Ira Flatow
Ira Flatow | |
|---|---|
Flatow at KQED in 2025 | |
| Born | March 7, 1949 New York City, United States |
| Alma mater | State University of New York at Buffalo (BS) |
| Spouse |
Miriam Flatow (m. 1983) |
| Children | 3 |
| Career | |
| Show | Science Friday |
| Network | WNYC Studios |
| Time slot | Friday, Podcasts, On demand |
| Style | Host, executive producer |
| Country | United States |
| Previous show | Newton's Apple |
Ira Flatow (/ˈfleɪtoʊ/; born March 9, 1949) is a radio and television journalist and author who hosts WNYC Studio's program Science Friday. On TV, he hosted the PBS children's science series Newton's Apple, a television science program for children and their families which won a Daytime Emmy Award. Later he hosted another PBS series, Big Ideas. He has published several books, the most recent titled Present at the Future: From Evolution to Nanotechnology, Candid and Controversial Conversations on Science and Nature.