David Grinspoon

Astrobiology researcher, writer and educator.

<p>David Grinspoon is an award winning author and astrobiologist who studies the possible conditions for life on other planets. He is Curator of Astrobiology at the Denver Museum of Nature &amp; Science, and Adjunct Professor of Astrophysical and Planetary Science at the University of Colorado. He is co-investigator on several current interplanetary missions.&nbsp; Recently he was selected to be the first Chair of Astrobiology at the United States Library of Congress, a one year appointment during which he will be researching and writing a book about the human influence on Earth, seen in cosmic perspective.&nbsp; In awarding him the 2006 Carl Sagan Medal for Public Communication of Planetary Science, &nbsp;the American Astronomical Society noted that &ldquo;like Sagan in his time, Grinspoon is nearly unique in making science truly hip.&rdquo; &nbsp;His first book, <em>Venus Revealed</em>&nbsp;was a Los Angeles Times Book Prize finalist.&nbsp; His 2004 book, <em>Lonely Planets: The Natural Philosophy of Alien Life</em> won the PEN Center USA Literary Award for Research Nonfiction.&nbsp; Entertainment Weekly called <em>Lonely Planets </em>&ldquo;proof that life on this planet is both intelligent <em>and</em> funny.&rdquo;&nbsp; Grinspoon&rsquo;s popular writing has appeared in&nbsp; <em>Slate</em>, <em>Scientific American</em>,&nbsp; <em>Natural History</em>, <em>The Sciences</em>, <em>Astronomy, Seed, the Boston Globe, the Los Angeles Times, the New York Times and Sky &amp; Telescope </em>where he is a contributing editor and writes the monthly &ldquo;Cosmic Relief&rdquo; column.&nbsp;</p>

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