About Savannah Mandel

I am a social scientist and author whose research primarily focuses on space exploration and tech ethics. You might have seen my debut non-fiction book, Ground Control: An Argument for the End of Human Space Exploration at bookstores near you. Ground Control asks, should we go? Is it worth it to send humans to space? What cultural outcomes will result from continued human space exploration and the colonization of other worlds? And lastly, what can we learn about our present selves by studying our most extreme visions of the future? I’m currently working on a new project which is based on my doctoral dissertation. Asteroid Fever, is about the history and economics of asteroid mining.

When I’m not writing, I love to play Magic The Gathering, Dungeons & Dragons, and can often be found working in my local ceramics studio. My writing is fueled by coffee and tea of all varieties! I am currently a Visiting Assistant Professor at the Academy of Transdisciplinary Studies, where I teach courses in communicating and engaging with science.