Hard Science Fiction Simplified: Understand the Real Science Behind Sci-Fi's Greatest Ideas

About the Author

Rosa Dixon is a science communicator and astrophysicist with a Ph.D. from the University of Cambridge, where she studied the dynamics of exoplanetary atmospheres. Her work has appeared in *Nature Astronomy*, *Scientific American*, and *The Atlantic*, where she writes about the intersection of science, culture, and speculative fiction. She is the author of *The Cosmic Edge: How Science Shapes the Stories We Tell* and *From Wormholes to Warp Drives: A Layperson’s Guide to the Physics of Sci‑Fi*. Rosa is a regular speaker at Worldcon and the International Space Development Conference, where she leads workshops on the science of worldbuilding. She also hosts the popular podcast *Science Meets Sci‑Fi*, in which she interviews authors and scientists about the plausibility of the technologies in their favorite books. When not writing or podcasting, Rosa can be found stargazing in the high desert of New Mexico, where she lives with her two cats, Schrödinger and Heisenberg. She believes that understanding the universe’s laws only deepens our capacity for wonder.