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This is a list of notable science communicators or popularizers of science , in alphabetical order by last name.
Diane Ackerman , poet, essayist, and naturalist whose nonfiction has explored neuroscience and zoologyJohn Acorn , naturalist and broadcaster known as the "Nature Nut"Amir Aczel , Jewish author and mathematicianMaggie Aderin-Pocock , space scientist and broadcasterHashem Al-Ghaili , molecular biotechnologist and video producerJim Al-Khalili , theoretical physicist, author, and science communicatorAlan Alda , actor, who inspired The Center for Communicating Science Michael Allaby , writes on science, ecology, and weatherElise Andrew , British blogger, founder and maintainer of the Facebook page "I Fucking Love Science"Natalie Angier , science journalist and writerIsaac Asimov , biochemist, science fiction writer, and authorPeter Atkins , a physical chemist and authorSir David Attenborough , naturalist and broadcasterFrancis Bacon , English philosopher, statesman, scientist, jurist, & authorJ. Michael Bailey , a psychologist is best known for his research on the etiology of sexual orientationJohnny Ball , broadcaster and math popularizerJohn D. Barrow , mathematician, theoretical physicist, and cosmologist; author of numerous journal articles, and books for general readersMarcia Bartusiak , science journalist and authorDavid Bellamy , broadcaster, author, and botanistBob Berman , astronomerAdrian Berry , science author and columnistTim Blais , physicist and YouTuberHoward Bloom , authorDavid Bodanis , authorLiz Bonnin , biochemist and TV presenterDaniel J. Boorstin , author and Librarian of CongressSir David Brewster , Scottish scientistJohn Brockman , specializing authorship in the scientific literatureJacob Bronowski , mathematician, biologist, historian of science, author, and pioneering science broadcasterMichael Brooks , noted for explaining complex scientific researchBill Bryson , authorRob Buckman , doctor of medicine, broadcaster, columnist, authorJames Burke , broadcaster, television producer, and author; best known for the science historian BBC TV series Connections Nigel Calder , broadcaster and journalistDallas Campbell , Presented Bang Goes the Theory Fritjof Capra , physicist and authorEugene Thacker , philosopher and authorSean Carroll , cosmologist, blogger, and authorRachel Carson , marine biologist, conservationist, authorManuel Castells , sociologist and writerMarcus Chown , author and science journalistArthur C. Clarke , science fiction author, inventor, and futuristBrian Clegg , authorJack Cohen , reproductive biologistHeather Couper , astronomer, broadcaster, and authorJacques-Yves Cousteau , Oceanographer, underwater explorer, conservationist, filmmaker, and broadcasterBrian Cox , broadcaster, musician, and physicistMichael Crichton , medical doctor, author, filmmakerFrancis Crick , molecular biologist, biophysicist, and neuroscientist; joint discoverer of the structure of the DNA moleculeJon Culshaw , impressionist, also occasionally appears as a presenter on The Sky at Night Antonio Damasio , neuroscientist and writerPaul Davies , physicist, author, and broadcasterRichard Dawkins , evolutionary biologist and authorMichael DeBakey , world-renowned cardiac surgeon, innovator, and authorDaniel Dennett , philosopher, cognitive scientist and authorAlexander Dewdney , mathematician, computer scientist, and philosopherJared Diamond , evolutionary biologist, physiologist and geographerRobin Dunbar , anthropology; evolutionary psychology, culture and language; and specialist in primate behaviorMarcus Du Sautoy , author, broadcaster, Professor of MathematicsDavid Eagleman , neuroscientist and authorSir Arthur Eddington , astrophysicistGerald Edelman , from the immune system, analogously, to brain & mindLoren Eiseley , Professor of Anthropology and History of ScienceJordan Ellenberg , mathematician and authorPeter Fairley , journalist and broadcasterMichael Faraday , scientist and lecturerKenneth Feder , archaeologist, skeptic, lecturer, and authorTimothy Ferris , science writer and best-selling author of twelve booksRichard Feynman , physicist and authorBrian J. Ford , biologist, lecturer, and authorAnna Frebel , astrophysicist and authorMorgan Freeman , actor and host for TV's Through the Wormhole George Gamow , physicist, cosmologist, and authorMartin Gardner , mathematician, author, skeptic & polymath extraordinaireAtul Gawande , surgeon and authorMalcolm Gladwell , journalist and authorJames Gleick , author and journalistMarcelo Gleiser , physicist and astronomerBen Goldacre , medical doctor, psychiatrist, and authorStephen Jay Gould , paleontologist, evolutionary biologist, and science historian; author of numerous essays, articles, and booksSteve Grand , computer scientist and roboticistHank Green , entrepreneur, musician, and vloggerJohn Green , author and vloggerBrian Greene , physicistSusan Greenfield , brain physiologist, writer and broadcasterRichard Gregory , neuropsychologist, author and editor of several booksJohn Gribbin , astronomer and authorHeinz Haber , physicist and authorGunther von Hagens , german anatomist and pathologist, inventor of plastination and creator of Body Worlds Thomas Hager , author and science journalistJ. B. S. Haldane , biologist and authorJack Hanna , zoologist, broadcaster, authorBrady Haran , filmmakerYuval Noah Harari , historian, professor, and writerBas Haring , philosopher and authorSam Harris , neuroscientist and authorLucy Hawking , journalist and daughter of Stephen Hawking Stephen Hawking , theoretical physicist and authorDon Herbert , a.k.a. Mr. Wizard , broadcasterRoald Hoffmann , chemistDouglas Hofstadter , computer scientist, cognitive scientist, and authorLancelot Hogben , experimental zoologist and medical statistician, with many popularising books on science, mathematics, and languageSabine Hossenfelder , a theoretical physicist who researches quantum gravityFred Hoyle , British astronomerJulian Huxley , eminent scientist, author, and first Director of UNESCO Jamie Hyneman , special effects artist and TV personality (MythBusters Jay Ingram , broadcaster and author (Daily Planet Steve Irwin , wildlife expert and conservationist; TV personality of the worldwide-fame wildlife documentary TV series (The Crocodile Hunter Hope Jahren , geochemist and authorRay Jayawardhana , astrophysicist and authorDonald Carl Johanson , paleoanthropologist and authorSteven Johnson , authorSteve Jones , evolutionary biologist and authorHorace Freeland Judson , historian of molecular biology and authorOlivia Judson , evolutionary biologist, broadcaster and authorMichio Kaku , theoretical physicist and authorSam Kean , authorMarek Kukula , Public Astronomer at the Royal Observatory, GreenwichLawrence Krauss , physicist and authorRobert Krulwich , broadcasterKarl Kruszelnicki , a.k.a. Dr Karl, broadcasterRichard Leakey , Kenyan paleoanthropologist and conservationistJohn Lennox , mathematician and authorEdward M. Lerner , computer engineer and authorDaniel Levitin , a cognitive neuroscientist and authorRoger Lewin , British anthropologistRichard Lewontin , evolutionary biologist, geneticist, and authorDon Lincoln , particle physicist and authorChris Lintott , astrophysicistAvi Loeb , astronomer and authorBob McDonald , CBC journalist and host of Quirks and Quarks Alister McGrath , molecular biologist and authorKatie Mack , astrophysics professor who focuses on studying dark matterLynn Margulis , evolutionary biologist and authorRobert Matthews , physicist, mathematician, computer scientist, and distinguished science journalistDanica McKellar , actress, author, mathematicianTerrence McKenna , ethnobotanist, lecturer, and authorPeter Medawar , biologist, called by Richard Dawkins "the wittiest of all scientific writers" and by New Scientist Fulvio Melia , physicist, astrophysicist, and authorBen Miller , English comedian and hosted shows such as It's Not Rocket Science (TV series) Julius Sumner Miller , physicist and broadcasterMark Miodownik , materials scientist, engineer, broadcaster, and writerAshley Montagu , anthropologist and humanist, authored by over 60 booksSir Patrick Moore , amateur astronomer and broadcasterDesmond Morris , zoologist, ethologist and authorHamilton Morris , pharmacologist, broadcaster, and authorPhilip Morrison , physicist, known for his numerous books & TV programsSiddhartha Mukherjee , oncologist, biologist, authorDerek Muller , science-based youtube content creatorRandall Munroe , writer of What if blogPZ Myers , professor and author of the science blog Pharyngula Yoshiro Nakamatsu , Japanese inventorJayant Narlikar , cosmologist and authorSteven Novella , skeptic and advocate of science-based medicineEugene P. Northrop , research mathematician and math popularizerBill Nye , actor, mechanical engineer, branded as "The Science Guy"Tor Nørretranders , authorSten Odenwald , astronomer, author, lecturerRobert Olby , author and historian of scienceChad Orzel , physicist and authorKasha Patel , comedian and science writerLinus Pauling , biochemist, author, and educatorJohn Allen Paulos , mathematician and authorFred Pearce , journalist at New Scientist Yakov I. Perelman , authorJean-Pierre Petit , engineer and author Archibald Higgins science comics seriesWendell Phillips , archaeologistSteven Pinker , experimental psychologist, cognitive scientist, linguist, and authorPhil Plait , astronomer and skeptic who runs the Bad Astronomy websiteMartyn Poliakoff , British chemist, featured in the YouTube The Periodic Table of Videos John Polkinghorne , physicist and authorRobert Pollack , biologist and authorMichael Pollan , journalist and author, professorCarolyn Porco , leader of Cassini Imaging Team Roy Porter , prolific work on the history of medicineChristopher Potter , publisher, philosopher and authorEduard Punset , politician, lawyer, economist, and science popularizerMagnus Pyke , food scientist, broadcaster, and authorV. S. Ramachandran , neuroscientist, cognitive scientist, and authorJames Randi , stage magician, skeptic, and authorLisa Randall , theoretical physicist and authorMark Ridley , zoologist, evolutionary scientist and authorMatt Ridley , zoologist, journalist and authorAlice Roberts , anatomist, anthropologist, television presenter, and authorSteven Rose , biologist, neurobiologist, broadcaster and authorCarlo Rovelli , theoretical physicist and authorOliver Sacks , neurologist and authorCarl Sagan , astrobiologist, astronomer, broadcaster, and authorKirsten Sanford , neurophysiologist and broadcasterAdam Savage , special effects artist and TV personality (MythBusters Walter Warwick Sawyer (or W. W. Sawyer), mathematician, mathematics educator, and authorEric Scerri , chemist, historian and philosopher of science, and authorJoseph A. Schwarcz , chemist, author, TV and radio hostGarrett P. Serviss , American astronomer and science fiction writerTali Sharot , cognitive neuroscientist and writerSeth Shostak , astronomer, broadcaster, and authorNeil Shubin , paleontologist, evolutionary biologistGeorge Gaylord Simpson , paleontologist, zoologist and authorSimon Singh , physicist, mathematician, and authorEdwin Emery Slosson , chemist, journalist, and editorLaura J. Snyder , historian, philosopher, and authorMary Somerville , polymath, mathematician, and authorPaul Stamets , mycologist and authorMichael Stevens , science-based YouTube content creatorIain Stewart , geologist and broadcasterIan Stewart , mathematician and authorDavid Suzuki , broadcaster, geneticist, and environmental activistLewis Thomas , physician, poet, etymologist, and essayistChriet Titulaer , Dutch astronomer, author, and broadcasterColin Tudge , biologist and authorNeil deGrasse Tyson , astrophysicist and authorKenneth Walker (author) , surgeon and authorFred Watson , astrophysicist, musician, and authorJames D. Watson , molecular biologist, geneticist, and zoologistKevin Warwick , biomedical scientist, roboticist, and authorMichael White , musician and science writerNorbert Wiener , mathematician, author; the father of cyberneticsSimon Winchester , geologist and authorRobert Winston , medical doctor, scientist, TV presenter, and authorRichard Wiseman , psychologist and authorStephen Wolfram , mathematics, theoretical physics, scientific computingLewis Wolpert , developmental biologist, author, and broadcasterPeter Wothers , chemist and authorAndrea Wulf , authorPaul Zaloom , the actor who portrayed an eccentric scientist on the children's TV show Beakman's World Carl Zimmer , science writer and author of the science blog The LoomMarlene Zuk , evolutionary biologist and behavioral ecologistSee also
Main category: Science communicators
References
Dawkins, Richard (2008). The Oxford book of modern science writing 179 . ISBN 978-0-19-921680-2
Editorial (October 1987). "Peter Medawar (obituary)". New Scientist . 116 (1581): 16.
"Pharyngula" . Scienceblogs.com. 2011-11-04. Retrieved 2011-11-08."The Loom" . Blogs.discovermagazine.com. Retrieved 2011-11-08.
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