Editor at Nature Magazine and National Science Foundation public affairs officer, Mitch Waldrop, is a science journalist who writes in ways that everyone can understand and enjoy.

He explores a wide range of topics for many prominent magazines, and he’s the author of numerous books focused on technology and science issues. Mitch is an extraordinary scientist, journalist and humanist who is constantly wanting to know “what it all means,” as he explains on his website.

His latest book, “Cosmic Origins: Science’s Long Quest to Understand How Our Universe Began,” is the basis of his discussion and a springboard for a wide-ranging look at the fascinating issues that have been investigated by Waldrop, who is deeply passionate about learning and spreading knowledge.