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Hello, I’m Nathan Allen.

I am a freelance (sort of, I'm new to this) writer based in Winston-Salem, NC. My writing tends to focus on the interdisciplinary study of…

Jan 11, 2021

Hello, I’m Nathan Allen.

Jan 11, 2021

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Pollen

The (Potential) Pain of a Quadrillion Insects

How most insecticides work and to what extent.

Sep 21, 2021

The (Potential) Pain of a Quadrillion Insects

Sep 21, 2021

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An Injustice!

The Gender Spectrum Collection Breaks Down Binaries in Stock Imagery

Stock images are everywhere, so they should showcase every kind of person.

Aug 18, 2021

The Gender Spectrum Collection Breaks Down Binaries in Stock Imagery

Aug 18, 2021

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Pollen

When to Capitalize the Word “Earth”

From grammar to astronomy to cosmology and back.

Aug 4, 2021

When to Capitalize the Word “Earth”

Aug 4, 2021

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Pollen

As Ice Melts, So Does the Climate Crisis Font

The newspaper Helsingin Sanomat commissioned a free font to exhibit the urgency of climate change based on real climate data.

Aug 4, 2021

As Ice Melts, So Does the Climate Crisis Font

Aug 4, 2021

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Creatures

How Do I Ask the Spider to Help Pay Rent?

An experiment with human-nonhuman communication.

Jul 23, 2021

How Do I Ask the Spider to Help Pay Rent?

Jul 23, 2021

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Mind Cafe

If You Do One Thing for Heart Health, Be Grateful.

According to a state of the science review, gratitude isn’t just nice for sociality, it’s probably good for cardiovascular health!

Jul 22, 2021

If You Do One Thing for Heart Health, Be Grateful.

Jul 22, 2021

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CounterApocalypse

When “Justice for All” Includes the Other Species…

Mapping out what multispecies justice might look like

Jul 14, 2021

When “Justice for All” Includes the Other Species…

Jul 14, 2021

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Frame of Reference

In 1916, a Small Tennessee Town Hanged an Elephant to Death

Hung? Hanged? Anyways, here’s what happened.

Jul 10, 2021

In 1916, a Small Tennessee Town Hanged an Elephant to Death

Jul 10, 2021

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Creatures

How to Define the Creepy-Crawlies

Your guide to the orders of the insect world

Jul 2, 2021

How to Define the Creepy-Crawlies

Jul 2, 2021

Nathan Allen

Nathan Allen

writer. illustrator. manic collector of pens and notebooks. bug guy from North Carolina. see my work at www.nthnljms.com

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