Gaia Vince is a science writer and broadcaster exploring the interplay between human systems and the planetary environment. She is an Honorary Senior Research Fellow at the Anthropocene Institute at UCL. Her first book, Adventures In The Anthropocene won the Royal Society Science Book of the Year Prize. Gaia's next book, Transcendence, shortlisted for the 2020 Royal Society Book Prize, explores how a smart ape became a planet-dominating force. Nomad Century: How To Survive The Climate Upheaval, published in 2022, explores global migration and restoration in a radical call to arms.

Gaia writes articles for a variety of outlets, and makes and present science programmes for radio and television. Previously, Gaia has held senior editorial positions at Nature, Nature Climate Change, and New Scientist. She has degrees in chemistry and engineering, and a postgrad diploma in journalism.