Cara Louise Santa Maria (born October 19, 1983) [1] is an American science communicator. [1] [2] She hosts the podcast Talk Nerdy [1] [3] and co-hosts The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe podcast, [1] [4] and was a co-host of TechKnow on Al Jazeera America. [5] [6]

Dr. Cara Santa Maria is a health psychologist, science communicator, podcaster, and Emmy Award-winning journalist. She earned her Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology with a concentration in Social Justice and Diversity from Fielding Graduate University in 2023.

Welcome to the official website of Cara Santa Maria and her podcast, Talk Nerdy.

Cara Santa Maria is a Los Angeles Area Emmy Award winning journalist, science communicator, television personality, producer, and podcaster. She is a regular contributor to “TechKnow” on Al Jazeera America and reports on local issues for “SoCal Connected” on KCET.

On this episode of Talk Nerdy, Cara is joined by bestselling writer and Fellow of St Catherine's College, Katherine Rundell. They discuss her newest book, “ Vanishing Treasures: A Bestiary of Extraordinary Endangered Creatures .”

Cara Santa Maria is a Los Angeles Area Emmy Award winning journalist, science communicator, television personality, producer, and podcaster. She is a regular contributor to "TechKnow" on Al Jazeera America and reports on local issues for "SoCal Connected" on KCET.

Cara Louise Santa Maria is a Los Angeles Area Emmy Award winning journalist, science communicator, television personality, producer, and podcaster. She is a regular contributor to "TechKnow" on Al Jazeera America and reports on local issues for "SoCal Connected" on KCET.

Cara Santa Maria is a Los Angeles Area Emmy and Knight Foundation Award winning journalist, science communicator, television personality, author, and podcaster.

Cara Santa Maria is the author of The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe (4.40 avg rating, 4491 ratings, 581 reviews, published 2018), Fighting God (4.03 av...

Cara L. Santa Maria is the author of Pseudoscience in Therapy (4.33 avg rating, 12 ratings, 2 reviews)