From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This is a list of notable
science communicators or
popularizers of science, in alphabetical order by last name.
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John Acorn, naturalist and broadcaster known as the "Nature Nut"
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Amir Aczel, Jewish author and mathematician
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Maggie Aderin-Pocock, space scientist and broadcaster
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Hashem Al-Ghaili, molecular biotechnologist and video producer
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Jim Al-Khalili, theoretical physicist, author, and science communicator
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Alan Alda, actor, who inspired
The Center for Communicating Science
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Michael Allaby, writes on science, ecology, and weather
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Elise Andrew, British blogger, founder and maintainer of the Facebook page "I Fucking Love Science"
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Natalie Angier, science journalist and writer
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Isaac Asimov, biochemist, science fiction writer, and author
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Peter Atkins, a physical chemist and author
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Sir David Attenborough, naturalist and broadcaster
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Francis Bacon, English philosopher, statesman, scientist, jurist, & author
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J. Michael Bailey, a psychologist is best known for his research on the etiology of sexual orientation
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Johnny Ball, broadcaster and math popularizer
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John D. Barrow, mathematician, theoretical physicist, and cosmologist; author of numerous journal articles, and books for general readers
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Marcia Bartusiak, science journalist and author
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David Bellamy, broadcaster, author, and botanist
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Bob Berman, astronomer
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Adrian Berry, science author and columnist
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Tim Blais, physicist and YouTuber
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Howard Bloom, author
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David Bodanis, author
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Liz Bonnin, biochemist and TV presenter
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Daniel J. Boorstin, author and Librarian of Congress
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Sir David Brewster, Scottish scientist
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John Brockman, specializing authorship in the scientific literature
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Jacob Bronowski, mathematician, biologist, historian of science, author, and pioneering science broadcaster
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Michael Brooks, noted for explaining complex scientific research
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Bill Bryson, author
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Rob Buckman, doctor of medicine, broadcaster, columnist, author
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James Burke, broadcaster, television producer, and author; best known for the science historian BBC TV series
Connections
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Nigel Calder, broadcaster and journalist
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Dallas Campbell, Presented
Bang Goes the Theory
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Fritjof Capra, physicist and author
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Eugene Thacker, philosopher and author
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Sean Carroll, cosmologist, blogger, and author
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Rachel Carson, marine biologist, conservationist, author
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Manuel Castells, sociologist and writer
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Juliana Chan, Singaporean biologist and science communicator
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Marcus Chown, author and science journalist
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Arthur C. Clarke, science fiction author, inventor, and futurist
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Brian Clegg, author
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Jack Cohen, reproductive biologist
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Heather Couper, astronomer, broadcaster, and author
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Jacques-Yves Cousteau, Oceanographer, underwater explorer, conservationist, filmmaker, and broadcaster
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Brian Cox, broadcaster, musician, and physicist
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Michael Crichton, medical doctor, author, filmmaker
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Francis Crick, molecular biologist, biophysicist, and neuroscientist; joint discoverer of the structure of the DNA molecule
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Jon Culshaw, impressionist, also occasionally appears as a presenter on
The Sky at Night
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Antonio Damasio, neuroscientist and writer
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Tobias Dantzig, mathematician and author
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Paul Davies, physicist, author, and broadcaster
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Richard Dawkins, evolutionary biologist and author
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Michael DeBakey, world-renowned cardiac surgeon, innovator, and author
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Daniel Dennett, philosopher, cognitive scientist and author
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Keith Devlin, mathematician and author
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Alexander Dewdney, mathematician, computer scientist, and philosopher
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Jared Diamond, evolutionary biologist, physiologist and geographer
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Ann Druyan, science writer, co-author with (and widow of)
Carl Sagan
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Robin Dunbar, anthropology; evolutionary psychology, culture and language; and specialist in primate behavior
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Marcus Du Sautoy, author, broadcaster, Professor of Mathematics
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Peter Fairley, journalist and broadcaster
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Michael Faraday, scientist and lecturer
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Kenneth Feder, archaeologist, skeptic, lecturer, and author
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Timothy Ferris, science writer and best-selling author of twelve books
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Richard Feynman, physicist and author
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Brian J. Ford, biologist, lecturer, and author
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Anna Frebel, astrophysicist and author
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Morgan Freeman, actor and host for TV's
Through the Wormhole
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George Gamow, physicist, cosmologist, and author
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Martin Gardner, mathematician, author, skeptic & polymath
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Atul Gawande, surgeon and author
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Malcolm Gladwell, journalist and author
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James Gleick, author and journalist
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Marcelo Gleiser, physicist and astronomer
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Ben Goldacre, medical doctor, psychiatrist, and author
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Stephen Jay Gould, paleontologist, evolutionary biologist, and science historian; author of numerous essays, articles, and books
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Steve Grand, computer scientist and roboticist
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Hank Green, entrepreneur, musician, and vlogger
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Brian Greene, physicist
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Susan Greenfield, brain physiologist, writer and broadcaster
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Richard Gregory, neuropsychologist, author and editor of several books
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John Gribbin, astronomer and author
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Heinz Haber, physicist and author
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Gunther von Hagens, german anatomist and pathologist, inventor of
plastination and creator of
Body Worlds
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Thomas Hager, author and science journalist
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J. B. S. Haldane, biologist and author
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Jack Hanna, zoologist, broadcaster, author
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Brady Haran, filmmaker
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Yuval Noah Harari, historian, professor, and writer
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Bas Haring, philosopher and author
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Sam Harris, neuroscientist and author
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Lucy Hawking, journalist and daughter of
Stephen Hawking
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Stephen Hawking, theoretical physicist and author
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Ed Hawkins, British climatologist who developed
warming stripes and other graphics
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Katharine Hayhoe Canadian climate scientist and author
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Don Herbert, a.k.a.
Mr. Wizard, broadcaster
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Roald Hoffmann, chemist
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Douglas Hofstadter, computer scientist, cognitive scientist, and author
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Lancelot Hogben, experimental zoologist and medical statistician, with many popularising books on science, mathematics, and language
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Sabine Hossenfelder, a theoretical physicist who researches quantum gravity
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Fred Hoyle, British astronomer
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Julian Huxley, eminent scientist, author, and first Director of
UNESCO
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Jamie Hyneman, special effects artist and TV personality (
MythBusters)
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Richard Leakey, Kenyan paleoanthropologist and conservationist
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John Lennox, mathematician and author
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Edward M. Lerner, computer engineer and author
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Daniel Levitin, a cognitive neuroscientist and author
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Roger Lewin, British anthropologist
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Richard Lewontin, evolutionary biologist, geneticist, and author
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Willy Ley, space travel enthusiast and science writer (“Prophet of the Space Age”)
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Don Lincoln, particle physicist and author
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Chris Lintott, astrophysicist
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Avi Loeb, astronomer and author
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Bob McDonald, CBC journalist and host of Quirks and Quarks
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Alister McGrath, molecular biologist and author
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Katie Mack, astrophysics professor who focuses on studying dark matter
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Lynn Margulis, evolutionary biologist and author
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Robert Matthews, physicist, mathematician, computer scientist, and distinguished science journalist
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Danica McKellar, actress, author, mathematician
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Terrence McKenna, ethnobotanist, lecturer, and author
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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]
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Fulvio Melia, physicist, astrophysicist, and author
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Ben Miller, English comedian and hosted shows such as
It's Not Rocket Science (TV series)
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Julius Sumner Miller, physicist and broadcaster
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Mark Miodownik, materials scientist, engineer, broadcaster, and writer
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Ashley Montagu, anthropologist and humanist, authored by over 60 books
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Sir Patrick Moore, amateur astronomer and broadcaster
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Desmond Morris, zoologist, ethologist and author
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Hamilton Morris, pharmacologist, broadcaster, and author
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Philip Morrison, physicist, known for his numerous books & TV programs
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Siddhartha Mukherjee, oncologist, biologist, author
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Derek Muller, science-based youtube content creator
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Randall Munroe, writer of What if blog
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PZ Myers, professor and author of the science blog
Pharyngula
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Kasha Patel, comedian and science writer
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Linus Pauling, biochemist, author, and educator
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John Allen Paulos, mathematician and author
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Fred Pearce, journalist at
New Scientist
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Yakov I. Perelman, author
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Wendell Phillips, archaeologist
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Steven Pinker, experimental psychologist, cognitive scientist, linguist, and author
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Phil Plait, astronomer and skeptic who runs the Bad Astronomy website
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Martyn Poliakoff, British chemist, featured in the YouTube
The Periodic Table of Videos series
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John Polkinghorne, physicist and author
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Robert Pollack, biologist and author
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Michael Pollan, journalist and author, professor
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Carolyn Porco, leader of
Cassini Imaging Team
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Roy Porter, prolific work on the history of medicine
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Christopher Potter, publisher, philosopher and author
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Eduard Punset, politician, lawyer, economist, and science popularizer
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Magnus Pyke, food scientist, broadcaster, and author
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V. S. Ramachandran, neuroscientist, cognitive scientist, and author
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James Randi, stage magician, skeptic, and author
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Lisa Randall, theoretical physicist and author
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Mark Ridley, zoologist, evolutionary scientist and author
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Matt Ridley, zoologist, journalist and author
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Alice Roberts, anatomist, anthropologist, television presenter, and author
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Steven Rose, biologist, neurobiologist, broadcaster and author
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Carlo Rovelli, theoretical physicist and author
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Oliver Sacks, neurologist and author
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Carl Sagan, astrobiologist, astronomer, broadcaster, and author
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Kirsten Sanford, neurophysiologist and broadcaster
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Laurie Santos, cognitive scientist, professor of psychology, and host of
The Happiness Lab
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Adam Savage, special effects artist and TV personality (
MythBusters)
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Walter Warwick Sawyer (or W. W. Sawyer), mathematician, mathematics educator, and author
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Eric Scerri, chemist, historian and philosopher of science, and author
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Joseph A. Schwarcz, chemist, author, TV and radio host
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Garrett P. Serviss, American astronomer and science fiction writer
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Tali Sharot, cognitive neuroscientist and writer
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Seth Shostak, astronomer, broadcaster, and author
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Neil Shubin, paleontologist, evolutionary biologist
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George Gaylord Simpson, paleontologist, zoologist and author
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Simon Singh, physicist, mathematician, and author
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Edwin Emery Slosson, chemist, journalist, and editor
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Laura J. Snyder, historian, philosopher, and author
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Mary Somerville, polymath, mathematician, and author
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Paul Stamets, mycologist and author
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Michael Stevens, science-based YouTube content creator
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Iain Stewart, geologist and broadcaster
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Ian Stewart, mathematician and author
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David Suzuki, broadcaster, geneticist, and environmental activist
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Kenneth Walker (author), surgeon and author
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Alie Ward, television and podcast host
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Fred Watson, astrophysicist, musician, and author
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James D. Watson, molecular biologist, geneticist, and zoologist
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Kevin Warwick, biomedical scientist, roboticist, and author
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Victor Weisskopf, physicist, science administrator and author
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Michael White, musician and science writer
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Norbert Wiener, mathematician, author; the father of cybernetics
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Simon Winchester, geologist and author
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Robert Winston, medical doctor, scientist, TV presenter, and author
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Richard Wiseman, psychologist and author
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Stephen Wolfram, mathematics, theoretical physics, scientific computing
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Lewis Wolpert, developmental biologist, author, and broadcaster
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Peter Wothers, chemist and author
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Andrea Wulf, author
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