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

Bias Boy
10.16.24, 4:41 PM EDT on the byte
SpaceX Sues California for Violating Elon Musk’s Right to Free Speech
Worming Around
10.16.24, 2:45 PM EDT on the byte
Scientists Peeked Underneath the Seafloor and Discovered Something "Totally Unexpected"
Size Queen
10.16.24, 11:46 AM EDT on the byte
Elon Musk Says Next-Gen Starlink Satellites Will Be So Huge They’ll Need to be Launched With Starship
Robotic Racism
10.16.24, 9:30 AM EDT on the byte
Robot Vacuum Starts Hurling Racial Slurs at Its Owner After Being Hacked
Glob and Mail
10.15.24, 3:42 PM EDT on the byte
Scientists Baffled by Gooey Blobs That Keep Washing Up on a Beach
Unidentified Flyi...
10.15.24, 1:36 PM EDT on the byte
Pentagon Officials Stumped by Mysterious Drones Haunting Military Base for Weeks
Sigh, Robot
10.15.24, 12:10 PM EDT on the byte
Director of "I, Robot" Accuses Elon Musk of Ripping Him Off
Different Strokes
10.15.24, 11:30 AM EDT on the byte
James Webb Telescope Captures Spectacular Images of “Inside-Out” Galaxy Being Born
Climate Charge
10.14.24, 6:00 AM EDT on the byte
A Natural Gas Company Just Became the First to Be Sued Over Climate Change
Crypto Country
10.12.24, 7:00 AM EDT on the byte
Crypto Bro and Alleged Fraudster Appointed Leader of a Tiny “Micronation” in Eastern Europe
Tinned Fish
10.12.24, 6:00 AM EDT on neoscope
Woman With Stomach of Steel Eats Nothing But Cans of Sardines and Somehow Survived to Tell the Tale
Trick Lord
10.11.24, 6:00 PM EDT on the byte
The Space Force's Top-Secret Spaceplane Is About to Do a Sick Stunt