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Kristen French

Kristen French is an associate editor at Nautilus. She has worked in science journalism since 2013, reporting and writing features and news for publications such as Wired, Backchannel, The Verge, and New York Magazine. She has a masters degree in science journalism from Columbia University.

Using Brain Waves to Translate Thoughts into Pictures

Young scientists dream up a way to decipher the mind’s eye with EEG and AI

May 22, 2026

Are Humanoid Robots the End of Human Work?

Here’s what the people making the robots think

May 21, 2026

Nobody Could Save Timmy the Whale

Months of rescue efforts by influencers and millionaires may have just prolonged his death

May 18, 2026

The Impossible Strength of the Testosterone Myth

Scientists keep knocking it down but it keeps roaring back

May 15, 2026

Your Brain Can Learn Things When You’re Unconscious

It’s more awake and alive to the outside world under anesthesia than we thought

May 14, 2026

How Trump’s Science Cuts Threaten National Security

Weak science leads to bad forecasting and poor decision making

May 12, 2026

New Fathers Are Dying, and We Don’t Know Why

A conversation with a pediatrician about the first study to track paternal mortality

May 12, 2026

Where Does Novelty Come From?

A conversation with paleobiologist Douglas Erwin about how novelty becomes true innovation in biological and cultural evolution

May 8, 2026

How to Build a Trustworthy Robot

A conversation with a robot researcher about a possible future where robots are like teammates in hospitals, factories, and homes

May 7, 2026