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Nautilus

Brian Gallagher is an associate editor at Nautilus. Follow him on X (formerly known as Twitter) <a href="https://twitter.com/bsgallagher/" rel="noopener">@bsgallagher</a>.

Brian Gallagher

Technology

Making a Future Among the Stars

Sabine Hossenfelder is a theoretical physicist at the Munich Center for Mathematical Philosophy, in Germany, focusing on modifications of general relativity, phenomenological quantum gravity, and the foundations of quantum mechanics. She is the creative director of the YouTube channel <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC1yNl2E66ZzKApQdRuTQ4tw">“Science without the gobbledygook”</a> where she talks about recent scientific developments and debunks hype. Her latest book is <a href="https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/616868/existential-physics-by-sabine-hossenfelder/">Existential Physics: A Scientist’s Guide to Life’s Biggest Questions</a>. Follow her on X (formerly known as Twitter) <a href="https://twitter.com/skdh">@skdh</a>.

Sabine Hossenfelder

Physics

Mind the Gap Between Science and Religion

Jim Davies is a professor at the Department of Cognitive Science at Carleton University. He is co-host of the award-winning podcast Minding the Brain. His latest book is Being the Person Your Dog Thinks You Are: The Science of a Better You.

Jim Davies

Arts

Most of the Mind Can’t Tell Fact from Fiction

Christie Wilcox

Evolution

Can New Species Evolve From Cancers? Maybe.

Gareth Willmer is a London-based writer and editor who covers science, technology and global development for a range of websites and publications, including New Scientist, Nature, and EU research and innovation magazine Horizon. He writes regularly on subjects from environmental issues and the evolution of life on our planet to how new technologies such as satellites can be used in agriculture and natural disasters in developing countries.

Gareth Willmer

Paleontology

What Color Really Evolved For

Eve Blouin-Hudon

Psychology

Daydreams Shape Your Sense of Self

Matthew Sedacca

How Aging Shapes Narrative Identity

Communication

Does English Fulfill the Dream of a Universal Language?

Margaret E. Farrell

Anthropology

Why Did Witch Hunts Go Viral?

Jordana Cepelewicz

Neuroscience

In Brain’s Electrical Ripples, Markers for Memories Appear

The Real Differences Between Human and Artificial Intelligence

<a href="https://edsimon.org/">Ed Simon</a> is a staff writer at The Millions and the editor-in-chief at Belt Magazine. His most recent books are Pandemonium: A Visual History of Demonology and Binding the Ghost: Theology, Transcendence, and the Mystery of Literature. Follow him on X (formerly known as Twitter) @WithEdSimon.

Ed Simon

How to Collapse the Distinction Between Art and Biology

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