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Jonas Enander
Science writer and communicator
Photo: Rickard L. Eriksson
Mörkret och människan – om svarta hål och vår plats på jorden is out August 28, 2024 on Albert Bonniers. It's a popular science book that explores the role that black holes play in the universe and our lives.
Jonas Enander
Science writer and communicator
Mörkret och människan – om svarta hål och vår plats på jorden is out August 28, 2024 on Albert Bonniers. It's a popular science book that explores the role that black holes play in the universe and our lives.
Highlights
MÖRKRET & MÄNNISKAN
My book writing started in 2019, when the Event Horizon Telescope collaboration released the now famous image of the gigantic black hole in the galaxy M87.
I was struck in awe by the image, and decided to set out on a journey to archives, telescopes and institutes to investigate how our understanding of, and relationship to, black holes have changed over the years.
The human side of black holes
Based on interviews with over 20 leading black hole researchers, including several Nobel Laureates, my book shows not only the scientific side of black holes, but also their human side, i.e. what roles the play for us on Earth, for life to potentially develop in the cosmos and for the past and future evolution of the universe.
Read more about the book on Albert Bonniers publishing house or on Mörkret och människan.
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My journey
I have a varied background in the world of science, working both as a researchers, teacher, science journalist and communicator.
I got my PhD in physics in 2015 from Stockholm University, doing research in cosmology and astrophysics. After my PhD, I moved to Germany to do postdoctoral research at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology. My research topics has evolved around the question of what dark energy and dark matter is and if Einstein's theory of general relativity can fully explain all features of the universe.
I’ve worked as a physics teacher at the Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm. Besides research and teaching, I’ve been involved with two concrete science projects. As an undergrad, I was a telescope assistant at the Swedish Solar Telescope on La Palma. As a graduate student, I went to the South Pole twice to help with the construction of the IceCube observatory.
In 2017, I decided to switch focus from research to science journalism and communication. I've worked at the Communications Department of the European Southern Observatory in Germany, written several popular science articles for different magazines and worked with outreach formats such as Youtube and podcasts. The biggest project has been the book Mörkret och människan.
Currently, I work as a science communicator at the Oskar Klein Centre in Stockholm.
Photo: Rickard L. Eriksson
Book a talk
I enjoying giving popular science talks about black holes and other topics relating to my work as science communicator. If you wish to book a talk, e-mail me at info@jonasenander.com.
Photo taken by Trinity Parascandola during a planetarium talk at the 'Imiloa Astronomy Center on Hawaii.
