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Natalie Lawrence

Natalie Lawrence
Natalie Lawrence is a writer, illustrator and researcher. She has a degree in Natural Sciences and received a PhD in the History and Philosophy of Science from Cambridge University for her work on early modern exotic monsters. She published Planta Sapiens with Paco Calvo in 2022, and her first solo book, Feathers and Eggshells when she was a teenager. Her writing has appeared in New Scientist, Aeon Magazine, Atlas Obscura and BBC Wildlife, amongst others, and she has spoken for TEDX, BBC Radio and podcasts. She lives in London with her curiosity cabinet and the occasional atlas moth.


The Beast Inside: What the Myth of the Minotaur Reveals About Human Nature

Natalie Lawrence Explores Our Enduring Obsession With Monsters, Internal and External
April 2, 2025  By Natalie Lawrence
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