James OBrien

Four months ago, data from the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument hinted that dark energy — a mysterious, repulsive form of energy that permeates the universe — may be weakening. For some physicists, this suggestion is making a whole lot of sense. Steve Nadis reports: quantamagazine.org/waning-dark-en…

I am thrilled and honored to announce my appointment as Distinguished Adjunct Faculty at the Minneapolis College of Art and Design, a pleasant surprise! My heartfelt thanks to the Faculty Senate for recommending me for this title.

One of my favorite illustrations from this year, for @QuantaMagazine for a story about epistasis, a powerful but unpredictable force in the study of genetics because of its surreptitious effects.

It’s important to remember the lessons of the past when assessing the powerful evolutionary engineering that is available to humanity today. quantamagazine.org/the-new-quest-…

I would like to share with students examples of daily drawing habits beyond my own (that gets a bit boring for them). If anyone wants to participate, please message me a pic of a page from your sketchbook. Thanks in advance!

Tilings have fascinated mathematicians for centuries. In a new column for Quanta, @divbyzero provides a history of this study and its recent resurgence. quantamagazine.org/a-brief-histor…

In the battle between immunity and illness, how do researchers weigh the odds? The infectious disease epidemiologist Dr. Tara C. Smith (@aetiology) breaks down infection by the numbers in a new column for Quanta: quantamagazine.org/how-many-micro…

illustrations for Macalester Today, for essays on how the humanities relate to some of today's most urgent questions

Get to know some of our artists with our artist interviews! We sat down with James O’Brien (@jamesobrien) to reminisce on his illustration career. Check it out here! tinyurl.com/2ex45kx7

The tiny biochemical agents that carry our genetic information — DNA, RNA and proteins — can interact in surprising ways. In a column for Quanta, the biologist C. Brandon Ogbunu (@big_data_kane) details how researchers are studying these interactions. quantamagazine.org/how-genetic-su…

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quantamagazine.org/why-the-brains… @QuantaMagazine

listening through the catalog in anticipation of @IggyPop's Every Loser, on now, Préliminaires

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