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You have reached the website of Matt Simon, author and science/tech writer.

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I'm the one on the left.

As great as it might seem to be a horse, I am in fact a human, one who is a science writer and scriptwriter at Wired Magazine. 

Books

You can buy my first book on Amazon. Or go to your local bookstore. I'm not your father.

Winner of the American Library Association's Alex Award
"Good book for the bathroom." – an Amazon review from some guy named Mark
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My second book, about the surreal science of the animal kingdom's real-life zombifiers, will be out in 2018 through Penguin. 

Various writings


Science:
​To Save an Endangered Fox, Humans Turned Its Home Into a War Zone
Kratom: The Bitter Plant That Could Help Opioid Addicts—if the DEA Doesn’t Ban It
The South Hills Crossbill Is Evolving in a Seriously Bizarre Way
Hey Sorry Everyone But You Should Probably Keep Flossing
Unraveling the Mystery of the Ocean’s Twilight Zone

Tech:
This Incredible Hospital Robot Is Saving Lives. Also, I Hate It
The Remarkable Tech Bringing the Deaf and Hearing Worlds Together
Stop Laughing at Those Clumsy Humanoid Robots

Brave Robots Are Roaming the Oceans for Science
I Went to a Robot Cage Fight and Learned How to Be Human

Absurd Creature of the Week column archive
Absurd Creatures the show archive


Video

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WIRED’s 2017 Predictions: Drug Reform Will Beat Criminalization
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WIRED’s Favorite Absurd Creatures of 2016
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No, Cellphones Don’t Cause Cancer. Probably



​Nota bene: The following pictures came with the website template but I kept them anyway because I thought they looked nice. They have nothing to do with my work, though like anyone else I do appreciate a good orange soda.

Selected media appearances

KQED's Forum with Michael Krasny
KCRW's Press Play
The Agony Column
NHPR's Word of Mouth
Grow Big Always
KATU Portland TV
Science for the People

Hit me up.

You can reach me at matthew_simon at wired (.com, of course), or on Twitter at @mrmattsimon.

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