Moiya McTier is in the final year of her PhD in astrophysics at Columbia, but she is already a science communication star. With a background in folklore, she is an accomplished storyteller working to bring more science into science fiction. Moiya joins me on the INTO THE IMPOSSIBLE podcast to discuss her research on the Milky Way, her upcoming popular science book, and how her background influences her career choices. Subscribe to my mailing list to receive show notes for this episode: https://briankeating.com/mailing_list.php Moiya McTier is in her fifth year of a PhD program in astronomy at Columbia University. She studied astrophysics and folklore at Harvard. Her podcast, Exolore, fosters world building – bringing science into science fiction. She is an accomplished science communicator and public speaker. Listen to the Exolore podcast here: https://www.exolorepod.com/episodes Find Moiya on the web: https://www.moiyamctier.com and Twitter: https://twitter.com/GoAstroMo Question to pin in the comments: What is your favorite science fiction universe?Brian Keating’s most popular Youtube Videos:Eric Weinstein: https://youtu.be/YjsPb3kBGnk?sub_confirmation=1Jim Simons: https://youtu.be/6fr8XOtbPqM?sub_confirmation=1Noam Chomsky: https://youtu.be/Iaz6JIxDh6Y?sub_confirmation=1Sabine Hossenfelder: https://youtu.be/V6dMM2-X6nk?sub_confirmation=1Sarah Scoles: https://youtu.be/apVKobWigMwStephen Wolfram: https://youtu.be/nSAemRxzmXMBrian Keating’s most popular Youtube Videos:Eric Weinstein: https://youtu.be/YjsPb3kBGnk?sub_confirmation=1Jim Simons: https://youtu.be/6fr8XOtbPqM?sub_confirmation=1Noam Chomsky:  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices