Kristina Grifantini

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Welcome to a hodgepodge of my science news articles, features, videos and blogs. I am an award-winning multi-media science and technology writer covering computing, robotics, astronomy, hardware, biomedicine, and other subjects.

I am currently an assistant editor at MIT’s Technology Review magazine, where I write articles and blog at TechnologyReview.com.

I have written for Sky & Telescope magazine, the Journal of the National Cancer Institute, the Alzheimer Research Forum, Sashay Magazine, Life’s Little Mysteries (an offshoot of LiveScience), and others. My featured cover articles are listed to the right.

Please feel free to contact me for writing inquires or questions. You can also follow me on Twitter for links to new and interesting tech and science articles.

Find out more about me here, or peruse posts from the retired Mimesis blog here.

The Cosmic Origin of Our Water

Without water, there would be no life on Earth, but the origin of our planet's water remains a mystery. In "Where Did Earth's Water Come From?" I outline some of the surprising possibilities for our water source.

Solar Impact

In the award-winning "Solar Impact," I outline what scientists know about the mysterious ebb and flow of sunspot cycles and how these changes may have influenced Earth's climate.

Technology

See more of my articles on on robots, cutting edge software, augmented reality, and biomedicine at Technology Review.

Astronomy

Read more of my articles on astronomy, ranging from interplanetary moons to far-off black holes at Sky & Telescope.

Health and Medicine

Read my feature on cancer and caloric restriction in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute, or articles on the devastating ALS (Lou Gehrig's Disease) at the Alzheimer Research Forum.

I have also written about innovative diagnostic tests, artificial proteins and medical robots at Technology Review.

Business

Read my business articles on how new technologies are helping companies and shaping business practices.

Videos

Coming soon.

Life’s Little Mysteries

I am a contributor to Life's Little Mysteries, a website dedicated to answering questions about the world. I am also a contributor to the Life's Little Mysteries, available on Amazon.

Flexible Robotic Hands

Rigid, metal robotic hands are not suited for the unpredictability of the real world. In Tech Review I outline an inventive way roboticists are creating plastic, versatile hands.

Social Robots That Learn

Robots will need to be able to adapt and learn to interact with people. In this Tech Review article, I profile "Simon," a robot learning how to take cues from people by watching and imitating actions.

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