I’m a freelance journalist and author covering the intersection of science, philosophy, and society. My work has appeared in the Süddeutsche Zeitung, Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, Neue Zürcher Zeitung, Tagesspiegel, Gehirn & Geist (Spektrum), Philosophie Magazin, and Deutschlandfunk Kultur. I have written about artificial intelligence, consciousness, pain science, brain-computer interfaces, the ethics of vaccine access, and the regulation of deepfakes. I’m drawn to subjects that are complex and consequential. Right now, I’m particularly interested in how emerging technologies—from artificial intelligence and brain tech to synthetic biology—are reshaping society.
I trained as a scientist, earning an MSc in biochemistry and molecular biology from ETH Zurich after also studying at Université Paris-Diderot. My feel for audiences—how people think and what moves them—comes from fifteen years onstage as a satirist, actor, and singer-songwriter. Along the way, I wrote sketches about answering machines, created radio plays about aliens, performed science comedy, and starred in feature films—more from that earlier life can be found on my old website. Philosophy is central to my current nonfiction book project and forms the third strand of my thinking.
I’m a father of two, a part-time stay-at-home dad, and a reluctant but determined weed-puller. If I had a little more time, I would brew myself Japanese green tea more often and let the day unfold without a plan.