Jo Marchant

Jo Marchant is author of In Search of Now: The Science and Mystery of the Present Moment, and a senior reporter at New Scientist magazine. She is fascinated by the nature of humanity and our universe, and her writing explores topics from the mind-body connection and physics of time to the mysteries of past civilisations. Her previous books include the New York Times bestseller Cure: A journey into the science of mind over body, and Decoding the Heavens: How the Antikythera mechanism changed the world, both shortlisted for the Royal Society science books prize, as well as The Human Cosmos: Civilization and the Stars, winner of the 2023 History of Science Society general books prize. She is also presenter of the BBC Radio 4 series More Wow and her own podcast, Where the Wild Thoughts Are. She has a PhD in genetics.