Scott Solomon

Dr. Scott Solomon is a Teaching Professor in BioSciences at Rice University and a Research Associate at the Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of Natural History. He is the author of two books about the future of human evolution: Becoming Martian: How Living in Space Will Change Our Bodies and Minds (MIT Press, 2026) and Future Humans: Inside the Science of Our Continuing Evolution (Yale University Press, 2016). He has a Ph.D. in Ecology, Evolution, and Behavior from the University of Texas at Austin where his research examined the evolutionary basis of biological diversity in the Amazon Basin. He has appeared on numerous television and streaming series such as Becoming Martian, Life 2.0 and NASA’s Unexplained Files, radio broadcasts on NPR, CBC, and the BBC World Service, as well as webinars and podcasts such as Daniel and Kelly's Extraordinary Universe, Quirks and Quarks, Aspiring Martians, CityCast Houston, Lucy in the Sky and Science Fantastic with Dr. Michio Kaku. His writing and photography have appeared in publications such as National Geographic, Slate, Aeon, Nautilus, MIT Technology Review, NBC News, and Wired. He co-wrote and co-produced the streaming series Becoming Martian (Curiosity Stream, 2021) and is the creator and host of the podcast Wild World with Scott Solomon. He is a Fellow of The Explorers Club, a member of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the Sigma Xi Scientific Research Honor Society, and the Society for the Study of Evolution.