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Contributors

The writers, editors, and thinkers who make Kupn possible.

Sophia Liang
Senior Editor, Health & Mind

Sophia covers neuroscience, psychology, and the science of human behavior. She holds a PhD in cognitive neuroscience from Stanford University and has written for Nature, The Lancet, and Scientific American.

James Okafor
Senior Editor, Science & Nature

James specializes in physics, cosmology, and climate science. A former research fellow at CERN, he brings rare depth to his coverage of the physical sciences.

Elena Vasquez
Senior Editor, Technology

Elena covers artificial intelligence, digital society, and the ethics of emerging technology. She previously led the technology desk at a major international newspaper.

Marcus Chen
Senior Editor, Philosophy & Ideas

Marcus writes about philosophy of mind, ethics, and the history of ideas. He is a lecturer in philosophy at the University of Edinburgh and a contributing editor at several academic journals.

Priya Nair
Senior Editor, Economy & Business

Priya covers macroeconomics, inequality, and the future of work. She holds an MBA from INSEAD and spent a decade as an economist at the World Bank.

David Osei
Senior Editor, Society & Culture

David writes about social movements, urban life, and the politics of identity. His work has appeared in The Guardian, Foreign Affairs, and The Atlantic.

Yuki Tanaka
Senior Editor, Arts & Humanities

Yuki covers contemporary art, literature, film, and music. She is a former curator at the Museum of Modern Art and a regular contributor to Artforum.

Aisha Rahman
Contributing Writer, Health

Aisha is a physician and science writer specializing in public health, epidemiology, and global health policy. She is a fellow at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.

Thomas Brennan
Contributing Writer, Science

Thomas covers evolutionary biology, genetics, and the life sciences. He holds a PhD in molecular biology from MIT and has published research in Cell and Nature Genetics.

Fatima Al-Rashid
Contributing Writer, Economy

Fatima is an economist and journalist covering development economics, trade policy, and the political economy of the Middle East and North Africa.

Lucas Moreau
Contributing Writer, Technology

Lucas covers cybersecurity, privacy, and the geopolitics of technology. He is a research fellow at the Oxford Internet Institute.

Ingrid Svensson
Contributing Writer, Arts

Ingrid is a novelist and critic who writes about Scandinavian literature, contemporary fiction, and the relationship between art and politics.

Write for Us

Kupn welcomes pitches from writers, researchers, and thinkers with deep expertise in their fields. We are particularly interested in pieces that challenge conventional wisdom, synthesize cutting-edge research, or illuminate underreported stories.

To pitch an article, please send a brief description (200–300 words) of your proposed piece, along with two or three examples of your previous work, to pitches@kupn.org.