60. Dr Alfredo Carpineti on Invisible Rainbows, the Unseen Universe and Pride in STEM

"I blame dinosaurs, and I blame London." 


Astrophysicist and science communicator Dr Alfredo Carpineti (IFLScience, The Big Questions; creator of The Astroholic Explains; founder and chair of Pride in STEM) joins Humanism Now  to explore why the cosmos still sparks childlike wonder, how great science communication balances accuracy with storytelling, and why his upcoming book Invisible Rainbows pairs “unseen light” with the human stories too often left out. 


Connect with Alfredo Carpineti

• Website – https://www.theastroholic.co.uk/ (https://www.theastroholic.co.uk/?utm_...)
• X (Twitter) – @DrCarpineti (https://x.com/DrCarpineti)  
• LinkedIn – Alfredo-Carpineti (https://uk.linkedin.com/in/alfredo-ca...)

Resources & Further Reading

• Book (Invisible Rainbows) – https://www.rarewaves.com/products/97...
Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/theastroholi...)
• Pride in STEM – https://prideinstem.org/ (https://prideinstem.org/?utm_source=c...)
• The Astroholic Explains Podcast – https://open.spotify.com/show/6dbgVUY... (https://open.spotify.com/show/6dbgVUY...)
• IFLScience: The Big Questions Podcast – https://iflsciencethebigquestions.pod... (https://iflsciencethebigquestions.pod...)

Meet Alfredo in London!

• Space and Humanism in Fiction and Reality, with Dr Alfredo Carpineti (https://www.meetup.com/central-london...)
London Humanists | Wednesday, 28 Jan 2026 | 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM GMT | Old Diorama Arts Centre, NW1, London





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