Expanding Universe Today e8 — Carolyn Collins Petersen

We continue to introduce the team behind Universe Today. In this episode, meet Carolyn Collins Petersen. We talked about secrets of science writing, topics like black holes and Elon Musk controversies, the Golden Age of Astronomy, and how to deal with post-pandemic in the industry.

• 00:00 - Intro

• 01:15 - Becoming a science writer

• 04:52 - Writing science books and how the market changed over the years

• 09:32 - Planets, black holes, Elon Musk, and other topics

• 13:27 - Are we in the Golden Age of Astronomy

• 17:06 - How to become a writer

• 25:23 - Dealing with post-pandemic, Shanghai museum and plans for future

• 30:25 - Outro