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Leila Battison

Hello!

This is me. I'm a bit of everything. A writer, creator, producer, and a scientist. I love communicating science to the world, through all kinds of media. 

I've got a PhD in Geobiology, and a Masters in Earth Science, and have worked at the NASA Ames Exobiology Institute. I tried having a proper job as a GCSE and A Level teacher, but teaching is HARD, so that didn't last long. 

Now, I'm a freelance writer-producer, making factual and fun content for broadcast and streaming channels including Nat Geo, Amazon Prime, Netflix, and Curiosity Stream as well as digital platforms such as the BBC Earth family of YouTube channels, Scishow and Crash Course, plus podcasts like 20 Thousand Hertz. 

I'm also a proud creator and filmmaker, producing factual videos for my YouTube channel and other social platforms.

In my spare time I make digital and physical art, dance traditional English Morris, and keep an untidy home with my husband, new baby, and cat. 

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