# Sam Kean

- **Website:** <https://samkean.com>
- **Primary alias:** `samkean.com`

## Description

Sam Kean is a science writer and author known for making complex subjects engaging through lively storytelling, humor, and surprising historical detail. His books explore chemistry, biology, medicine, and the history of science, connecting big ideas to the people and events behind them. Titles featured on his website include The Disappearing Spoon, The Violinist’s Thumb, The Tale of the Dueling Neurosurgeons, Caesar’s Last Breath, The Bastard Brigade, The Icepick Surgeon, Dinner with King Tut, and Museum of Lost Things. In Museum of Lost Things, Kean investigates vanished treasures, legendary cities, lost civilizations, and extinct species, using these mysteries to reflect on loss and human history. His work has been praised by publications including The New York Times, NPR, The Guardian, and The Washington Post for combining substantial scientific information with an accessible, entertaining style. Through his website, readers can explore his books, find information about speaking engagements and his podcast, follow him on social media, and sign up for his mailing list.

## Industries

- 🍿 Arts and Entertainment
- 🍿 Books and Literature _(under Arts and Entertainment)_
- 🧪 Science and Education

## Links

- [facebook](https://facebook.com/SamKeanBooks)
- [instagram](https://instagram.com/historyschmistory)
- [twitter](https://twitter.com/sam_kean)

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| Name | Hex | Theme |
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| Danube | #6192cd | accent |
| Black | #000000 | dark |
| Peach Orange | #ffd499 | light |

## Fonts

- oswald — asset _(google)_
- EB garamond — asset _(google)_

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