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James Gaines

Science Journalist and Fact-checker
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Writing

I’ve written on subjects from why you can’t bake a mason jar to the legal status of brain scanning technology, but I’m especially interested in how we assign value to history and the natural world — and what happens once we do.

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How to control chronic wasting disease (Knowable Magazine)
How to control chronic wasting disease (Knowable Magazine)
How Ancient Whales May Have Changed the Deep Ocean (PBS Eons)
How Ancient Whales May Have Changed the Deep Ocean (PBS Eons)
Changing Hands (The Seattle Times)
Changing Hands (The Seattle Times)
Glaciers Are Disappearing and So Too Might the Microbial Ecosystems Within (Inside Science)
Glaciers Are Disappearing and So Too Might the Microbial Ecosystems Within (Inside Science)
The Second Life of Animal Contraband (Undark)
The Second Life of Animal Contraband (Undark)
Ecosystems Around the Globe Contain Echoes of Past Peoples
Ecosystems Around the Globe Contain Echoes of Past Peoples
Building a Better Edible (Knowable Magazine)
Building a Better Edible (Knowable Magazine)
Ocean Athlete? Citizen Scientist. (REI Co-op Journal)
Ocean Athlete? Citizen Scientist. (REI Co-op Journal)
Brain Scans in the Courts: Prosecutor's Dream or Civil Rights Nightmare? (Inside Science)
Brain Scans in the Courts: Prosecutor's Dream or Civil Rights Nightmare? (Inside Science)
Forest Restoration for Fuel (SSIR)
Forest Restoration for Fuel (SSIR)
Flooding: Water potential (Nature)
Flooding: Water potential (Nature)
Seattle's epic plan to fight heroin starts with a simple nose spray. (Upworthy)
Seattle's epic plan to fight heroin starts with a simple nose spray. (Upworthy)