David Baron

David Baron is an award-winning author, journalist, and broadcaster. A former science correspondent for NPR who served as chair in astrobiology at the Library of Congress, he has traveled to every continent and more than 50 countries for work and pleasure. An avid umbraphile (eclipse chaser), he has witnessed nine total solar eclipses in such disparate locales as Australia, Indonesia, Chile, and the Faroe Islands. David's popular TED Talk on eclipse chasing has received more than 2 million views. He lives in Boulder, Colorado.