ABOUT KATIE
Dr Katherine (Katie) Mack is a theoretical astrophysicist who studies a range of questions in cosmology, the study of the universe from beginning to end. She currently holds the position of Hawking Chair in Cosmology and Science Communication at the Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics, where she carries out research on dark matter and the early universe and works to make physics more accessible to the general public. She is the author of the book "The End of Everything (Astrophysically Speaking)" and has written for a number of popular publications, such as Scientific American, Slate, BBC’s Science Focus, Sky & Telescope, and Cosmos Magazine. You can find her on Bluesky as @astrokatie.com or Instagram as @astrokatiemack.
FIND KATIE ON THE WEB:
A brief, non-random sampling of some of KATIE’S writing, science communication work, and profile:
Quantum 101 — a video series produced with the Perimeter Institute with short, accessible introductions to quantum physics concepts
Black Holes, Cosmic Collisions and the Rippling of Spacetime: article for Scientific American on gravitational waves
Disorientation — a poem about the Universe
Feature in Motherboard about my research and science communication career
The Dark Matter Poltergeist: article for Slate.com on dark matter
Video interview about the beauty of mathematics
Losing Neil Armstrong: a guest blog post for the Foundational Questions Institute
This is About -- The Moon and other things: Radio feature/interview about my family connection to the Apollo 11 Moon landings
Presentation on the vacuum decay end-of-universe scenario at the Above All Human conference
Interview about dark matter for Melbourne University's Up Close podcast [audio]
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