Robby Berman

Robby Berman

Contributing Writer

I’m a writer, musician, and father living in central New York with my wife, two daughters, one dog, two cats, and countless questions. I’m especially interested in animal rights, creativity, politics, the nature of things and time, and in making a worthwhile contribution. You can follow me @everyrobby.
The Three-Body Problem series lays out a powerful case for why we should stop looking for aliens, and solves the Fermi paradox.
The FDA approves the first “living drug” cell therapy for childhood leukemia.
Science gone horribly wrong. This infographic presents inventors where wiped out by their own creations. 
Apparently bees can understand zero, making them the first invertebrate members of an exclusive club.
Scientists have used CRISPR-Cas9 to clone virus-free piglets as organ donors for humans.
A new study finds a link between a desire for uniqueness and a willingness to believe in conspiracy theories.
The discovery in Kenya of a 13-million-year-old fossil skull unearths the common ancestor of humans and apes.