Dr. Matthew Bothwell

Dr. Matt Bothwell is the public astronomer at the Institute of Astronomy, University of Cambridge. He currently runs the university’s astronomy public engagement program. He visits more than 100 schools and libraries every year to talk about space and runs astronomy evenings for thousands of brownies, guides, cubs, and scouts. During the 2020 lockdowns, he presented a series of interactive astronomy lectures for children on YouTube.

He is the author of adult title The Invisible Universe (Why There’s More to Reality Than Meets the Eye), and his writing has appeared online in The Daily Beast, The Guardian, and Writer’s Digest.