Xaviera Torres
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Xaviera Torres

Spain | 1974
She is a scientist, writer, and podcaster. She specializes in communicating science to children with clarity, wonder, and humor.
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Casa das Ciências Prismas Award for Science Communication, 2025

 

She studied biology in Spain and later completed her doctorate and several postdoctoral research stages in Italy, Finland, and Switzerland, specializing in the history of science.

She develops museum installations designed to facilitate the understanding of complex concepts and currently works at the Natural History Museum in Vienna. She also writes and presents the podcast “Sapiensantes,” winner of the Prismas Casa das Ciencias Award for Scientific Dissemination 2025 in the audio category.

She is a regular contributor to the children’s science magazine Principia Kids and co-creator of the award-winning children’s podcast “La Lupa Sónica.” She is also a contributor to Ojo Crítico RNE (Spanish National Radio) in the Science section.

Her work focuses on transforming scientific knowledge into accessible and engaging texts, talks, podcasts and games for audiences of all ages, with special emphasis on families and children.

Works

Dormir a pata suelta. Co-authored alongside Maite Pérez. Children’s nonfiction, 2023
Oh, cielos.
Children’s poetry, 2022