Skip to main content
Menu
WIRED
SECURITY
POLITICS
THE BIG STORY
BUSINESS
SCIENCE
CULTURE
REVIEWS
Menu
WIRED
Account
Account
Newsletters
Security
Politics
The Big Story
Business
Science
Culture
Reviews
Chevron
More
Expand
The Big Interview
Magazine
Events
WIRED Insider
WIRED Consulting
Newsletters
Podcasts
Video
Livestreams
Merch
Search
Search
Patchen Barss
Contributor
Patchen Barss is a Toronto-based science journalist and author. He has contributed to Scientific American, the BBC and Nautilus, among others. His latest book is
The Impossible Man: Roger Penrose and the Cost of Genius
.
Pattern Recognition
The Mystery of How Quasicrystals Form
Oct 5, 2025 7:00 AM