ABOUT ME

It was an ordinary morning. I was walking into work as a research student at the Natural History Museum in London, clattering along the mosaic-tiled floors, through the Origin of Species corridor, past the marble statue of Charles Darwin. Then I paused at one of my favourite exhibits — a slightly 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.

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Somewhere on that walk to the department of entomology, I knew I was not going to be a scientist. What I had really wanted, all along, was to be a journalist. That realisation set me on one of the most exciting adventures of my life.

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In the 25 years since, I've had the privilege of working with some of the finest journalists, editors, scientists, and entrepreneurs in the world — and on some of the most consequential stories of our age. The rise of genomics. The birth of private space. The global pandemic and the race for a vaccine, and the question of covid-19's origins. More recently the arrival of GLP medicines were an incredible story, one that appeared on two cover stories for The Economist. I've had a front-row seat to extraordinary science and I can't wait to tell you what happens next. 

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I've won many awards nationally and internationally for my work over the years in many different formats. I work in print, audio, and film.

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My newsletter Overmatter is great, please do sign up. It is free and you will get an inside track on what is on my mind. ​I tweet sometimes on X at @natashaloder and more often on 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. ​