Mike McRae
is a part-time Journalist at ScienceAlert. He has been telling science stories in one form or another for more than 20 years, and expertly navigates a broad range of subjects, from health and neuroscience to the weirdness of quantum physics.
From classroom teacher to journalist, Mike has contributed to the CSIRO’s magazines,
The Guardian
, the ABC, and
Australian Financial Review
, and joined ScienceAlert in 2016. He is the author of popular science books
Tribal Science: Brains, Beliefs, and Bad ideas
and
Unwell: What Makes a Disease a Disease?
, which reflect his strong passion for sociology and health.
Mike is slowly building a collection of cephalopod tattoos on his right arm and swears there’s still room for a nautilus or two.
Twitter:
@tribalscientist