About

JD Voyek likes talking about science and science as represented in pop culture. Often that talking is actually writing.

JD has a PhD in Science Communication (University of Otago) that originally started as a BS in Astrophysics (Caltech), but during her time science-ing at the likes of NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory and the (now defunct) Australian Astronomical Observatory, she realized she liked talking about science more than doing it. She also has several years of experience as a secondary school math/science teacher, which taught her she also preferred talking about science without the constraints imposed by formal education systems.

Formerly a freelance science writer, JD now works full-time as a script editor for the science education YouTube channel SciShow. She also occasionally consults on fictional science fiction film and television projects, and — in her limited free time — tries to write specs of her own. Some are complete and utter fantasies instead of science fiction, because playing outside the sandbox of reality is super fun, too.

Third author on a paper in the Astrophysical Journal, JD has an Erdős number of 4, putting her on par with Carl Sagan and Danica McKeller.

JD took a cooking class during undergrad and won “best dessert” with a dish she had never made before. There was no prize.

JD Voyek hates talking about herself in the third person.