Dr. Anna Kovacs is a neuroscientist and science communicator with a passion for making complex topics accessible to the public. She earned her Ph.D. in cognitive science from MIT and has published research in Nature Neuroscience and The Journal of Cognitive Psychology. Her first nonfiction book, The Empathy Circuit: How Our Brains Connect, was published by Penguin Random House in 2024. She frequently speaks on neurodiversity, gender equity in STEM, and the intersection of art and science.