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.
Daydream Your Way to Life-Changing Insights
Certain kinds of mind wandering can lead to powerful epiphanies
Extraterrestrials are People, Too
Should we grant legal rights to extraterrestrial lifeforms before we find them?
Rogue Wave Mystery Solved
Each leviathan of the deep has a signature that can be used to forecast it
Why This 17-Year-Old Girl Can’t Forget
Some people have extraordinary powers of mental time travel
How Phantom Limb Tricks Us
New maps of the brain may explain why amputees feel pain in the void
When the Ocean Floor Came Alive
The first map of the Atlantic seafloor revealed a dynamic world under the waves
Stalagmites Offer Clues to Maya Mystery
Chemical fingerprints point to reason for collapse
Can You Name That Tune?
A new online game could help researchers solve the mysteries of musical memory
Longevity Might Be All In Your Head
The biological age of your organs could predict your health—and death











