I'm Zack Savitsky

At age 6, I had my first existential crisis. Just like my garden herbs and hermit crabs, one day, I realized, I would die, and then nothing would matter. Rocked by my premature nihilism, I began to question everything about existence in the cosmos. I grew fulfilled by the search for answers — piecing together the puzzle by studying physics and journalism. I learned that probing deeper brought meaning to the meaningless. Our unique ability to question, uncover and share fundamental truth begs celebration. But my desire was never to make the discoveries myself; it was to make them accessible. Hooked on the idea of translating bleeding-edge research for public consumption, I completed the Science Communication master's program at UC Santa Cruz. Now, as a multimedia journalist covering the physical sciences, I calm my juvenile terror — and hopefully yours, too.