Cara Santa Maria

Standing at 5'3" with black hair and an average build, Cara Santa Maria has made a name for herself as a journalist and science communicator. Born October 19, 1983, in Plano, Texas, she is an American science communicator who hosts the podcast Talk Nerdy and co-hosts The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe. She also co-hosted TechKnow on Al Jazeera America.

Santa Maria wrote her first blog for The Huffington Post in March 2010, later becoming its founding science correspondent and host of the Talk Nerdy to Me web series from October 2011 until April 2013. She co-hosted Take Part Live on Pivot TV and joined The Young Turks as an occasional panelist in May 2013. She has also appeared as a guest on the TV series Brain Games. At 42, she continues to engage audiences with science and skepticism through her work.