Philip Kiefer

Philip Kiefer is a staff writer for Popular Science. He’s written for National Geographic, Outside Magazine, Down East Magazine, and FiveThirtyEight. He lives in New Orleans.

Mario Versus the Anthropocene

Video games, empathy, and growing up in Cancer Alley

By Philip Kiefer May 2, 2022

In this story: technology, environmental justice, oil, art, dirty energy

Pixelated illustration of two figures on a motorcycle riding into a peach-colored sunset.

The End of Mr. Go

The death of a shipping channel is the rebirth of a swamp

By Philip Kiefer August 11, 2021

In this story: climate change, environmental justice, water, disaster relief, science

Giant concrete barrier, kind of like an enormous Q-tip, stretching across blue water and marshland

New England Is Also on Fire

What a record fire season signals about the future of a wet state

By Philip Kiefer October 11, 2020

In this story: climate change, forests, science

Illustration of a single bushy tree silhouetted against a firey landscape

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Mario Versus the Anthropocene

The End of Mr. Go

New England Is Also on Fire

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