Author

Anna Nowogrodzki

Science and tech journalist. Writing in Nature, National Geographic, Smithsonian, proto.life, and others.

What is Asexuality?

A conversation with Angela Chen, author of “Ace: What Asexuality Reveals About Desire, Society, and the Meaning of Sex.”

By Anna Nowogrodzki

Meat Doesn’t Grow on Trees—But Maybe It Could

What if your steak came from the greenhouse instead of the slaughterhouse?

By Anna Nowogrodzki

The Time Has Come for a Better Breast Pump

Hackers take on everything that makes breastfeeding harder than it should be.

By Anna Nowogrodzki

Blockchains Won’t Fix the Problem with Genomics

If you’ve been waiting to get your genome sequenced, will a virtual token really make you change your mind?

By Anna Nowogrodzki

What Will It Take to 3-D Print Organs?

Eventually, no one will die while waiting for a transplant. But that day is further off than you might think.

By Anna Nowogrodzki

Take Two Placebos and Call Me in the Morning

Sham treatments that work even when you know they’re fakes.

By Anna Nowogrodzki