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Jacob Mikanowski
Writer, Freelance
Jacob Mikanowski writes about science, history and art, and his work has appeared in Prospect, The Awl and The Los Angeles Review of Books, among others. He lives in Berkeley, California.
Written by Jacob Mikanowski

ideaPolitics and government
‘Ketman’ and doublethink: what it costs to comply with tyranny
Jacob Mikanowski

essayGenetics
Wild thing
How and why did humans domesticate animals – and what might this tell us about the future of our own species?
Jacob Mikanowski

essayPalaeontology
Origins
Paleogenetics is helping to solve the great mystery of prehistory: how did humans spread out over the earth?
Jacob Mikanowski