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Jake Currie

Jake Currie is a writer based in Brooklyn, NY.

How the Statues of Easter Island Walked Into Place

The iconic heads hewn from volcanic rock may have been wobbled into place by the Rapa Nui people who created them

October 14, 2025

A Sci-fi Artist Who Draws From Real Life

A conversation with artist Yiran Jia.

May 2, 2025

Celebrating the Relationship Between Science and Illustration

A conversation with Society of Illustrators executive director Arabelle Liepold

March 20, 2025

Breathing New Life into Found Objects

A conversation with Nautilus cover artist Katherine Streeter.

February 25, 2025

The Magical Realism of Myriam Wares

A conversation with Nautilus cover artist Myriam Wares.

January 20, 2025

Finding Beauty in the Struggle Between Light and Darkness

A conversation with artist Deena So'Oteh.

December 20, 2024

The Rituals of Art, Science, and Superstition

A conversation with Issue 58 cover artist Ellen Weinstein.

November 18, 2024

Subverting Reality Through Art

A conversation with artist Tim O'Brien.

October 23, 2024

How Reality Shapes Our Language—and Vice Versa

A conversation with UCLA philosophy professor Josh Armstrong.

October 10, 2024

An Artist on Why AI Isn’t the End of Art

A conversation with Issue 56 cover artist Chris Buzelli.

September 16, 2024

Mushroom Punks: A Nautilus x Beepy Bella Collaboration

A day spent hunting for fungi inspired designer Bella Lalonde to create the Mushroom Punks zine in collaboration with Nautilus.

August 12, 2024

Scientists and Artists as Storytelling Teams

A conversation with artist and naturalist Zoe Keller.

March 20, 2024