Rafi Letzter

Rafi is a science writer in New York City covering the human brain, planet Earth, and anything else interesting. You can find his past reporting over at Business Insider and Popular Science. Send all your mind-blowing and salacious science tips to rafi@inverse.com.

Science

Here's How You'll Use the Quantum Internet of the Future

It's coming.

ByRafi Letzter
Science

U.S. Science Envoy Quits, Puts Secret Message in Letter to Trump

Each paragraph of the letter spells out a coded word.

ByRafi Letzter
Science

What It Was Like to Experience the Total Solar Eclipse

Holy cow.

ByRafi Letzter
Science

Drop Your Smartphone and Just Enjoy the Eclipse

What's the point of a selfie?

ByRafi Letzter
Science

Do Dogs Need Solar Eclipse Glasses? How to Keep Your Critters Safe on Monday

They'll be fine.

ByRafi Letzter
Culture

Josh Peacock Wants to Tattoo Toothy Critters on Your Body

The artist has found his calling adorning clients with these strange beasts.

ByRafi Letzter
Culture

ABC News' Frank Reynolds' Haunting Eclipse Message to the Future

'May the shadow of the moon fall on a world at peace.'

ByRafi Letzter
Science

A 30-Year-Old Treaty Proves Humans Can Still Save Planet Earth

The 1987 Montreal Protocol is still protecting us from climate change.

ByRafi Letzter
Science

The Weird, Hard Psychological Truth About Why We Fall in Love

There's no magic.

ByRafi Letzter
Science

What Really Happens to Your Brain and Body When You Fast

The effects of extreme dieting are extremely variable.

ByRafi Letzter
Science

How to Stop Nuclear War With a Butcher Knife and Human Sacrifice

A Harvard Law professor had a plan.

ByRafi Letzter
Innovation

The "Mexxenger" Bag Has a Wireless Charging Pocket for Your Phone

Cyclists, run out of battery no more.

ByRafi Letzter
Science

This Is Your Brain On Screaming!

Let it out, but not in public.

ByRafi Letzter
Science

Clouds Might Screw Up the Eclipse For Millions of Americans 

No one knows yet where nature will get in the way.

ByRafi Letzter
Science

Nobody Knows Where Brainwaves Come From

Electric waves at the heart of neuroscience have no identifiable source.

ByRafi Letzter
Science

FedEx Unknowingly Hauled Nuclear Fuel – But It's Fine (Probably)

Please don't try it though.

ByRafi Letzter
Science

The Weird Thing About the Fireball That Just Flashed Over Seattle

The long-lived fireball through Washington's sky was likely a meteor, but it didn't act like one.

ByRafi Letzter
Science

How to Launch an Intercontinental Ballistic Missile

A primer on North Korea's powerful new HS-14 rocket.

ByRafi Letzter
Science

U.S. Laws On Human Embryo Gene Editing Are Unexpectedly Lax

But be careful where you stick 'em.

ByRafi Letzter
Culture

The Senate Has Finally Made Its Decision On Obamacare Repeal

It all came down to a handful of flip-flopping Republican Senators.

ByRafi Letzter