Kirsten HackerThe HiveSomeone recently asked me to come up with a concept for publishing that would fix some problems in the industry, so here it is. It is a…14 min read·Apr 23, 2021--1--1
Kirsten HackerA Publishing Industry Mystery is UnravelingHow strange it must have seemed to the authors of Oona out of Order and the Midnight Library that their books had so many unusual…11 min read·Nov 29, 2020--1--1
Kirsten HackerLIGO’s Delusions of GrandeurI remember being given Sea Monkeys as a Christmas present when I was a child. The package showed an amazing aquatic world inhabited by…11 min read·Nov 26, 2020----
Kirsten HackerArtefacts of A Collapsing IndustryJ.K. Rowling’s first novel was rejected twenty-two times, but this doesn’t help you understand the present-day publishing climate.6 min read·Nov 21, 2020----
Kirsten HackerHow to Destroy TalentI recently read a story about how the fastest girl in America was broken down by a training regimen designed by idiots and it reminded me…5 min read·Mar 29, 2020----
Kirsten HackerTruth and BeautyWhy do we find truth beautiful? This question gets to the heart of how people give meaning to their lives. We see a complex world and try…4 min read·Nov 14, 2019----
Kirsten HackerOne Theory to Explain it All[a tongue in cheek look at physics]7 min read·Nov 14, 2019----
Kirsten HackerThe Shocking Treatment of Three Naomis[trigger warning: this is about traumatic medical treatments]13 min read·Nov 14, 2019----
Kirsten HackerChain FountainsIf you are looking for real-life magic, check out a chain fountain. When a lightweight chain or string of beads falls out of a jar, the…3 min read·Oct 26, 2019----
Kirsten HackerThere and Back Again... A Physicist’s TaleI am going to explain how gravity is related to the quantum uncertainty principle, but to motivate this explanation, I first need to…9 min read·Oct 26, 2019----