Alex is a freelance science writer and correspondent for Nature, specializing in the earth and planetary sciences and based in Boulder, Colorado. She's a former board member of the National Association of Science Writers and of The Open Notebook.

Katie is a reporter and editor at Science covering issues facing the scientific community and the environment. She completed a Ph.D. in ecology at Colorado State University and is based in Fort Collins, where she enjoys hiking, biking, and playing hockey.

Cathy has been a freelance science writer and editor for 30 years, working with organizations such as Stanford University and Sutter Health and publications including the New York Times, Cosmopolitan and Discover. She has a master’s in science journalism from New York University and a BA in environmental biology, and lives in Boulder.

Bradley is a Denver-based science writer and postdoctoral researcher studying the intersection of ecology and public participation in science. His work has appeared in Smithsonian, Scientific American, Undark, on the TEDx stage, and in many other outlets.

Kenna is the Science Communicator at JILA, at the University of Colorado Boulder, and editor-in-chief of their journal Light & Matter. She is also a freelance science journalist, with beats including quantum technology, AI, diversity within the tech industries, animal intelligence, corvids, and cephalopods.

Liz is an award-winning science journalist and editor, based in the Denver area, who has since 2005 told the stories found in astronomy and cosmology. Her work has appeared in Quanta Magazine, National Geographic, Science News, and many other publications.

Jimmy is a solar physics research scientist at CU Boulder who is strongly involved in astronomy outreach; he led the campaign to bring a new scale model solar system to campus, which helps visitors better understand the size and vastness of space. He serves on the board of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific, loves to stargaze with his 8’’ Dobsonian telescope, and enjoys exploring Colorado on two wheels.

Sara is a freelance journalist in Bozeman, Montana, covering biomedical research. Her work regularly appears in Nature, Science, Scientific American and elsewhere. When not writing, she’s usually climbing or exploring Montana’s trails with her dog.

Erik is an award-winning storyteller, communicator and New York Times editor based in Boulder. His written work – spanning from math to climate to ocean health to shamans to hamster sex – has appeared in the top outlets in the country.