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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.

The Dangers of Mir­rored Life

12 Dec 2024 20:58 UTC
119 points
7 comments29 min readLW link
(www.asimov.press)

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

Niko_McCarty1 Nov 2024 16:35 UTC
15 points
0 comments20 min readLW link
(www.asimov.press)

A Defense of Peer Review

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

To Be Born in a Bag

Niko_McCarty6 Oct 2024 17:21 UTC
19 points
1 comment16 min readLW link
(www.asimov.press)

Mak­ing Eggs Without Ovaries

22 Sep 2024 17:44 UTC
58 points
3 comments16 min readLW link
(www.asimov.press)

On Fables and Nuanced Charts

Niko_McCarty8 Sep 2024 17:09 UTC
35 points
2 comments8 min readLW link
(www.asimov.press)

Day Zero An­tivirals for Fu­ture Pandemics

Niko_McCarty26 Aug 2024 15:18 UTC
22 points
2 comments10 min readLW link
(www.asimov.press)

Ori­gins of the Lab Mouse

Niko_McCarty2 Jun 2024 15:40 UTC
16 points
0 comments20 min readLW link
(press.asimov.com)

Quick Ad­vice on Writ­ing Essays

Niko_McCarty28 May 2024 15:02 UTC
11 points
0 comments3 min readLW link
(www.nikomccarty.com)

De­liber­ate Dy­sen­tery: Q&A about Hu­man Challenge Trials

Niko_McCarty21 Jan 2024 19:05 UTC
16 points
1 comment18 min readLW link
(www.asimov.press)

Why I’m Skep­ti­cal of De-Extinction

Niko_McCarty23 Feb 2023 19:42 UTC
16 points
1 comment11 min readLW link
(cell.substack.com)