Ainissa Ramirez

Ainissa G. Ramirez, Ph.D. is a science evangelist who is passionate about getting the general public excited about science. Technology Review named her as one of the world’s 100 Top Young Innovators for her contributions to transforming technology.  She has been profiled in The New York Times, Fortune Magazine, CBS News, Inside Edition, Fox News, CNN, NPR, ESPN, Time Magazine as well as scientific magazines (Scientific American and Discover Magazine). Her newest book, "The Alchemy of Us," published in April 2020, examines eight inventions—clocks, steel rails, copper communication cables, photographic film, light bulbs, hard disks, scientific labware, and silicon chips—and reveals how they shaped the human experience.