Bird retinas today at Quanta 👁️🐦

If you've got a couple minutes, the Quanta team and I would appreciate a vote for our project "How We Came to Know Earth" for the Webby's this year! Voting ends tonight! vote.webbyawards.com/PublicVoting...

A playful graphic contrasting the cGAS–cGAMP pathway in multicellular versus bacterial systems. It shows how complex organisms have retained this ancient, primitive machinery, repurposing it to drive different immune outcomes. Full story: www.quantamagazine.org/the-ancient-...

A lot of fun making this graphic of mycorrhizal fungi for a story on the symbiosis between plants and fungi! Really pleased with how this turned out. Story here: www.quantamagazine.org/an-arctic-ro...

Quanta's special feature on climate science is nominated for a Webby for Best Individual Story Feature! A ton of blood, sweat, and tears went into making this. Would really appreciate a vote for us in this category! Thanks so much! vote.webbyawards.com/PublicVoting...

A fun illustration I made for Quanta's story on deSitter space www.quantamagazine.org/in-expanding...

Are the Malofiej Awards ever coming back? 😢

Did you know that infinity comes in different "sizes"? "Bigger" and "smaller" descriptions of infinity exist! Seems paradoxical, right? How can an endless concept ever have a defined size? I helped visualize a story describing this. Check it out here! www.quantamagazine.org/how-can-infi...

Kinda love that journals will paywall their papers but not their figures. What's the logic of that? (tho I'm not angry)

A new graphic illustrating a 'hydraulic jump' in flowing electrons, from today's story at Quanta: www.quantamagazine.org/physicists-m... #physics #particlephysics #electrons #science #electronflow #condensedmatterphysics

I made this bat flap around for today's story on neurons that help guide our day-to-day navigations. Working in web animation is a new exploration since joining Quanta, and this is a nice example of how motion can tell a simple science story. Read more: www.quantamagazine.org/how-animals-...

Today in Quanta we report on a unique puzzle in topology. I had a lot fun making a full graphics suite for this story, choosing the palette, mood, and even graphical representation of some of these tricky mathematical concepts. Check it out here! www.quantamagazine.org/two-twisty-s...

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THE MANY SHAPES OF BACTERIA #science #infographic #art #sciart #bacteria #microbiology #bacterium #scientificart #biology

VISUALIZING THE BIOMASS OF LIFE 🐛🦉🐟🐸🐐🐌🍄🦚🐙🐍🦑🐢🦂🦧🌴 #biomass #science #infographic #art #sciart #dataviz #datavisualization #biology

In Sept, Quanta Magazine published a special issue on the science of climate change. We spent a lot of time curating 9 climate stories that span technology, microbiology, math, and more. I made these 9 planetary models that reflect each story. Check it here: www.quantamagazine.org/how-we-came-...

A thing I keep noticing in science papers/talks lately is that graphics are being used to show data, not story. Silently wishing more visual resources were spent showing *how* systems and processes actually operate, rather than merely offering graphs and charts that confirm they occur.

Algonquin vibes 🇨🇦

ahh, the joys of reuniting with my studio PC after 8 months 🥲 #makersmagic

some fun graphics in today's story about smell 👃 read it here: www.quantamagazine.org/how-smell-gu...

can anyone in #cartography or #mapping help me find a plate-carree/equirectangular projection of Pannotia? (ie: this planet?) Would greatly appreciate it!

God, I genuinely hate it every time I need to open and use illustrator.

I’m into the liquid glass, I dunno why everyone’s so upset about it 🤷🏼‍♂️

wow, 'that' place is really dead for sci comm/sci folks isn't it.... nothing hits there anymore!

Check out this new story at Quanta about quantum geometry - new research about the hidden shapes that underlie the quantum behaviors of a crystal. I had so much fun producing graphics for this cool story with @shalmawegs.bsky.social + @nattyover.bsky.social. www.quantamagazine.org/first-map-ma...

For my latest story at @quantamagazine.bsky.social I dug into cutting edge research that’s using geometry to understand the bizarre quantum behaviors of materials. Huge shoutout to @markabelan.bsky.social for bringing the abstract ideas to life with 3D graphics!

I was the guest on the latest episode of Quanta's new podcast, chatting with @pateljournalist.bsky.social about theoretical CS and my recent time vs space complexity story. It was my first time on a podcast — really fun to try out a new medium!

Cool opp to do some science illustration work this summer with Melisa here 🔽 www.sciencegraphicdesign.com/opportunities

Last year, before formally joining the Quanta team, I was freelancing for them on a unique and exciting package about the reality of space-time. One of these stories explores a series of thought experiments that challenge our notions of everyday physics: www.quantamagazine.org/the-thought-...

Quanta has been recognized with a National Magazine Award for Best Single Topic Issue for “The Unraveling of Space-Time.”

Trust Quanta to cut through the _dire_ situation of science sensationalism 🔪🧬

Is Quanta your favorite science website? Add your vote to help us win at The Webby Awards:

Howdy! I contributed graphics to a Quanta story on protein folding last year. It’s nominated for a Webby! It would be so cool if you could spare some time to vote ! Thanks! vote.webbyawards.com/PublicVoting...

Many of the people who make Quanta are on Bluesky. Follow our starter pack: bsky.app/starter-pack...

I had so much fun creating this infographic for Quanta's story on metabolic cell fates. Bit of a challenge stretching the style guide to new heights, but we're headed somewhere ✨ Article here: www.quantamagazine.org/how-metaboli...

Had the great pleasure of creating graphics for a new synthesis on long-term studies in evolution. Published in Nature yesterday, check it out here! www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Rough day to be a Canadian in the US 🫠

Hi! Have you come across something on the net that was a cool visual story? A scrollytelly article? An interactive graphic novel? A data viz? Any topic, any visual format. Would love some leads for inspiration ✨

Opportunity ⬇️

A fun story on catalytic computing…and a lede illustration by me ☀️ www.quantamagazine.org/catalytic-co...

Great fun making this animated header for our story on Dark Photosynthesis. Always enjoy doing something a little more editorial 🔅 www.quantamagazine.org/how-does-lif...

Good fun creating this graphic of the internal brain structures for a story on Concept Neurons, out today on Quanta: www.quantamagazine.org/concept-cell...

The Simons Foundation, which funds Quanta as an editorially independent magazine, created this video to honor the life of mathematician, investor and philanthropist Jim Simons. www.youtube.com/watch?v=RvjG...

Real question: how do you find time to read? There are so many things I want to spend time with but I just feel like the time needs to go elsewhere 😖😣

Accessory fruits are super cool, though. Don't feel bad for it! You might enjoy @markabelan.bsky.social's fruit anatomy and classification poster. www.artscistudios.com/single-post/...

Will be at this today between 3-5PM in Brooklyn. Come say hi if you’re around! 😄👋🏼

In Brooklyn this weekend and want something cool to check out? Quanta Magazine will have a gallery dedicated to its art and design philosophy at Pioneer Works for Press Play, a free event that includes lots of other programming and publishers. More info: pioneerworks.org/programs/pre...

wow - hi everyone! BIG follower jump here since I last logged in. Nice to see everyone ; will be posting more soon :)

Is this the place to be now?

NEW PIECE: The Microbial Role of Climate Change Check out this infographic I made with @environmicrobio.bsky.social that introduces this unique intersection between methane, microbes, and climate change!