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Patchen Barss

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Patchen Barss has written, edited, and produced stories about science, research, and culture for more than 20 years. His writing has appeared in Nautilus, Scientific American, the Globe and Mail, National Post, and the Toronto Star. He has been a producer at CBC Television and the Discovery Channel, and has a longstanding fascination with patterns and nature.

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Math

When Work Is Play

Patchen Barss on his 3 greatest revelations while writing <i>The Impossible Man: Roger Penrose and the Cost of Genius</i>.

November 25, 2024
Astronomy

How to Discover a Galaxy with a Telephoto Lens

The Dragonfly telescope is pushing the boundaries of small-scale observational astronomy.

January 13, 2016
General

Impossible Cookware and Other Triumphs of the Penrose Tile

Infinite patterns that never repeat have moved from fantasy to reality.

April 25, 2014
Microbiology

Meet Your Body’s Death Eaters

From brain to blood to bone, macrophages take out our cellular trash.

November 11, 2013
Microbiology

Seven Molecules’ Claim to Fame

These infinitesimal celebrities shape us and our world.

September 11, 2013