David Baron
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David Baron

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David Baron is an award-winning journalist and author who writes about science, nature, and the American West. Formerly a science correspondent for NPR and science editor for the public radio program The World, he has also written for The New York Times, Washington Post, Wall Street Journal, Los Angeles Times, Scientific American, and other publications. While conducting research for his latest book, THE MARTIANS, he served as the Baruch S. Blumberg NASA/Library of Congress Chair in Astrobiology, Exploration, and Scientific Innovation. David is an avid eclipse chaser, and his TED Talk on the subject has been viewed more than 2 million times. An affiliate of the University of Colorado’s Center for Environmental Journalism, he lives in Boulder.
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    • The Martians

    • The True Story of an Alien Craze That Captured Turn-of-the-Century America
    • By: David Baron
    • Narrated by: Rob Greenbaum
    • Length: 8 hrs
    • Release date: 26-08-2025
    • Language: English
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    • American Eclipse

    • A Nation's Epic Race to Catch the Shadow of the Moon and Win the Glory of the World
    • By: David Baron
    • Narrated by: Jonathan Yen
    • Length: 8 hrs and 38 mins
    • Release date: 06-06-2017
    • Language: English
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