Bas Kast

Bas Kast
Bas Kast
Born	Bas Kast; 16 January 1973 (age 53)
Education	European School Munich
Occupations	Author ; Journalist
Employer	Tagesspiegel

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^[1] and at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.^[1] Working as a freelancer first for the German weekly newspaper Die Zeit^[1] and other magazines, he later became an editor and reporter for the Berlin-based newspaper Der Tagesspiegel.^[2] His articles have earned him a number of national and international prizes.^[2]^{[citation needed]} Kast has written several popular science books, some of which became best selling books that have been translated in numerous languages.^{[citation needed]}