BBC Sky at Night

Interview with the author

Ariel Waldman

What was your favourite sci-fi growing up?

I grew up in a household that continuously watched . It was a multi-generational thing, as even fan. I’ve had a very wayward career, starting as a graphic designer, then a digital anthropologist and citizen scientist, later advising NASA on advanced technologies and human spaceflight, and now an Antarctic explorer and filmmaker. I think has inspired many generations to aspire to more interesting careers.

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