Noor Al-Sibai

Noor Al-Sibai

Senior Staff Writer

About

At Futurism, I've often been drawn to unpacking the narratives that underlie technological, scientific and medical progress, with a special interest in areas of conflict and ambiguity that end up setting agendas and steering the fates of both elites and the hoi polloi. I'm a committed generalist, but I often find myself returning to work involving NASA and the private space sector, the effects of AI on media and society, and the mechanics of the pharmaceutical industry, with a specific focus on the spread of GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy.

Prior to Futurism, I worked for publications ranging from Media Matters and Truthdig to Raw Story and Bustle. I'm also the author of "Myspace Scene Queens," a 2024 title in Instar Books' acclaimed "Remember the Internet" series. My work at Futurism has been cited by outlets including the New Yorker, Slate, Nieman Lab, the Verge, the MIT Technology Review, the Sunday Times, and the Daily Beast.

I grew up in North Carolina, attended the University of North Carolina at Asheville, and now live in Brooklyn, New York. In my free time, I'm an avid reader and music fan; you can probably find me at a local poetry reading, concert, underground rave, or DJ set. I'm the proud parent of an ineffable orange cat named Mee-Mow.

Education

University of North Carolina Asheville

Notable Works

Latest Stories

Down the AI-sle
Feb 12, 10:36 AM EST on futurism
If You Ask AI Who You're Married To, You May Spit Out Your Coffee
IDK
Feb 12, 9:53 AM EST on futurism
Even the Most Advanced AI Has a Problem: If It Doesn’t Know the Answer, It Makes One Up
Nuclear DOGE-ball
Feb 12, 9:06 AM EST on futurism
State Department Insider on Elon Musk Accessing Nuclear Weapons: “If You Make Something Idiot-Proof, the World Will Build a Better Idiot”
Doc Secret
Feb 11, 1:07 PM EST on neoscope
Doctors Have One Weird Trick to Tell When Their Colleagues Are On Ozempic
Atrophy Case
Feb 11, 11:48 AM EST on futurism
Study Finds That People Who Entrust Tasks to AI Are Losing Critical Thinking Skills
Trashcoin
Feb 11, 9:04 AM EST on futurism
Man Trying to Buy Entire Landfill to Recover Lost Bitcoin Hard Drive
K Street
Feb 10, 2:51 PM EST on neoscope
One of Elon Musk’s DOGE Staffers Used to Sell Ketamine Professionally
Talking Wounded
Feb 10, 12:52 PM EST on futurism
Independent Autopsy Finds OpenAI Whistleblower's Bullet Wound Was Not Consistent With Suicide
Defying Gravity
Feb 10, 8:52 AM EST on futurism
Man Who Claims to Have Anti-Gravity Device Now in Deep Trouble
Digital DJ
Feb 9, 10:00 AM EST on the byte
Military Robot Deployed as Nightclub DJ
Bloat Floats
Feb 8, 1:30 PM EST on neoscope
Afraid to Cut Anything From the Military Budget, Elon Is Now Sending a DOGE Boy to Make Cuts at Veterans Affairs
Gaslight Anthem
Feb 8, 12:00 PM EST on neoscope
UnitedHealthcare Threatens Legal Action Against Doctor Who Says They Interrupted Her in the Middle of Surgery