Jeffrey Bennett

Jeffrey Bennett holds a B.A. in Biophysics from the University of California, San Diego, and an M.S. and Ph.D. in Astrophysics from the University of Colorado, Boulder. He specializes in mathematics and science education, writing for and speaking to audiences ranging from elementary school children to college faculty. Dr. Bennett is the author of seven books for children, all of which have been selected for the Story Time From Space program, in which astronauts aboard the International Space Station read books to the children of Earth, with videos posted at storytimefromspace.com. He is also the author of critically acclaimed books for the general public on topics including global warming, the search for extraterrestrial life, Einstein’s theory of relativity, and math and science teaching, and the lead author of college textbooks in astronomy, astrobiology, mathematics, and statistics Other career highlights include having served as a Visiting Senior Scientist at NASA Headquarters, proposing and co-leading development of the Voyage Scale Model Solar System on the National Mall in Washington, DC, founding Big Kid Science, creating the free app Totality by Big Kid Science, and creating a free online textbook/curriculum for middle school Earth and Space Science (grade8science.com). Learn more at his web sites, jeffreybennett.com and bigkidscience.com.