Alan Burdick
Alan Burdick, a former staff writer, joined The New Yorker in 2012, first as a senior editor and then also as the editor of Elements, newyorker.com’s science-and-tech blog. He worked previously as an editor at the Times Magazine, Discover, and OnEarth, and as a writer and producer at the American Museum of Natural History. He has written for magazines including Harper’s and GQ, and is the author, most recently, of “Why Time Flies: A Mostly Scientific Investigation.” His previous book, “Out of Eden: An Odyssey of Ecological Invasion,” from 2005, was a finalist for the National Book Award and won the Overseas Press Club Award for environmental reporting.
World Cup 2018: Sweden vs. Switzerland and the Pulling of the Shorts
This match might not have been particularly interesting, but the history of pantsing in soccer is.
Harry Kane and A Tale of Two Englands
A vibrant if inexperienced side, led by Kane, its striker and captain, brought the game immediately to life.
Why a Must-Win Situation Is a Losing One
Common wisdom holds that, in a must-win situation, a team will dig deep and come up with something extra. But research shows that applying too much pressure can backfire.
The Belt That Listens to Your Bowels
Barry Marshall, a Nobel Prize-winning gastroenterologist and researcher, thinks he’s found a better way to diagnose irritable-bowel syndrome: by listening to it.
Looking for Life on a Flat Earth
What a burgeoning movement says about science, solace, and how a theory becomes truth.
At Last, Scientific Proof That Eurovision Makes People Happier
“Even an abysmal performance would be better than complete absence from the contest,” a group of British researchers concluded.
Elegy for the World’s Oldest Spider
She spent most of her forty-three years alone in a silk-lined burrow, venturing out only to mate and eat termites, but she became a matriarch of her colony and an inspiration to scientists.
A Storm Chaser’s Unforgiving View of the Sky
In the photographer Camille Seaman’s cloudscapes, it’s difficult to not also see humankind’s self-portrait, potent and defiant.
Our Early Ancestors Stalked Terrifying, Eight-Foot-Tall Sloths
A set of prehistoric footprints, recently discovered in the white sands of New Mexico, highlights the role that humans have played in killing off other species.
World Cup 2018: Sweden vs. Switzerland and the Pulling of the Shorts
This match might not have been particularly interesting, but the history of pantsing in soccer is.
Harry Kane and A Tale of Two Englands
A vibrant if inexperienced side, led by Kane, its striker and captain, brought the game immediately to life.
Why a Must-Win Situation Is a Losing One
Common wisdom holds that, in a must-win situation, a team will dig deep and come up with something extra. But research shows that applying too much pressure can backfire.
The Belt That Listens to Your Bowels
Barry Marshall, a Nobel Prize-winning gastroenterologist and researcher, thinks he’s found a better way to diagnose irritable-bowel syndrome: by listening to it.
Looking for Life on a Flat Earth
What a burgeoning movement says about science, solace, and how a theory becomes truth.
At Last, Scientific Proof That Eurovision Makes People Happier
“Even an abysmal performance would be better than complete absence from the contest,” a group of British researchers concluded.
Elegy for the World’s Oldest Spider
She spent most of her forty-three years alone in a silk-lined burrow, venturing out only to mate and eat termites, but she became a matriarch of her colony and an inspiration to scientists.
A Storm Chaser’s Unforgiving View of the Sky
In the photographer Camille Seaman’s cloudscapes, it’s difficult to not also see humankind’s self-portrait, potent and defiant.
Our Early Ancestors Stalked Terrifying, Eight-Foot-Tall Sloths
A set of prehistoric footprints, recently discovered in the white sands of New Mexico, highlights the role that humans have played in killing off other species.