"Ars Technica" is written in a less-formal tone than that found in a traditional journal. Many of the website's regular writers have postgraduate degrees, and many work for academic or private research institutions. Website cofounder Jon Stokes published the computer architecture textbook "Inside The Machine" in 2007; John Timmer performed postdoctoral research in developmental neurobiology; Until 2013, Timothy Lee was a scholar at the Cato Institute, a public-policy institute, which republished "Ars Technica" articles by him. Biology journal "Disease Models & Mechanisms" called "Ars Technica" a "conduit between researchers and the public" in 2008.