Anna Rothschild
Anna Rothschild is a science journalist, presenter and animator who created Gross Science, makes TED-Ed lessons and co-hosted Undark’s Entanglements podcast.
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Known for
- Gross Science: Are There Dead Wasps in Figs?2016 · Host, writer, animator and editor
NOVA / PBS - Anna’s Science Magic Show Hooray!: Why do we have butts?2018 · Host and creator
The Washington Post - Why you should love gross science2018 · Speaker
TED - Is the Amazon Rainforest disappearing?2025 · Educator
TED-Ed
Overview
- Work
- Science journalist, presenter, producer and animator
- Education
- Biology at Brown University; master’s in science journalism at New York University
- Breakout
- Creator and host of Gross Science for NOVA and PBS Digital Studios
- Recent work
- TED-Ed lessons and Entanglements with Brooke Borel
Mini bio
How it started.
Anna studied biology at Brown and worked as a research assistant at the American Museum of Natural History. Her projects ranged from dolphin genes to caviar fraud and malaria parasites in lizard blood. Wanting to explore more than one scientific subject, she moved into journalism and earned her NYU master’s in 2010.
Making curiosity visible.
At NOVA, Anna built science stories for the web and created Gross Science for NOVA and PBS Digital Studios. She hosted, wrote, animated and edited episodes, turning questions about strange biology into approachable explanations. The series brought her a 2016 AAAS Kavli award in Children’s Science News.
More ways to ask questions.
Anna went on to create and host Anna’s Science Magic Show Hooray! at The Washington Post and became a senior video producer at FiveThirtyEight, where she also hosted PODCAST-19. Her TED-Ed lessons explore subjects including the Amazon rainforest and inhalers.
Conversations across disagreements.
With Brooke Borel, Anna co-hosted Undark’s Entanglements, bringing guests with differing views together to discuss scientific controversies. In the October 2026 series finale, she reflected on becoming bolder as a journalist. The hosts said no further season was planned for now.
Creditschronological, newest first
Video and talks
- 2025How exactly do inhalers work?Educator, TED-Ed
- 2025Is the Amazon Rainforest disappearing?Educator, TED-Ed
- 2018Why you should love gross scienceSpeaker, TED
- 2018Anna’s Science Magic Show Hooray!Creator and host, The Washington Post
- 2016Are There Dead Wasps in Figs?Host, writer, animator and editor, Gross Science
- 20142.5 Ways to Die in a Black HoleCo-creator with Greg Kestin, NOVA
Podcasts
- 2024–2026EntanglementsCo-host with Brooke Borel, Undark
Awards
- 2018 AAAS Kavli Science Journalism AwardSilver, Children’s Science News, for Science Magic Show Hooray! episodes about butts and sweat.
- 2016 AAAS Kavli Science Journalism AwardChildren’s Science News, for Gross Science.
- 2015 AIP Science Communication AwardBroadcast/New Media, shared with Greg Kestin for 2.5 Ways to Die in a Black Hole.
- 2012 AIP Science Communication AwardNew Media, for the NOVA feature The Amazing Atomic Clock.
Quotes
I feel a lot more bold as a journalist having done this.Anna Rothschild, Entanglements series finale
Reflecting on what making Entanglements taught her in the October 23, 2026 finale.
Trivia
- Before becoming a journalist, she investigated fraud in the caviar trade at the American Museum of Natural History.
- She combines painting, collage and digital animation in her science storytelling.
- One of her science videos answers a question from John Cena: why do we have butts?
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