More Writing By Lane Wallace

Who Needs the Grid?

Former NASA researcher K.R. Sridhar figured out how to create oxygen on Mars. He’s now applying that technology to transform the energy industry here on Earth.

Dirigible Dreams

A fanciful-seeming idea, which dates back to the Civil War, may soon be employed to combat IED losses in Afghanistan.

Multi-Cultural Critical Theory. At B-School?

Roger Martin, dean of the Rotman School of Management at the University of Toronto, is leading a growing movement to create a “Liberal Arts MBA”

The Price of Adventure
Why do we take on adventure? Maybe because we want to live … out loud.

The Path Less Traveled
Sometimes, the best or shortest path to a more fulfilling job or life isn’t a straight line.

Their Fathers’ Sons
Lane explores communication between fathers and sons, and the activities and machinery that connect them.

Winter Sky
What the lonelier winter seasons of our lives can give us.

A Demon Called Fear
Lane relates her struggles to overcome life-threatening fear … and how she succeeded.

Of Risk and Life
The dilemma of safety versus fulfillment, and what risks are worth taking.

The Eyes of a Child
In the eyes of a three-year-old, Lane finds the reason she flies.

A Question of Trust
An essay on the fragility and importance of trust–especially when your life is at stake.

Shadow and Light
In the wake of 9/11, Lane looks at what tragedy and crisis can teach us.

Playing Hooky
Why sometimes, taking a break from responsibility can be … well … responsible.

Safari in Beaver, Husky, and Wookie Land
Adventures with Harrison Ford in the back country of Idaho.

Knowing When to Cut Bait
Learning to trust your gut when making ambiguous decisions in life.

The Challenging Math of Risk
How do we decide what risks are worth taking—for us, and for those we love?

No Man’s Land
Lane finds herself in the middle of a complex world of war, missionaries, and mercenaries in Southern Sudan.

Desert Caravan
Part I of III: Lane goes back to Africa and does some relief flying in post-peace-treaty Sudan, where violence is a hard habit to break.

Refugees and Legionnaires
Part II of III: Lane’s adventures flying into Darfur refugee camps in eastern Chad.

Turbulence in Congo
Part III of III: Lane arrives in eastern Congo just as UN tanks start to roll.

A Quiet Revolution
Change happens slowly, and progress isn’t always obvious at first. But the world can change, as the story of a teenage girl who wants to be a fighter pilot llustrates.

Where Eagles Dare
Lane goes flying in the Alps … and finds herself stranded on a glacier in tennis shoes.

Knowing What We Know
How do we gain confidence? A look at the cycles of learning we all go through in new fields or skill areas.