Andrew Paul

Staff Writer

About

Andrew Paul is Popular Science‘s staff writer primarily focused on tech news. Previously, he was a regular contributor to The A.V. Club and Input, and has had recent work featured by Rolling Stone, Fangoria, GQ, Slate, NBC, as well as McSweeney’s Internet Tendency. He lives outside Indianapolis.

Notable Works

Utopian 'city of yesterday' project has all the land it needs
Popular Science
Kimbal Musk: People's Obsession with Wealth is 'Boring'
Input
10 Years' Later, We're All Still Stuck Aboard 'Mr. Bones' Wild Ride'
MEL
Will Climate Change Kill Bigfoot?
The Outline
(((Echo Chamber))) Newsletter
Andrew Paul

More from Andrew Paul

Close up of black chess pieces on chessboard with king knocked over

AI

AI tries to cheat at chess when it’s losing AI tries to cheat at chess when it’s losing

Mount Augustus National Park desert and hill in Australia against blue sky

Earth’s oldest meteorite crater found in Australia Earth’s oldest meteorite crater found in Australia

This artist concept depicts NASA Voyager 1 spacecraft entering interstellar space. Interstellar space is dominated by the plasma, or ionized gas, that was ejected by the death of nearby giant stars millions of years ago.

NASA squeezes more life from 47-year-old Voyager probes NASA squeezes more life from 47-year-old Voyager probes

This artist’s concept shows what the isolated planetary-mass object SIMP 0136 could look like based on recent observations from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope and previous observations from Hubble, Spitzer, and numerous ground-based telescopes.

Mysterious cosmic body is a rogue ‘Super-Jupiter’ Mysterious cosmic body is a rogue ‘Super-Jupiter’

Blue gloved hands using tool on animal bone relic

1.5 million years ago, human ancestors used hippo bones to make tools 1.5 million years ago, human ancestors used hippo bones to make tools

Sunrise on moon taken by Blue Ghost lunar lander

Moons

NASA uses GPS on the moon for the first time NASA uses GPS on the moon for the first time

Doctors performing eye surgery in operating room

Surgeons implant teeth in patients’ eyes to restore vision Surgeons implant teeth in patients’ eyes to restore vision

black rat sits on cage

Patient’s tingling feet turns out to be a rat-borne brain parasite Patient’s tingling feet turns out to be a rat-borne brain parasite

Close up of hands preparing pill capsules in lab

‘Poop pills’ tested in pancreatic cancer patients ‘Poop pills’ tested in pancreatic cancer patients

A fragment of the black organic glass found inside the skull of the deceased individual in Herculaneum.

Mount Vesuvius eruption turned a victim’s brain into glass Mount Vesuvius eruption turned a victim’s brain into glass

Illustration of giant flying squirrel leaping onto tree branch

Flying squirrels the size of cats soared over prehistoric Appalachia Flying squirrels the size of cats soared over prehistoric Appalachia

CR450AF high speed train on track in China with two people looking at it

At 281 mph, China tests its fastest high-speed train At 281 mph, China tests its fastest high-speed train

Nutria looking at camera against plant background

US Fish and Wildlife is begging you to eat more invasive marsh rodents US Fish and Wildlife is begging you to eat more invasive marsh rodents

The North Berwick Witches meet the Devil in the local kirkyard, from a contemporary pamphlet, Newes from Scotland

Scotland certifies official tartan to honor its ‘witches’ Scotland certifies official tartan to honor its ‘witches’

Aerial view of Utopia Planitia region of Mars

Mars

New evidence suggests Mars once had ‘vacation-style beaches’ New evidence suggests Mars once had ‘vacation-style beaches’

Philippines ocean coast with mountains

Southeast Asian sailors possibly mastered seafaring before Polynesians Southeast Asian sailors possibly mastered seafaring before Polynesians

Microscopic Lego bricks on pinhead next to human hair

The world’s smallest handmade sculpture is a blood cell-sized Lego brick The world’s smallest handmade sculpture is a blood cell-sized Lego brick

Skull in CT scanner

Viking mouths were a painful mess Viking mouths were a painful mess

Red tomatoes with googly eyes on yellow background

Scientists finally figured out why tomatoes don’t kill you Scientists finally figured out why tomatoes don’t kill you

Aerial view of Great Wall of China surrounded by forests

The Great Wall of China is 300 years older than we thought The Great Wall of China is 300 years older than we thought

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