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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.

The Science of Unrequited Love

Researchers are learning more about limerence, the term for obsessive, involuntary love that is often unreturned

October 28, 2025

Witness the Rare Birth of a Water Bear

A vulnerable moment for one of Earth’s most resilient creatures

October 27, 2025

Your Chatbot “Friend” Is Only Pretending to Like You

ChatGPT and Claude can’t offer real empathy

October 21, 2025

Remembering the Genius Who Inspired Celebration of the Mind Day

Martin Gardner wanted to make math mathemagical

October 21, 2025

This Is What Happens When AI Talks to Itself

The outcome is bliss, Sanskrit and emojis

October 8, 2025

Propaganda Doesn’t Have to Be a Dirty Word

Talking with philosopher Nathan Crick about using mass persuasion for good

August 5, 2025

We Didn’t Start the Fire

But our ancient ancestors set the world ablaze 50,000 years ago

June 26, 2025

How Neanderthals Got to Siberia

They trekked for 2,000 years across formidable terrain

June 19, 2025

The Kingdom of the Echo Thief

Eavesdropping on sound artist Chris Warren and his reverberation chamber

June 2, 2025

Thar Be Monsters

The art of unseen creatures and the dawn of science

May 8, 2025

This Plaintive Song Is From a Land Without Lullabies

A rare tribe lacks music for dancing or soothing their young ones

May 1, 2025

The Deadly Story of a Life-Giving Element

Author Jack Lohmann on his new book about phosphorus

March 19, 2025