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

Guess Who's Back
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Sam Bankman-Fried’s Mommy and Daddy Have a New Plan: Suck Up to Trump Until He Pardons Her Beautiful Boy
Monopoly Money
Feb 1, 10:30 AM EST on neoscope
Mother Says Her Son Died After UnitedHealth Jacked the Price of His Inhaler From $66 to $539
Five-Finger Discount
Feb 1, 8:15 AM EST on the byte
Rich Kids Are Using a Clever Trick to Get Stuff From Amazon for Free
Hasbotcha
Feb 1, 7:30 AM EST on the byte
Pro-Israel AI Bot Goes Off the Rails, Calls IDF Soldiers "Colonizers" and Demands Palestinian Statehood
Broke Bad
Feb 1, 6:45 AM EST on the byte
Florida Cop Headed to Prison for 3D Printing Fake Drugs and Switching Them With Real Ones
Two Steps Back
Jan 31, 12:31 PM EST on the byte
Elon Musk Finally Admits That Teslas Don't Have What It Takes for Full Self-Driving
Seeking Clarity
Jan 30, 4:03 PM EST on the byte
If You Think Anyone in the AI Industry Has Any Idea What They're Doing, It Appears That DeepSeek Just Accidentally Leaked Its Users' Chats
Don't Look Up
Jan 30, 8:54 AM EST on futurism
UFO Whistleblower Claims Trump Is Being Lied To About Those Drones in New Jersey
Unfair Deal
Jan 29, 3:14 PM EST on neoscope
Trump Said We Should Kill Drug Dealers. Then He Appointed One as Health Secretary
Friends Like These
Jan 29, 1:59 PM EST on futurism
Elon Musk's Long Term Friend Says He's a Narcissist With an Obsessive "Lust for Power"
Slop Officials
Jan 29, 9:54 AM EST on futurism
As Trump Offers Buyout to Get Rid of as Many Government Workers as Possible, OpenAI Announces New Version of ChatGPT Designed to Do Government Work
Funding Frenzy
Jan 28, 5:06 PM EST on neoscope
White House Caught With Pants Down As Medicaid Funding Portals Go Down