Bas Kast
German science writer (born 1973)
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::summary German science writer (born 1973) ::
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| education | European School Munich |
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| employer | Tagesspiegel |
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Bas Kast (born 1973 in Landau, residence in Rottendorf) is a German-Dutch science writer. He studied psychology and biology at the University of Konstanz and at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. 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.
Articles (English)
- "Decisions, decisions...", Nature, 2001 May 10;411(6834):126-8.
- "The best supporting actors", Nature, 2001 Aug 16;412(6848):674-6.
Awards
- Axel-Springer-Preis 2002 for the article "What is Empathy?"
- European Science Writers Award 2006
- freshwater snail Tylomelania baskasti is named in honor of Bas Kast
Books
- Revolution im Kopf (2003)
- Die Liebe und wie sich Leidenschaft erklärt (2004)
- Wie der Bauch dem Kopf beim Denken hilft (2007)
- Lauras Schweigen (2011) [Novel published using the alias Niels Nefarius]
- Ich weiß nicht, was ich wollen soll (2012)
- Und plötzlich macht es KLICK! (2015)
- Der Ernährungskompass. Das Fazit aller wissenschaftlichen Studien zum Thema Ernährung. (2018)
- Der Ernährungskompass – Das Kochbuch. (2019)
- Das Buch eines Sommers. Werde, wer du bist. (2020)
- Kompass für die Seele. Das Fazit neuester Studien zu Resilienz und innerer Stärke, C. Bertelsmann Verlag, München (2023)
References
References
- Kast, Bas. (2018-03-06). "Gesunde Ernährung: Ich wollte mich selbst heilen". Die Zeit.
- "Laureates". Euroscience Stiftung.
- (2012-07-17). "Auf der Suche nach dem Mitgefühl {{!}} sciencegarden - Magazin für junge Forschung".
- von Rintelen T. & Glaubrecht M. (2008). "Three new species of the freshwater snail genus ''Tylomelania'' (Caenogastropoda: Pachychilidae) from the Malili lake system, Sulawesi, Indonesia". ''[[Zootaxa]]'' '''1852''': 37-49. [http://www.mapress.com/zootaxa/2008/f/zt01852p049.pdf PDF].
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