Full Name Bas Kast Role Writer Nationality German Education University of Konstanz | Occupation Author
Journalist Employer Der Tagesspiegel Name Bas Kast | |
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Born 16 January 1973 (age 51) ( 1973-01-16 ) | ||
Bas Kast über Ernährungspolitik - Jung & Naiv: Folge 417
Bas Kast is a German science writer. He studied psychology and biology at the University of Konstanz and with Marvin Minsky at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Kast was a fellow of the prestigious Studienstiftung. After completing his studies, he refused a PhD position to devote himself to writing. Working as a freelancer first for the German weekly newspaper Die Zeit and other magazines, he later became an editor and reporter for the Berlin-based newspaper Der Tagesspiegel. His articles have earned him a number of national and international prizes. Kast has written several popular science books, some of which became best selling books that have been translated in numerous languages. He is a close friend of neuroscientist Christian Keysers.
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