Philip Maughan is a writer and researcher working on creative and commercial projects in London. His essays on food technology, simulations, (astro)biology, and the evolution of humanity can be read at BBC Future, Noema, Tank, Kaleidoscope and elsewhere. He has launched two speculative design platforms, Black Almanac (with Andrea Provenzano) and Infinity Mirror (MIT Press), and collaborates with a range of companies and institutions, including Prada, MoMA, UaL, Antikythera, Modem, Stone Island, Mercedes-Benz and others. Get in touch: Email, Instagram.