Emma Gometz is a science journalist and artist based in Queens, New York. They are a newsletter editor for Scientific American, where they write the magazine’s pop culture newsletter, “Cultured.” Emma’s words and voice can be found in Popular Science, Atlas Obscura, Scientific American, The Open Notebook, Teen Vogue, WNYC’s Science Friday, and more.

Before joining Scientific American, Emma was the the digital producer of engagement for Science Friday. They helped develop audience strategy, wrote the “Science Goes To The Movies” newsletter series and other journalistic articles, and contributed to the visual artistic direction of SciFri’s digital platforms.

Emma was born and raised in Queens, New York, to Colombian and Jewish parents. They hold a BA in Evolutionary Biology of the Human Species from Columbia University. Emma is a writer and illustrator who loves drawing primates, including naked humans. They are also a performance artist, having performed and directed experimental pieces for Ars Nova, Soho Playhouse, Williamsburg Art Nexus, The Tank, Times Square Arts, and more.

In their spare time, Emma listens to many musical soundtracks, writes a substack loveletter to junkfood, and tends to their coping mechanisms like G-d to the garden of Eden. Dave Malloy, if you’re reading this, you’ve changed my life forever.