2025 Science + Literature

ScienceLiteratureAwards
Written By Joshua Sariñana

Joshua Sariñana served on the 2024-2025 Science + Literature Selection Committee for the National Book Foundation. This program celebrates exceptional books in fiction, nonfiction, and poetry that bridge science and technology with literature, emphasizing diversity in authorship and subject matter. Sariñana worked with a panel of distinguished scientists, writers, and journalists to review and select three books that inspire public engagement with science. The initiative, supported by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, aims to deepen understanding of science through accessible and engaging storytelling. Selected authors receive a $10,000 prize and participate in public programming to amplify their impact.

Joshua Sariñana

Joshua Sariñana, PhD, obtained his degrees in neuroscience at the University of California, Los Angeles, and completed his doctoral thesis at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Sariñana’s multi-disciplinary art projects bridge art, science, and media. He has received several grants for his art projects, exhibited his work nationally and internationally, and has received numerous awards for his photographic work.

He combines his science communications background with his neuroscience and art practice. Sariñana has provided his expertise to WIRED Magazine, MIT Technology Review, MIT News, and as an invited speaker for the Neurohumanities series at Trinity College in Dublin.

http://joshuasarinana.com/
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