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Regan Penaluna

Regan Penaluna is a Brooklyn-based journalist who writes about science, philosophy, and the natural world. Her book How to Think Like a Woman: Four Women Philosophers Who Taught Me How to Love the Life of the Mind was a New York Times Editors’ Choice.

“Iceland Is Going to Erupt Again Very Soon”

Deep beneath the volcanic island, scientists are trying to predict the next big one

May 11, 2026

Let There Be Dark

To unleash your imagination, step out of the light

February 3, 2026

I Am Not a Monster

Science has turned the squid from a storied monster into a marvel.

September 25, 2017

Sexism Killed My Love for Philosophy Then Mary Astell Brought It Back

How one woman philosopher reinvigorated another.

August 30, 2017

Ingenious: Jack Gilbert

The professor of surgery explains how health emerges from a healthy microbiome.

July 10, 2017

Head to Head: Should We Allow a Doping Free-for-All?

Two philosophers debate the ethics of performance enhancement.

August 11, 2016

Would the World Be Better If Everyone Were a Do-Gooder?

The people pushing themselves to the moral limit.

February 8, 2016

Why We Swim in Quarries

The powerful allure of the deep azure.

January 28, 2016