Education
B.A., University of York (Physics / Philosophy)
M.Sc., Imperial College London (History of Science)
A.M., Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania (History and Sociology of Science)
Bio
Simon Baatz is the author of four books, including the New York Times bestseller, For the Thrill of It (HarperCollins, 2008). He was appointed Fellow-in-Residence at the Rothermere American Institute at Oxford University during the academic year 2021--2022 and he is currently the chair of the University Seminar in Law and Politics at Columbia University. Focus Features, a division of NBCUniversal, has signed an option agreement for the film rights to For the Thrill of It.