Mario Livio – Author & Astrophysicist

You may not have heard of Mario Livio’s name, but you’ve certainly spotted some of his books in your local library or bookstore while browsing. If you’re even remotely interested in space, chances are that at some point or another you came across one of the many, many online articles he has written and published online. Hell, even if you don’t care about either of these things, you’ve probably still read his revolutionary book “The Golden Ratio”, which popularized the concept of a mathematical “golden ratio” in design among the general public and won the Peano Prize in 2003 International Pythagoras Prize in 2004, recognizing it as the best book about mathematics of that time.

His writing has received numerous accolades and recognitions – for example, his 2009 book “Is God A Mathematician” was selected by the Washington Post as one of the best books of the year, and was adapted into the program “The Great Math Problem”, which received an Emmy nomination. His latest two books, “Brilliant Blunders” and “WHY? What Makes Us Curious”, both became best-sellers in the United States. Online, Mario Livio has published over 400 scientific papers on a variety of subjects about space, maths and anything in between, from cosmology to dark energy. He has his own regularly updated blog on the Huffington Post, and makes frequent appearances on shows like “60 Minutes” and “The Daily Show”, and he has also given talks at conventions and conferences like TEDx. Currently, he’s hard at work on his new book, alongside his other duties like being the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra’s official science advisor.