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Matthew Francis

Author: Matthew Francis

Matthew R. Francis is a physicist, science writer, public speaker, and frequent wearer of jaunty hats. His articles have been published in Slate, The Atlantic, The Daily Beast, Smithsonian Air & Space, and many others. He once taught college physics and astronomy, before deciding even freelance writing was better than academia. Otherwise, his judgment is relatively sound and his taste in comics is impeccable.

When Good Scientists Go Bad

by Matthew Francis

Posted on May 15, 2019May 12, 2020

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

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Elon Musk Isn’t All He’s Cracked Up to Be

by Matthew Francis

Posted on March 22, 2018April 2, 2020

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

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