Brooke Borel

About

Brooke Borel is a contributing editor at Popular Science and also writes for Slate, Aeon, and NOVA Next, among others. Her first book, Infested: How the Bed Bug Infiltrated Our Bedrooms and Took Over the World, published in 2015 from the University of Chicago Press.

More from Brooke Borel

The 10 Most Awesome College Labs Of 2013
Science

The 10 Most Awesome College Labs Of 2013

By Brooke Borel

New York’s Science Fair
Science

New York’s Science Fair

By Brooke Borel

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Security

The Labs That Go Boom: The DHS Center of Excellence Destroys IEDs

By Brooke Borel

great mantis
Diseases

Why Do Humans Have a Fear of Insects?

By Brooke Borel

bed bug
Diseases

The Bugs Behind The Bed Bug Genome

By Brooke Borel

Instant Expert: How Can We Tell If a Country Is Making Nuclear Power or Nuclear Weapons?
Science

Instant Expert: How Can We Tell If a Country Is Making Nuclear Power or Nuclear Weapons?

By Brooke Borel

Jawbone Up24
Gear

Testing The Sleep Trackers

By Brooke Borel

AI vs Human
AI

Can AI solve the internet’s fake news problem? A fact-checker investigates.

By Brooke Borel

polar bear
Environment

A claim-by-claim analysis of a climate denial ‘news’ story

By Brooke Borel

So Long, And Thanks For All The Plagues
Diseases

So Long, And Thanks For All The Plagues

By Brooke Borel

Cricket pasta
Animals

We Ate Pasta Made Out Of Crickets

By Brooke Borel

tortoise with a birthday hat on
Health

Why Do We Age?

By Brooke Borel

birthday cake
Health

Who Will Be First To “Hack The Code” Of Aging?

By Brooke Borel

tortoise with a birthday hat on
Health

The Tricky Ethics Of Living Longer

By Brooke Borel

How To Live Long And Prosper
Health

How To Live Long And Prosper

By Brooke Borel

How To Stay Young And Healthy
Health

How To Stay Young And Healthy

By Brooke Borel

Combating Zika Conspiracy Theories
Diseases

Combating Zika Conspiracy Theories

By Brooke Borel

Primary Truth
Climate Change

Primary Truth

By Brooke Borel

The Month In Plagues: Zika Virus, Bugs In Your Home, And More
Diseases

The Month In Plagues: Zika Virus, Bugs In Your Home, And More

By Brooke Borel

One DIY trap tackles *Aedes aegypti* mosquitoes like this one.
Diseases

Curbing Zika Virus: Mosquito Control

By Brooke Borel