Ari Daniel Shapiro Explained

Ari Daniel Shapiro is a freelance science journalist based in Boston, Massachusetts. Shapiro is a science reporter for National Public Radio.^[1] He previously reported on a freelance basis for NPR, as well as Public Radio International, The New York Times, and Nova.^[2]

Education

• Ph.D. in biological oceanography from MIT and the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution^[3]
• Boston College, 2001^[4]

In college, Shapiro was a summer intern at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution. He worked on a project with killer whales. He later got a master's degree from the University of St. Andrews in Scotland, where he studied grey seal pups.^[5]

Career

In addition to his work as a reporter, Shapiro is a Senior Producer for The Story Collider, a live storytelling show.^[6] He says that he works to achieve greater science literacy for his listeners, telling Nieman Storyboard, "That’s why I don’t like to think about dumbing something down. I think people can handle complexity. Because I think people are curious beings somewhere inside."

Upon joining NPR in 2023, Shapiro changed his air name to Ari Daniel, to avoid confusion with "All Things Considered" host Ari Shapiro.

Notes and References

1. Web site: https://www.npr.org/people/297147967/ari-daniel . 30 November 2023 . .
2. Web site: ADS resume 2012 04 24 . 2019-08-30.
3. Web site: Ari Daniel: "It's so important to show stories that have hopeful threads.". Nieman Storyboard. 2019-11-02.
4. Web site: Googled: Ari Daniel Shapiro '01 . at BC . 20 June 2019.
5. Web site: Oceanus: The Journal of our Ocean Planet . Woods Hole . 22 September 2023.
6. Web site: Ari Daniel. The Story Collider. 10 January 2019 . en-US. 2019-11-02.