During more than four decades on radio and television, Flatow has covered cutting edge science stories on a range of programs, reporting from locations that have included Three Mile Island, Antarctica and the South Pole. His numerous TV credits include the four-part series, Big Ideas, six years as host and writer for the Emmy award-winning Newton’s Apple on PBS and as science reporter for CBS This Morning and CNBC. Flatow has talked science on a range of programs including the Today Show, Oprah and webcasts for Discovery Online, The Great Planet Debate and the American Museum of Natural History in New York. He has also co-starred on the hit CBS series The Big Bang Theory. He is the author of a number of books, most recently, Present at the Future: From Evolution to Nanotechnology, Candid and Controversial Conversations on Science and Nature. His writing has also appeared in magazines ranging from Woman’s Day to ESPN. Flatow’s leadership in the world of science and science communication has been recognized by numerous organizations, including the Isaac Asimov Award, the Nierenberg Prize, National Science Teachers Association Faraday Science Communicator Award, the National Science Board Public Service Award, and the Carl Sagan Award.

Self-described as "the proverbial kid who spent hours in the basement experimenting with electronic gizmos, and then entering them in high school science fairs," Flatow’s infectious enthusiasm for all things science has endeared him to generations of audiences. As a speaker, he makes science — and topics ranging from future technologies to science and the media — engaging, accessible, and always entertaining. Read Less ^