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Niko_McCarty

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I write about metascience, problems with science, and biotechnology. Accelerating science at New Science (501c3). Data+Science Writer //​ Prev: Caltech, Imperial, NYU.

Eu­logy to the Obits

Apr 21, 2025, 2:10 PM
2 points
0 comments10 min readLW link

The Dangers of Mir­rored Life

Dec 12, 2024, 8:58 PM
119 points
9 comments29 min readLW link
(www.asimov.press)

Lev­ers for Biolog­i­cal Progress—A Re­sponse to “Machines of Lov­ing Grace”

Niko_McCartyNov 1, 2024, 4:35 PM
15 points
0 comments20 min readLW link
(www.asimov.press)

A Defense of Peer Review

Oct 22, 2024, 4:16 PM
23 points
1 comment22 min readLW link
(www.asimov.press)

To Be Born in a Bag

Niko_McCartyOct 6, 2024, 5:21 PM
19 points
1 comment16 min readLW link
(www.asimov.press)

Mak­ing Eggs Without Ovaries

Sep 22, 2024, 5:44 PM
58 points
3 comments16 min readLW link
(www.asimov.press)

On Fables and Nuanced Charts

Niko_McCartySep 8, 2024, 5:09 PM
35 points
2 comments8 min readLW link
(www.asimov.press)

Day Zero An­tivirals for Fu­ture Pandemics

Niko_McCartyAug 26, 2024, 3:18 PM
22 points
2 comments10 min readLW link
(www.asimov.press)

Ori­gins of the Lab Mouse

Niko_McCartyJun 2, 2024, 3:40 PM
16 points
0 comments20 min readLW link
(press.asimov.com)

Quick Ad­vice on Writ­ing Essays

Niko_McCartyMay 28, 2024, 3:02 PM
11 points
0 comments3 min readLW link
(www.nikomccarty.com)

De­liber­ate Dy­sen­tery: Q&A about Hu­man Challenge Trials

Niko_McCartyJan 21, 2024, 7:05 PM
16 points
1 comment18 min readLW link
(www.asimov.press)

Why I’m Skep­ti­cal of De-Extinction

Niko_McCartyFeb 23, 2023, 7:42 PM
16 points
1 comment11 min readLW link
(cell.substack.com)