Carlyn Zwarenstein

Email: carlyn.zwarenstein@salon.com

Carlyn Zwarenstein writes about science for Salon. She aims to make your mind buzz and glow as you read about the wonders of evolution, neuroscience & microbiology — and to fruitfully explore areas where issues of science and power intersect. Carlyn has written one short book and one long book about drugs, pain, art, & getting through it all together, most recently the long one, On Opium: Pain, Pleasure, and Other Matters of Substance (Goose Lane, 2021; ECW 2022). She's on Bluesky @carlynzwaren.bsky.social, and you can find more of her writing here


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Your mom's so ugly Carlyn Zwarenstein
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