Gary Stix

Gary Stix is a journalist and author. He was a Senior Editor at Scientific American who retired in 2025. [1]

Stix obtained his undergraduate degree in journalism from New York University.¹

He is married to Miriam Lacob.¹

Stix was a senior editor for Scientific American and worked there for nearly 35 years. He most recently was responsible for covering neuroscience. During his time at the magazine, he was frequently the editor for special issues and sections of the magazine. One of those issues on the topic of time received a National Magazine Award. He also reported and commissioned articles on a variety of other topics ranging from nanotechnology to obesity. Prior to working for Scientific American, Stix spent 3 years as a science journalist at IEEE Spectrum. He and his wife wrote a general primer on technology called "Who Gives a Gigabyte?"¹