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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

How to Measure the Universe

Molly Glick is the newsletter editor of Nautilus.

Molly Glick

Zoology

Wild Jaguars Caught in the Act

Shohini Ghose is a professor of physics and computer science at Wilfrid Laurier University, Canada. She is the director of the Laurier Centre for Women in Science (WinS) and the NSERC Chair for Women in Science and Engineering. She is the author of <a href="https://mitpress.mit.edu/9780262552998/her-space-her-time/">Her Space, Her Time</a>.

Shohini Ghose

The Two-Body Problem for Women in Science

Christine Webb is an assistant professor in the Department of Environmental Studies at New York University, where she is part of the animal studies program. She is a broadly trained primatologist with expertise in social behavior, cognition, and emotion. She works with nonhuman primates in diverse settings and collaborates with scholars from the social sciences and humanities to reimagine the role of science in the growing charge to grant moral status to other animals. Her work has been covered by popular outlets including The New York Times, The Washington Post, National Geographic, and the BBC.

Christine Webb

Putting Humans First Is Not Natural

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

Why This 17-Year-Old Girl Can’t Forget

Kevin Berger is the editor at large of Nautilus.

Kevin Berger

Neuroscience

The Nautilus Reading List About the Brain

Alice Alder is an assistant curator of prints and drawings at Royal Collection Trust.

Alice Alder

Arts

The Female Artist Who Showed How Plants and Insects Relate

Astronomy

The First Sea-to-Space Chat

Katherine Harmon Courage is the executive editor at Nautilus.

Katherine Harmon Courage

Health

How to Run Across Death Valley in the Summer

Gary Hartley is a writer and editor based in the U.K. Although his scientific training is in invertebrates, it’s far from his only interest. He likes to seek out under-reported aspects of biodiversity, farming, and fisheries.

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