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Savannah Mandel serves as a Visiting Assistant Professor at the Academy of Transdisciplinary Studies, teaching science communication courses. As a social scientist and author, her work critically examines humanity's relationship with space exploration and technological advancement.
Her research spans:
- Space Exploration
- Tech Ethics
- Science Communication
- Asteroid Mining
- Space Colonization
Mandel's debut book Ground Control: An Argument for the End of Human Space Exploration interrogates the cultural and ethical implications of human space travel, while her current project Asteroid Fever—based on her doctoral dissertation—analyzes the historical and economic dimensions of asteroid mining. Her scholarship consistently bridges academic rigor with public discourse on humanity's cosmic ambitions.
Outside academia, Mandel engages with tabletop gaming communities through Magic The Gathering and Dungeons & Dragons, and maintains an active practice in ceramics. Her creative process is sustained by diverse coffee and tea rituals, reflecting her interdisciplinary approach to knowledge production.
