Alok Jha

Alok Jha is science and technology editor at The Economist. He’s also the host of the paper’s weekly science podcast, “Babbage”. Before that, he was science correspondent for ITN and the Guardian, covering news and current affairs for more than a decade. He has also written and presented multiple TV and radio documentary series for the BBC. In 2018, he spent a year as a Wellcome Fellow, developing new storytelling formats for complex topics. He has reported from all over the world, including live from Antarctica, and is also the author of three popular science books, including The Water Book (Headline, 2015).