Henry Wismayer

Henry Wismayer is a writer based in London.


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November 6, 2025
A new history of societal collapse by an expert in existential risk argues that our globalized society is edging toward the precipice.
Illustration by Nicolas Ortega for Noema Magazine.
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June 24, 2025
Lurking in every space weather forecaster’s mind is the hypothetical big one, a solar storm so huge it could bring our networked, plan...
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January 23, 2025
Geothermal energy has become the renewable that got left behind as solar and wind accelerate. Why then do its most determined advocates still insist it could be the key...
A close-up photograph of a small cave in rock tinted orange and red at Fort Rock in Oregon.
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June 6, 2024
A century after George Mallory’s disappearance on Everest, why do his words, “Because it’s there,” remain an indelible explanation for the human obsession with ...
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January 9, 2024
How and why did the phenomenon of global tourism become so problematic? And where are we all heading next?
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July 6, 2023
Air travel is profoundly bad for the environment but one of the hardest industries to decarbonize. Can green technologies make a difference...
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January 5, 2023
A new field of psychology has begun to quantify an age-old intuition: Feeling awe is good for us.