ABOUT ME

It was an ordinary morning and I was walking into work as a research student at the Natural History Museum in London. I clattered along the mosaic-tiled floors, into the Origin of Species corridor, past the marble statue of Charles Darwin. Then I paused at one of my favourite exhibits, fondly glancing at the slight tatty stuffed quagga--an extinct horse with partial zebra stripes. It stood alone and out of place in its glass cabinet, with a poignant little bullet hole in its backside that spoke of its final moments on Earth.

 

On that journey into the department of entomology, I realised I was not going to be a scientist. It was in that moment that I rememberd that what I had really wanted to do growing up was be a journalist. That realisation set me on one of the most exciting adventures of my life. And in the 25 years since, I have had the privilege to work with some of the finest journalists, editors, scientists, and entrepreneurs around the world. And on some of the most important stories of our age. From the rise of genomics, to the birth of private space, to the global pandemic of 2020, the race for a vaccine and the origins of covid-19. More recently I've worked on the arrival of GLP medicines--with two cover stories for The Economist. I've had a front-row seat to some of the most amazing science and technology stories of the last few decades. 

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I've won numerous awards for my work over the years. I work in print, audio, and film.

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My blog Overmatter has recently restarted as a newsletter on Substack. Sign up to get it sent directly to your inbox. You won't hear from me often. ​I tweet at @natashaloder and at bluesky @natashaloder.bsky.social​. Public speaking and conference chairing queries should be directed to Specialist Speakers.  The headshots and biography below can be used by agreement. 

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