Footer 1

Nav Bar

Become a subscriber today to get unlimited access

Member-exclusive 

You've run out of free articles. Read unlimited, ad-free stories (including this one) by becoming a Member. 

Join to continue reading

Unlock this story + our newsletter, for FREE! Already a newsletter subscriber? Just click the "Log in" link above. 

Register to continue reading.

Nautilus

Kevin Berger is the editor at large of Nautilus.

Kevin Berger

Arts

That Healing Sound

Syris Valentine is an essayist and freelance journalist with a focus on climate and social justice. Outside of his newsletter &#8220;Just Progress,&#8221; his work has appeared in The Atlantic, Scientific American, Grist, and elsewhere.

Syris Valentine

Environment

The New Climate Math on Hurricanes

Iris Berent is a professor of psychology at Northeastern University and the author of The Blind Storyteller: How We Reason About Human Nature.

Iris Berent

Psychology

Consciousness Has a Psychology Problem

Liz Lindqwister is a writer originally from Peoria, Illinois. Her reporting on tech, culture, and history has appeared in the San Francisco Standard, STANFORD Magazine, the Library of Congress, and Vox’s Today Explained. A historian by training, Lindqwister holds degrees in early American studies from Stanford University and Cambridge University.

Liz Lindqwister

Zoology

A Stolen Egg

Patchen Barss has written, edited, and produced stories about science, research, and culture for more than 20 years. His writing has appeared in Nautilus, Scientific American, the Globe and Mail, National Post, and the Toronto Star. He has been a producer at CBC Television and the Discovery Channel, and has a longstanding fascination with patterns and nature.

Patchen Barss

Math

When Work Is Play

Katharine Gammon is a freelance science writer based in Santa Monica, California, who writes about environment, science, and parenting. You can find her on X (formerly known as Twitter) @kategammon.

Katharine Gammon

You’re Gonna Need a Bigger Light

Elena Kazamia is a science writer from Greece. She has a master’s degree in conservation from University College London and a Ph.D. in plant sciences from the University of Cambridge in the U.K.

Elena Kazamia

Plagues, Taxes, Storms, and the Jet Stream

Masters of Disguise

Veronique Greenwood is a science writer and essayist. Her work has appeared in&nbsp;The New York Times Magazine,&nbsp;Smithsonian, Discover,&nbsp;Aeon,&nbsp;and many more.

Veronique Greenwood

The Once and Future Woods

Alan Lightman earned his Ph.D. in physics from the California Institute of Technology and is the author of seven novels, including the international best seller Einstein’s Dreams. His nonfiction includes The Accidental Universe, and most recently, The Miraculous from the Material. He is currently a professor of the practice of the humanities at MIT. He is the host of the public television series Searching: Our Quest for Meaning in the Age of Science.

Alan Lightman

Philosophy

The Power of Small Wonderments

Eliza Lambert is a recovering podcaster working on a book about her grandfather—he worked on the Manhattan Project, helped invent radiocarbon dating, and studied moon rocks from the Apollo missions. Previous clients include Netflix, Freakonomics, and StoryCorps.

All Articles