WENDY ZUKERMAN
HOST, EXECUTIVE PRODUCER, "SCIENCE VS"
HONORARY MEMBERSHIP AWARD
For presenting research results by speaking to scientists directly and taking on controversial topics directly through her podcast, Science Vs.
Biography
Wendy is an award-winning science journalist and podcaster. With her degree in Biomedical Science / Law (Hons) she’s reported on everything from gun control to octopus intelligence. Wendy started her career at New Scientist Magazine and went to the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, where she created the podcast Science Vs.
In 2015, Wendy moved to New York to make Science Vs for Gimlet Media – where the show debuted at #1 in the US, Canada and Australia. Science Vs is now one of the top science podcasts in the world: featured in the The New York Times, LA Times, The Atlantic, and BBC. It won the 2020 AAAS Kavli Gold Prize for their Coronavirus reporting.