About the Speaker
Lauren J. Young is a journalist, editor, and digital producer at the public radio show Science Friday.
She crafts pre- and post-show articles so that listeners can get their fill of science stories throughout the week. She specializes in writing long-form feature articles and co-manages SciFri’s social media channels. Lauren holds a B.S. in biology from California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, and an M.A. in science journalism from New York University’s Science, Health, and Environmental Reporting Program. Her stories can be found at IEEE Spectrum, Atlas Obscura, Scholastic MATH, Smithsonian Online, and Inverse.com.