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Nautilus

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.

Kristen French

Psychology

The Strange Rise of Daydreaming

Caitlin L. Chandler is a writer who lives in Berlin. Her work has appeared in Harper’s, The New York Review of Books, the Washington Post Magazine, and elsewhere.

Caitlin L. Chandler

Can Trees Heal You?

Steve Paulson is the executive producer of Wisconsin Public Radio’s nationally syndicated show <a href="https://www.ttbook.org/">To the Best of Our Knowledge</a>. He’s the author of Atoms and Eden: Conversations on Religion and Science. You can find his podcast about psychedelics, Luminous, <a href="https://www.ttbook.org/series/luminous">here</a>.

Steve Paulson

Out of Your Head

Chris French is Emeritus Professor and Head of the Anomalistic Psychology Research Unit in the Psychology Department at Goldsmiths, University of London. He is a Fellow of the British Psychological Society and of the Committee for Skeptical Inquiry and also a Patron of Humanists U.K.

Chris French

Are You Psychic? Nudge, Nudge

Marco Giancotti is a freelance writer, product manager, and aphant living in Japan. He has graduate degrees in astrophysics and aerospace engineering—both of which happen to rely on equations more than on mental pictures. He is working on an accessible reframing of key science insights on his website, <a href="https://planktonvalhalla.com/">Plankton Valhalla</a> (which, yes, does contain lots of visualizations). Follow him on Twitter @marco_giancotti.

Marco Giancotti

When Logic Beats Imagination

Cody Delistraty is a journalist and speechwriter. He has worked as the culture editor of The Wall Street Journal Magazine, and his writing has appeared in The New York Times, The Atlantic, The Paris Review, and New York Magazine. His new book, The Grief Cure: Looking for the End of Loss, was published in June.

Cody Delistraty

Reading Through Grief

Charles Digges is an environmental journalist who edits the website of the Norwegian environmental group Bellona.

Charles Digges

The Internet Might Be Good for Us

John Seamon is emeritus professor of psychology and professor of neuroscience and behavior at Wesleyan University. He is the author of <a href="https://mitpress.mit.edu/9780262029711/memory-and-movies/">Memory and Movies: What Films Can Teach Us About Memory</a>.

John Seamon

How Actors Remember Their Lines

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.

Has Psychiatry Lost Touch With Individuals?

Benjamin Cassidy is a freelance journalist based in Seattle. His work has appeared in National Geographic, Scientific American, and The Seattle Times, among other publications. You can find out more about him and his writing at <a href="https://www.bybencassidy.com/">bybencassidy.com</a>.

Benjamin Cassidy

Crying Wolf in an Age of Alarms

Michael Inzlicht is a psychologist at the University of Toronto, where he conducts research at the boundaries of social psychology, cognitive science, and neuroscience. Follow him on X <a href="//twitter.com/minzlicht”">@minzlicht</a>.