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Terra Daily is a Brown Brothers Media publication. The named editors below oversee editorial direction, review articles before publication, and stand behind the standards on this site.

Editorial

Justin Brown

Justin Brown

Editor-in-Chief

Justin Brown is a co-founder of Brown Brothers Media and one of Terra 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 Terra Daily, with a particular interest in the psychology pillar — how people make decisions, navigate uncertainty, and find meaning.

Kiran Journals

Kiran Journals

Writer

Kiran Athar is a writer at Terra Daily with a degree in multimedia journalism. She covers psychology, identity, and the inner life — the questions of how people change, what holds them back, and what helps them grow. Her writing for Terra Daily sits in the Mind & Meaning pillar, where she focuses on practical psychology and the human side of ambition.

Mal James

Mal James

Writer

Mal James is a writer at Terra Daily covering self-development, productivity, relationships, and the psychology of work. He is also an entrepreneur and former teacher, and brings both perspectives into his writing on the Mind & Meaning pillar. Mal's pieces focus on the practical — how people change behavior, build better habits, and navigate the parts of life that don't come with instructions.

Nato Lagidze

Nato Lagidze

Writer

Nato Lagidze is a writer and researcher at Terra Daily with an academic background in psychology. She investigates self-compassion, emotional intelligence, decision-making, and psychological well-being — the kinds of questions that sit at the heart of Terra Daily's Mind & Meaning pillar. Her work draws on academic research and applies it to the everyday.

Daniel Moran

Daniel Moran

Writer

Daniel Moran is a writer at Terra Daily covering the intersection of psychology, technology, and human behavior. He is one of the publication's most prolific contributors, writing across the Mind & Meaning and Science pillars. Daniel brings a background in technology research and a focus on how scientific findings translate into the way people actually live, work, and think.

Editorial process

Articles published under the “Terra Daily Editorial Team” byline represent our team’s collective process: source verification, drafting, technical review, and editing. Terra Daily takes editorial responsibility for content under this byline. Articles attributed to a named writer indicate substantial individual authorship by that writer.

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

Ownership

Terra Daily is published by Brown Brothers Media. Mediavine provides our display advertising. Editorial decisions are independent of advertisers, sponsors, and external parties.

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