Biography:List of science communicators

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This is a list of notable science communicators or popularizers of science, in alphabetical order by last name.

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A

  • John Acorn, naturalist and broadcaster known as the "Nature Nut"
  • Amir Aczel, Jewish author and mathematician
  • Maggie Aderin-Pocock, space scientist and broadcaster
  • Hashem Al-Ghaili, molecular biotechnologist and video producer
  • Jim Al-Khalili, theoretical physicist, author, and science communicator
  • Alan Alda, actor; inspired the Alan Alda Center for Communicating Science
  • Michael Allaby, writes on science, ecology, and weather
  • Elise Andrew, British blogger, founder and maintainer of the Facebook page "I Fucking Love Science"
  • Alberto Angela (born 1962), television presenter, paleontologist, writer, popularizer of science and history
  • Piero Angela (1928–2022), journalist, television presenter, writer, popularizer of science, founder of CICAP (Italian Committee for the Investigation of Claims on Pseudosciences)
  • Natalie Angier, science journalist and writer
  • Isaac Asimov, biochemist, science-fiction writer, and author
  • Peter Atkins, physical chemist and author
  • Sir David Attenborough, naturalist and broadcaster
  • Amy Atwater, paleontologist, podcaster and author

B

  • Francis Bacon, English philosopher, statesman, scientist, jurist, and author
  • J. Michael Bailey, psychologist; known for his research on the etiology of sexual orientation
  • Johnny Ball, broadcaster and math popularizer
  • Kirsten Banks, Australian astrophysicist and science communicator of the Wiradjuri people
  • John D. Barrow, mathematician, theoretical physicist, and cosmologist; author of numerous journal articles, and books for general readers
  • Marcia Bartusiak, science journalist and author
  • David Bellamy, broadcaster, author, and botanist
  • Bob Berman, astronomer
  • Adrian Berry, science author and columnist
  • Kate Biberdorf, chemist
  • Tim Blais, physicist and YouTuber
  • Howard Bloom, author
  • David Bodanis, author
  • Liz Bonnin, biochemist and television presenter
  • Daniel J. Boorstin, author and Librarian of Congress
  • Sir David Brewster, Scottish scientist
  • John Brockman, specializing authorship in the scientific literature
  • Jacob Bronowski, mathematician, biologist, historian of science, author, and pioneering science broadcaster
  • Michael Brooks; noted for explaining complex scientific research
  • Bill Bryson, author
  • Rob Buckman, doctor of medicine, broadcaster, columnist, author
  • James Burke, broadcaster, television producer, and author; known for the science historian BBC television series Connections

C

  • Nigel Calder, broadcaster and journalist
  • Dallas Campbell, presented the science television series Bang Goes the Theory
  • Fritjof Capra, physicist and author
  • Sean M. Carroll, cosmologist, blogger, and author
  • Rachel Carson, marine biologist, conservationist, author
  • Manuel Castells, sociologist and writer
  • Juliana Chan, Singaporean biologist and science communicator
  • Marcus Chown, author and science journalist
  • Arthur C. Clarke, science-fiction author, inventor, and futurist
  • Brian Clegg, author
  • Jack Cohen, reproductive biologist
  • Lee Constable, television presenter, author, and biologist
  • Heather Couper, astronomer, broadcaster, and author
  • Jacques-Yves Cousteau, oceanographer, underwater explorer, conservationist, filmmaker, and broadcaster
  • Brian Cox, broadcaster, musician, and physicist
  • Michael Crichton, medical doctor, author, filmmaker
  • Francis Crick, molecular biologist, biophysicist, and neuroscientist; joint discoverer of the structure of the DNA molecule
  • Jon Culshaw, impressionist, also occasionally appears as a presenter on The Sky at Night

D

E

F

  • Peter Fairley, journalist and broadcaster
  • Michael Faraday, scientist and lecturer
  • Kenneth Feder, archaeologist, skeptic, lecturer, and author
  • Timothy Ferris, science writer and best-selling author of twelve books
  • Richard Feynman, physicist and author
  • Brian J. Ford, biologist, lecturer, and author
  • Anna Frebel, astrophysicist and author
  • Morgan Freeman, actor; host for the television series Through the Wormhole
  • Hannah Fry, mathematician and broadcaster

G

  • George Gamow, physicist, cosmologist, and author
  • Martin Gardner, mathematician, author, skeptic and polymath
  • Atul Gawande, surgeon and author
  • Malcolm Gladwell, journalist and author
  • James Gleick, author, including journalist
  • Marcelo Gleiser, physicist and astronomer
  • Ben Goldacre, medical doctor, psychiatrist, and author
  • Stephen Jay Gould, paleontologist, evolutionary biologist, and science historian; author of numerous essays, articles, and books
  • Steve Grand, computer scientist and roboticist
  • Hank Green, entrepreneur, musician, and vlogger
  • Brian Greene, physicist
  • Susan Greenfield, brain physiologist, writer and broadcaster
  • Richard Gregory, neuropsychologist, author and editor of several books
  • John Gribbin, astronomer and author

H

  • Heinz Haber, physicist and author
  • Margherita Hack, astrophysicist, writer and activist
  • Gunther von Hagens, German anatomist and pathologist, inventor of plastination and creator of Body Worlds (traveling exposition)
  • Thomas Hager, author and science journalist
  • J. B. S. Haldane, biologist and author
  • Erika Hamden, American astrophysicist
  • Jack Hanna, zoologist, broadcaster, author
  • Brady Haran, filmmaker
  • Yuval Noah Harari, historian, professor, and writer
  • Bas Haring, philosopher and author
  • Sam Harris, neuroscientist and author
  • Lucy Hawking, journalist and daughter of Stephen Hawking
  • Stephen Hawking, theoretical physicist and author
  • Ed Hawkins, British climatologist who developed warming stripes and other graphics
  • Katharine Hayhoe, Canadian climate scientist and author
  • Hetty Helsmoortel, Belgian scientist, author, founder of the Nerdland Festival
  • Toby Hendy, YouTuber and author
  • Don Herbert (also known as Mr. Wizard), broadcaster
  • Roald Hoffmann, chemist
  • Douglas Hofstadter, computer scientist, cognitive scientist, and author
  • Lancelot Hogben, experimental zoologist and medical statistician, with many popularising books on science, mathematics, and language
  • Sabine Hossenfelder, theoretical physicist who researches quantum gravity
  • Fred Hoyle, British astronomer
  • Julian Huxley, scientist, author, and first director of UNESCO (the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization)
  • Jamie Hyneman, special-effects artist and television personality (MythBusters)

I

  • Jay Ingram, broadcaster and author (Daily Planet television series)
  • Steve Irwin, wildlife expert and conservationist; television personality of the worldwide-fame wildlife documentary television series (The Crocodile Hunter)

J

  • Hope Jahren, geochemist and author
  • Ray Jayawardhana, astrophysicist and author
  • Donald Carl Johanson, paleoanthropologist and author
  • Steven Johnson, author
  • Steve Jones, evolutionary biologist and author
  • Horace Freeland Judson, historian of molecular biology and author
  • Olivia Judson, evolutionary biologist, broadcaster and author

K

  • Michio Kaku, theoretical physicist and author
  • Sam Kean, author
  • David Kipping, associate professor, astronomer and YouTuber
  • Marek Kukula, public astronomer at the Royal Observatory, Greenwich
  • Lawrence Krauss, physicist and author
  • Robert Krulwich, broadcaster
  • Karl Kruszelnicki (also known as Dr Karl), broadcaster

L

  • Lynne Lamberg, American freelance science journalist
  • Richard Leakey, Kenyan paleoanthropologist and conservationist
  • John Lennox, mathematician and author
  • Edward M. Lerner, computer engineer and author
  • Daniel Levitin, cognitive neuroscientist and author
  • Roger Lewin, British anthropologist
  • Richard Lewontin, evolutionary biologist, geneticist, and author
  • Willy Ley, space-travel enthusiast and science writer (Prophet of the Space Age)
  • Don Lincoln, particle physicist and author
  • Chris Lintott, astrophysicist
  • Avi Loeb, astronomer and author
  • Professor Lyrical, rapper, associate professor of mathematics

M

  • Katie Mack, astrophysics professor who focuses on studying dark matter
  • Lynn Margulis, evolutionary biologist and author
  • Robert Matthews, physicist, mathematician, computer scientist, and science journalist
  • Bob McDonald, CBC journalist and host of Quirks and Quarks
  • Alister McGrath, molecular biologist and author
  • Danica McKellar, actress, author, mathematician
  • Terence McKenna, ethnobotanist, lecturer, and author
  • Peter Medawar, biologist, called by Richard Dawkins "the wittiest of all scientific writers"[1] and by New Scientist "perhaps the best science writer of his generation".[2]
  • Fulvio Melia, physicist, astrophysicist, and author
  • Ben Miller, English comedian and television show host, including It's Not Rocket Science
  • Julius Sumner Miller, physicist and broadcaster
  • Mark Miodownik, materials scientist, engineer, broadcaster, and writer
  • Ashley Montagu, anthropologist and humanist; written over sixty books
  • Sir Patrick Moore, amateur astronomer and broadcaster
  • Desmond Morris, zoologist, ethologist and author
  • Hamilton Morris, pharmacologist, broadcaster, and author
  • Philip Morrison, physicist; known for his numerous books and television programs
  • Siddhartha Mukherjee, oncologist, biologist, author
  • Derek Muller, science-based YouTube content creator
  • Randall Munroe, writer of What If blog
  • PZ Myers, professor and author of the science blog Pharyngula[3]

N

  • Yoshiro Nakamatsu, Japanese inventor
  • Jayant Narlikar, cosmologist and author
  • Steven Novella, skeptic and advocate of science-based medicine
  • Eugene P. Northrop, research mathematician and math popularizer
  • Bill Nye, actor, mechanical engineer, branded as "The Science Guy"
  • Tor Nørretranders, author

O

  • Sten Odenwald, astronomer, author, lecturer
  • Robert Olby, author and historian of science
  • Chad Orzel, physicist and author

P

  • Kasha Patel, comedian and science writer
  • Linus Pauling, biochemist, author, and educator
  • John Allen Paulos, mathematician and author
  • Fred Pearce, journalist at New Scientist magazine
  • Yakov I. Perelman, author
  • Wendell Phillips, archaeologist
  • Steven Pinker, experimental psychologist, cognitive scientist, linguist, and author
  • Phil Plait, astronomer and skeptic who runs the Bad Astronomy website
  • Martyn Poliakoff, British chemist, featured in the YouTube The Periodic Table of Videos series
  • John Polkinghorne, physicist and author
  • Robert Pollack, biologist and author
  • Michael Pollan, journalist and author, professor
  • Carolyn Porco, leader of Cassini Imaging Team
  • Roy Porter, prolific work on the history of medicine
  • Christopher Potter, publisher, philosopher and author
  • Eduard Punset, politician, lawyer, economist, and science popularizer
  • Magnus Pyke, food scientist, broadcaster, and author

R

  • V. S. Ramachandran, neuroscientist, cognitive scientist, and author
  • James Randi, stage magician, skeptic, and author
  • Lisa Randall, theoretical physicist and author
  • Mark Ridley, zoologist, evolutionary scientist and author
  • Matt Ridley, zoologist, journalist and author
  • Alice Roberts, anatomist, anthropologist, television presenter, and author
  • Steven Rose, biologist, neurobiologist, broadcaster and author
  • Carlo Rovelli, theoretical physicist and author

S

  • Oliver Sacks, neurologist and author
  • Carl Sagan, astrobiologist, astronomer, broadcaster, and author
  • Kirsten Sanford, neurophysiologist and broadcaster
  • Laurie Santos, cognitive scientist, professor of psychology, and host of The Happiness Lab
  • Adam Savage, special-effects artist and television personality (MythBusters)
  • Walter Warwick Sawyer (or W. W. Sawyer), mathematician, mathematics educator, and author
  • Eric Scerri, chemist, historian and philosopher of science, and author
  • Lieven Scheire, Belgian comedian, science communicator, founder of the Nerdland Podcast
  • Joseph A. Schwarcz, chemist, author, television and radio host
  • Garrett P. Serviss, American astronomer and science-fiction writer
  • Tali Sharot, cognitive neuroscientist and writer
  • Seth Shostak, astronomer, broadcaster, and author
  • Neil Shubin, paleontologist, evolutionary biologist
  • George Gaylord Simpson, paleontologist, zoologist and author
  • Simon Singh, physicist, mathematician, and author
  • Edwin Emery Slosson, chemist, journalist, and editor
  • Laura J. Snyder, historian, philosopher, and author
  • Mary Somerville, polymath, mathematician, and author
  • Paul Stamets, mycologist and author
  • Michael Stevens, science-based YouTube content creator
  • Iain Stewart, geologist and broadcaster
  • Ian Stewart, mathematician and author
  • David Suzuki, broadcaster, geneticist, and environmental activist
  • Daniel Swain, meteorologist

T

  • Eugene Thacker, philosopher and author
  • Michelle Thaller, astronomer, research scientist, and science communicator
  • Lewis Thomas, physician, poet, etymologist, and essayist
  • Chriet Titulaer, Dutch astronomer, author, and broadcaster
  • Colin Tudge, biologist and author
  • Neil deGrasse Tyson, astrophysicist and author

W

  • Kenneth Walker, surgeon and author
  • Alie Ward, television and podcast host
  • Fred Watson, astrophysicist, musician, and author
  • James D. Watson, molecular biologist, geneticist, and zoologist
  • Kevin Warwick, biomedical scientist, roboticist, and author
  • Victor Weisskopf, physicist, science administrator and author
  • Michael White, musician and science writer
  • Norbert Wiener, mathematician, author; the father of cybernetics
  • Simon Winchester, geologist and author
  • Robert Winston, medical doctor, scientist, television presenter, and author
  • Richard Wiseman, psychologist and author
  • Stephen Wolfram, mathematics, theoretical physics, scientific computing
  • Lewis Wolpert, developmental biologist, author, and broadcaster
  • Peter Wothers, chemist and author
  • Andrea Wulf, author

Y

  • Ed Yong, British-American science journalist and author

Z

  • Paul Zaloom, the actor who portrayed an eccentric scientist on the children's television show Beakman's World 1992–1998
  • Carl Zimmer, science writer and author of the science blog The Loom[4]
  • Marlene Zuk, evolutionary biologist and behavioral ecologist

See also

References

  1. ↑ Dawkins, Richard (2008). The Oxford Book of Modern Science Writing. Oxford [Oxfordshire]: Oxford University Press. p. 179. ISBN 978-0-19-921680-2. https://archive.org/details/oxfordbookmodern00dawk_954. 
  2. ↑ Editorial (October 1987). "Peter Medawar (obituary)". New Scientist 116 (1581): 16. 
  3. ↑ "Pharyngula". Scienceblogs.com. 2011-11-04. https://www.scienceblogs.com/pharyngula/. 
  4. ↑ "The Loom". Blogs.discovermagazine.com. http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/loom/. 



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