I’m the author of APOCALPYSE: How Catastrophe Transformed Our World and Can Forge New Futures (Harper), a New Yorker Best Book of 2025.

I’m a contributing correspondent for Science, focusing on archaeology and anthropology. My writing has also appeared in Wired, The New York Times, Archaeology, Aeon, and Slate, among others. I live in Mexico City.

I also write The Antiquarian, a weekly newsletter exploring what we know about the past, how we learn it, and why it matters. Subscribe here.

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