Steve Olson
Recent articles by Steve Olson
Who’s Your Daddy?
Your father may not be who you think he is.
The Royal We
The mathematical study of genealogy indicates that everyone in the world is descended from Nefertiti and Confucius, and everyone of European ancestry is descended from Muhammad and Charlemagne.
The Genetic Archaeology of Race
DNA analysis is explaining where "racial difference" comes from—and what it does and doesn't mean. The study of human genetic variation has become the most contentious area in modern science.
The Danger of Space Junk
In a place without landfills, what goes up had better come down.