Why I launched a newsletter about climate change and engineeringLast month, I launched The Reengineer, a newsletter that I’m publishing every week.Dec 2, 2024Dec 2, 2024
Don’t give me an AI editor“Thanks so much for the draft, Chris! Looking forward to reading. Before I do, I’m just going to pass you over to Aidyn, our new AI editor…Mar 22, 2023A response icon2Mar 22, 2023A response icon2
Machines for LivingRuby Grierson stood in the middle of a slum house in Stepney, East London, her film-making equipment set up and ready to go. To the gutsy…Feb 21, 2023Feb 21, 2023
Exploring the BlueA small white yacht, at some distance, traced its line through the sea that separates Scotland from Ireland. Here on the Northern Irish…Jul 25, 2022Jul 25, 2022
Seven years in self-employmentOn 19 May 2014, I sat down at my desk for the first time as a full-time freelance journalist. The first few months felt good as they went…May 19, 2021A response icon1May 19, 2021A response icon1
The woods are lovely, dark, and deepStand in a forest, no strangers near you, and you can feel as secure as ever you might, locked in the house. Or a bunker, if you have one…Jan 3, 2021A response icon1Jan 3, 2021A response icon1
Published inElementalShould You Buy an Air Purifier for Covid-19?They can help, but there are some things you need to knowDec 3, 2020A response icon1Dec 3, 2020A response icon1
Published inFuture HumanEuropean Authorities Are Deploying Helicopters, Drones, and Sniffer Dogs To Halt the Swine Fever…The race is on to contain it while it’s still possibleNov 11, 2020Nov 11, 2020
Published inElementalWhy More Covid-19 Patients Are Surviving the ICUIntensive care has risen to the challenge of 2020. Here’s what has changed.Sep 15, 2020A response icon1Sep 15, 2020A response icon1
Published inOneZeroHow to Give A.I. a Pinch of ConsciousnessA.I. researchers are turning to neuroscience to build smarter, more powerful neural networksSep 11, 2020A response icon5Sep 11, 2020A response icon5
