Dr Jo Marchant is an award-winning science journalist based in London. She has worked as an editor at New Scientist and Nature and her articles have appeared in numerous publications.
She has lectured around the world. Her book Decoding the Heavens was shortlisted for the 2009 Royal Society Prize for Science Books. Her second book, The Shadow King: The Bizarre Afterlife of King Tut’s Mummy, was published in 2013.
Her latest book, Cure: A Journey Into The Science Of Mind Over Body, looks at how subjective thoughts, emotions and beliefs can have health benefits. The book has been described by Kirkus Reviews as ‘A balanced, informative review of a controversial subject’.