Kavin Senapathy

Kavin Senapathy (they/she) is an award-winning science journalist and author of The Progressive Parent: Harnessing the Power of Science and Social Justice to Raise Awesome Kids (HarperCollins/Hanover Square). 

Senapathy’s writing appears in SciShow, Slate, Scientific American, SELF, The Daily Beast, Salon, Forbes, and more. A member of the National Association of Science Writers and the American Society of Journalists and Authors and a professional speaker who addresses audiences ranging from tens to thousands worldwide, their work delves into a slew of seemingly disparate but interconnected beats, from genomics to biological essentialism and racism in society and in medicine to the inner workings of autoimmune disease to why parents probably shouldn’t take their infant to a chiropractor.

Based in Madison, Wisconsin, Senapathy is an elder millennial, a parent of two humans, and a guardian of two dogs. They enjoy watching music videos, picking brains, and working out. After the upheaval of Twitter, Senapathy’s social media homes are largely Facebook @ksenapathy and Instagram @kavinsenapathy. You can follow them there and/or learn more at kavinsenapathy.com