Amanda Ruggeri is a multi-award-winning journalist and editor. For more than 20 years, she has built a reputation for her in-depth reporting, global perspective and multidisciplinary approach, tackling complex subjects with nuance and clarity. ​

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Her work has appeared in BBC.com, Scientific American, New Scientist, The Atlantic, TIME and many other publications. As a senior journalist at the BBC, Amanda served as editor of the BBC's science section. Her journalism, documentaries and editorial leadership have received awards and commendations from associations including the Medical Journalists' Association, Association of British Science Writers and British Society of Magazine Editors.

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Over her career, she has reported from China, Guatemala, Jordan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, and the United States, among others.​ Originally from the U.S., she has lived in Italy and the U.K., and is now based in Switzerland.

 

Amanda holds a B.A. in history from Yale and an M.Phil. in international relations from the University of Cambridge.

 

She is currently at work on her first book, which investigates the science, history and culture of sleep (BenBella, 2027).