Diana Gitig
Ars Technica
White Plains, NY, United States
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Past articles by Diana:
Are we ethically ready to set up shop in space?
A new book asks hard questions about whether we've thought through life in space. → Read More
The return of Flat Earth, the grandfather of conspiracy theories
A new book argues Flat Earth beliefs provide a guide to conspiratorial thinking. → Read More
What medieval attitudes tell us about our evolving views of sex
New book details how some attitudes changed less than their justifications. → Read More
Antibiotic resistance induced by the widespread use of… antidepressants?
Bacteria evolve drug resistance more readily when antidepressants are around. → Read More
Your next pour-over may be Liberica or excelsa
Climate change has coffee growers searching for alternative crop strains. → Read More
Scientists discover a new supergroup of rare single-celled predators
Rare microbes form two branches of a supergroup, a classification above kingdoms. → Read More
The Moon landing was faked, and wind farms are bad
In Germany, opposition to wind farms correlated with conspiratorial thinking. → Read More
Behavior-changing parasite moves wolves to the head of the pack
A parasite associated with bold behavior is also associated with pack leadership. → Read More
Biotechnology is creating ethical worries—and we’ve been here before
A new book explores 3 capabilities that are here now, whether we're ready or not. → Read More
A little taste of everything that’s out there
The book The Short Story of the Universe really does have it all. → Read More
Genetically engineered rice needs less fertilizer, makes more food
The change coupled enhanced photosynthesis with improved nitrogen use. → Read More
Why don’t most foods cause allergies?
Proteins in food set off an immune response—but a feeble one. → Read More
Learning physiology by looking at the poisons that shut it down
A cute book, but not nearly as good as Deborah Blum’s The Poisoner’s Handbook. → Read More
A little bit of everything: The Short Story of Science
A beautiful volume that gives you a brief taste of most of science's key advances. → Read More
It’s a good time to learn the immune system—and this is the book for it
Philipp Dettmer, a self-described immune enthusiast, invites us into his world. → Read More
Attempt to compare different types of intelligence falls a bit short
A new book gets at what makes for intelligence, but SciFi may have done it better. → Read More
Autism affects the microbiome, not the other way around
Microbiome composition is associated with dietary choices, not a diagnosis of autism. → Read More
Searching for solutions to a crisis decades in the making
A readable book on a depressing subject: the ongoing challenge of plastic pollution. → Read More
Engineering a second genetic code in parallel with the normal one
As if an Android phone could all of a sudden run iOS at the same time. → Read More
Holding a mirror to life’s key molecules
Life only works with chemicals that have the right orientations—but chemists don't. → Read More