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James Okafor
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James Okafor

Science Writer · @jamesokafor
James writes about science at the edge of the possible, quantum computing, AI research, and the deep questions in computer science. He has a PhD in physics and a low tolerance for press-release science. His pieces aim to explain not just what researchers found, but why it matters and what remains unknown.

Stories by James

Science

Continual Learning: Why AI Still Forgets What It Learns

Culture

How Game Discovery Actually Works in 2026

Science

Quantum Computing Hits a Practical Milestone

Science

CRISPR Cures Are Going Mainstream. The Price Tag Is the Problem.

Technology

The Battery Breakthrough That Changes Everything About EVs

Science

Artemis and the New Space Race Nobody's Talking About

Science

Longevity Science Goes Mainstream: What Actually Works

Culture

The Return of Long-Form in an Age of Skimming

Science

The Ghost Particle Hunter: How Francis Halzen Won the Nobel by Turning Antarctic Ice Into a Telescope

Science

Left-Handed Chemistry: The Nobel That Explains Why Your Pills Work

Science

Controlling the Brain With Light: The Optogenetics Nobel

Science

237 Days in Space: Crew-12 Splashes Down Off California

Science

The ISS Is Getting Its Last Upgrade: Final Solar Arrays Launch Oct 13

Science

The New Moon Race Is About Mining Rights, Not Footprints

Technology

The AI Agent Workforce Has Arrived. Companies Are Hiring Software Instead of People.

Technology

Quantum Computing Just Had Its 'Actually Useful' Moment

Science

The Space Station Is Dying. What Replaces It Will Change Everything.

Technology

The Internet's Master Key Changes Tomorrow. Almost Nobody Will Notice, and That Is the Point.

Business

SpaceX Just Declared War on Verizon, AT&T, and T-Mobile

Science

MIT's New Microscope Films a Whole Brain Firing at 200 Frames a Second

Science

Seven Light-Years Away, a Failed Star Has Weather. Webb Just Watched It Change.

Science

The Sea Cucumber That Swims Is Rewriting the Ocean's Carbon Budget