Matthew Francis

We’re using power developed for nuclear weapons to power our probes. What happens when they run out?

Waiting For Herd Immunity is Not the Answer

What price are we willing to pay to get rid of COVID-19?

Charles Schulz used his culturally monolithic comic strip to advocate for public health. But his approach had some serious shortcomings.

Science doesn’t make you magically objective, and it’s not separate from the rest of human experience.

Celestial bodies like Bennu could help us tell Earth’s origin story. Or they could be strip-mined for resources.

The cosmos is quiet. TOO quiet. Why haven’t we found proof of extraterrestrial life?

He wants to take humanity off-world. But who gets to go? And who decides?