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The people behind
the byline.

The people below set direction, write and review for Mars Daily, and stand behind the standards on this site.

Editorial team

Kiran Journals

Kiran Journals

Writer

Kiran Journals is a staff writer at Brown Brothers Media with a degree in multimedia journalism. On Mars Daily she writes and reviews articles across its Mars-exploration coverage.

Justin Brown

Justin Brown

Publisher

Justin Brown is a co-founder of Brown Brothers Media and one of Mars Daily's two publishers. He holds a Master of Science in Economic History from the London School of Economics and previously worked in management consulting before founding Ideapod and co-founding The Vessel. Justin sets the editorial direction and standards for Mars Daily, with a particular interest in the psychology pillar — how people make decisions, navigate uncertainty, and find meaning.

Lachlan Brown

Lachlan Brown

Publisher

Lachlan Brown is a co-founder of Brown Brothers Media and one of Mars Daily's two publishers. He is the author of several books on Buddhism, mindfulness, and relationships, and oversees content operations and publishing strategy across the network. At Mars Daily, Lachlan focuses on the Mind & Meaning pillar — the psychology of ambition, isolation, and meaning under extremes.

Mal James

Mal James

Writer

Mal James is a writer at Brown Brothers Media. An entrepreneur and former teacher, he writes and reviews articles for Mars Daily across its Mars-exploration coverage.

Nato Lagidze

Nato Lagidze

Writer

Nato Lagidze is a writer and researcher at Brown Brothers Media and a PhD researcher with an academic background in psychology. On Mars Daily she writes and reviews articles across its Mars-exploration coverage.

Daniel Moran

Daniel Moran

Writer

Daniel Moran is a writer at Brown Brothers Media with a background in technology research. On Mars Daily he writes and reviews articles across its Mars-exploration coverage.

Editorial process

Articles published under the “Mars Daily Editorial Team” byline represent our team’s collective process: source verification, drafting, technical review, and editing. Mars Daily takes editorial responsibility for content under this byline. Articles attributed to a named writer are published with that writer’s approval, and any personal experiences or credentials attributed to them are their own.

For details on our standards, see Editorial Policy. For our corrections process, see Corrections.

Ownership

Mars Daily is published by Brown Brothers Media and funded primarily by display advertising. Editorial decisions are independent of advertisers, sponsors, and external parties.

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