BIO

I'm a journalist and essayist whose work sits at the intersection of technology, culture, and environmental ethics. Over the past decade, I've reported and written for The Atlantic, The New Republic, MIT Technology Review, Literary Hub, Boston Globe Magazine, Los Angeles Review of Books, The Baffler, New York Review of Architecture, and Pacific Standard, among other publications.

Much of my reportage examines the material consequences of what we build, consume, and throw away. I've written about zombie office towers and the economics of vacancy, clean-up technologies pitched as false saviors for waste and pollution, wooden skyscrapers reimagining urban construction, and the accumulation of space junk orbiting overhead. My culture writing explores hybrid art forms and the people working across mediums: collagists reassembling found material, filmmakers blurring the line between genres, and digital tools repurposed for spiritual practice.

Several of my essays have been anthologized in print and online, recognized as "Notables" by the Best American Essays series, and discussed widely in forums ranging from Chicago public radio and the European Journal of Political Theory to Silicon Valley’s viral tech site Hacker News.

Originally from Illinois, and currently based in Baltimore, I’ve lived or studied in over a dozen cities. I graduated from NYU’s Stern School of Business, was an MFA nonfiction fellow at Emerson College, and currently I’m developing a show concept through Stony Brook’s podcast incubator. Other topics I’m always excited to talk about include adjunct teaching, live jazz, college sports, dog parks, and alternative modes of transportation.

I'm always interested in new stories and collaborations. Get in touch at mattking25@gmail.com