Kristen French
KF
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.
The Visual Language of Crystals
Chemistry becomes art in Thomas Blanchard’s timelapse video
May 22, 2025
Placebo Science Is Rooted in Witch Hunts
How we learned to sort true from false in medicine.
August 27, 2024
A Tiny Insect with Extraordinary Piss
The sharpshooter catapults its urine at high speed.
June 14, 2024
Has Psychiatry Lost Touch With Individuals?
An argument for emphasis on subjective experience.
May 24, 2024
The Animals That Turn Bodily Fluids into Weapons
Four explosive tales of blood, spit, and venom.
April 29, 2024
Everything in Its Right Place
When a misplaced sense of familiarity gives rise to delusions of place.
March 21, 2024
The Speediest Creatures on Earth
How tiny one-celled protists pull off their strange and marvelous feats.
March 14, 2024











