Dead Reckoning

Bioarchaeologists recently identified a murdered medieval royal. Now, they are trying to shed light on other ancient deaths.

The Legibility Problem

What happens in a world where AIs make scientific discoveries that humans cannot understand?

Dead Reckoning

David Brzostowicki

Bioarchaeologists recently identified a murdered medieval royal, and are now working to shed light on other ancient deaths.

Working in Glass

How a twisted triangle of glass tubing helped democratize chemistry and build the modern laboratory.

AI Won't Automatically Accelerate Clinical Trials

A critique of a snippet from Dario Amodei and Dwarkesh Patel’s recent interview.

A Visual Guide to DNA Sequencing

How to “read” nucleic acids, from Sanger to nanopores.

The Origins of Agar

First introduced into laboratories in 1881, agar remains indispensable as a culture medium.