Dr Alfredo Carpineti, Astrophysicist & Science Journalist

Dr Alfredo Carpineti (he/him) is a British-Italian astrophysicist, science journalist, and social activist. He is the Senior Staff Writer & Space Correspondent for IFLScience where he has written almost 5,000 articles. He is the chair and founder of Pride in STEM, an award-nominated British charity dedicated to supporting and showcasing LGBTQIA+ people in science, technology, engineering, and maths. He co-created and co-organises the International Day of LGBTQIA+ people in STEM, happening globally on November 18. He was recognized as one of the 100 global LGBTQ+ trailblazers by Attitude Magazine in 2020. I am one of 8 science communicators in a multi-episodes series coming soon to Curiosity Stream.