Baron spent more than two decades working in public radio. He began as a science reporter for
WBUR in Boston, and later served as science correspondent for
National Public Radio and as health and science editor for the public radio program
The World. Baron’s journalism has earned him multiple awards, including the
Lowell Thomas Award from the Overseas Press Club of America, the
duPont‑Columbia Award, the National Academies Communications Award. He is also known as an avid eclipse chaser and has appeared on programs such as CBS Sunday Morning. == Books ==