bimonthly magazine of knowledge and trivia. Coauthored economics chapter of book Mental Floss Presents Condensed Knowledge: A Deliciously Irreverent Guide to Feeling Smart Again (Harper Collins, 2004).

Reported on diverse space-related topics, including film and TV reviews as well as reports on science news, and created op-ed section for start-up web publication.

Wrote and edited on bank technology for business magazine.