Francie Diep

About

Francie Diep is a science journalist based in Santa Barbara, California. Besides Popular Science, her work has appeared in Scientific American, Smithsonian, and elsewhere. She's fascinated by genes, cells, robots, archives, and weird stuff on the internet.

More from Francie Diep

World’s Most Powerful X-Ray-Making Accelerator To Open This Year On Long Island
Energy

World’s Most Powerful X-Ray-Making Accelerator To Open This Year On Long Island

By Francie Diep

Trained Polar Bears Volunteer To Give Blood For Science
Animals

Trained Polar Bears Volunteer To Give Blood For Science

By Francie Diep

The World Health Organization Wants Everybody To Use Smart Syringes By 2020
Diseases

The World Health Organization Wants Everybody To Use Smart Syringes By 2020

By Francie Diep

Sci-Fi Graphic Novels
DARPA

DARPA Wants To Make Computer Networks Look More Like Sci-Fi Graphic Novels

By Francie Diep

The 4 Weirdest Jobs You Could Get At SpaceX Right Now
Private Space Flight

The 4 Weirdest Jobs You Could Get At SpaceX Right Now

By Francie Diep

Home Test Kit Helps You Find Antibiotics In Leaves
DIY

Home Test Kit Helps You Find Antibiotics In Leaves

By Francie Diep

Asteroid Contrail
Science

A Volcanic Asteroid Roamed Our Solar System Billions Of Years Ago

By Francie Diep

Science Fair Projects: Winning Tips From Intel And Google Judges
Science

Science Fair Projects: Winning Tips From Intel And Google Judges

By Francie Diep

Big Pic: Astronauts Practice For Space In An Italian Cave
NASA

Big Pic: Astronauts Practice For Space In An Italian Cave

By Francie Diep

Cercopithecus lomamiensis, Lesula Monkey
Environment

The 10 Coolest Species Discovered In 2012

By Francie Diep

Factory And Irrigation Technologies Have Significantly Cut U.S. Water Use
Agriculture

Factory And Irrigation Technologies Have Significantly Cut U.S. Water Use

By Francie Diep

Face of a Henicopsaltria eydouxii cicada
Animals

Setting Insect Data To Music Helps Scientists Find Patterns

By Francie Diep

satellite image of an intense Bering Sea storm, November 2014
Environment

Look Inside The Snowstorm That’s Burying Upstate New York – UNPUBLISHED / DELETE

By Francie Diep

Neurons
Health

The Woman Who Could Write, But Couldn’t Read

By Francie Diep

Report: Americans Were Unscientific Jerks About The Ebola Outbreak
Health

Report: Americans Were Unscientific Jerks About The Ebola Outbreak

By Francie Diep

Google’s New AI Plays Atari Games As Well As You Can, Or Better
AI

Google’s New AI Plays Atari Games As Well As You Can, Or Better

By Francie Diep

Bacteria Pipe Food To Each Other Using Tiny Tubes
Biology

Bacteria Pipe Food To Each Other Using Tiny Tubes

By Francie Diep

In Oscar Predicting, Data Still Beats Expertise
Technology

In Oscar Predicting, Data Still Beats Expertise

By Francie Diep

photo of a mannequin wearing a shirt and the prototype electronic armband
Energy

A Solar Panel You Wear On Your Arm

By Francie Diep

Humans Can Only Distinguish Between About 30 Shades Of Gray
Science

Humans Can Only Distinguish Between About 30 Shades Of Gray

By Francie Diep