George Musser
2025 CSSS Journalism Fellow
George Musser is a contributing editor to Scientific American and Nautilus magazines and a contributing writer to Quanta magazine. He was a senior editor at Sci Am for 15 years and, with his wonderful colleagues, shared in two National Magazine Awards. His writing has also won awards from the American Institute of Physics, American Astronomical Society, and other institutions. He has written four books on fundamental physics and its intersection with philosophy, neuroscience, A.I., and other areas. One of his goals at SFI this summer is to mull a fifth book. Although he covers mainly physics and astronomy, he has written on everything from migrant remittances to childhood moral development. He recently returned from teaching Tibetan monks and nuns in North India. He lives in New Jersey with his wife, who teaches at the CUNY Graduate Center, and daughter, who is studying political science.