Dr Mark Westmoquette’s background is in astrophysics but he's spent the last 15 years teaching mindfulness. His work brings together the universe “out there” and the universe “in here” through the practice of what he calls mindful stargazing. He’s the author of 4 books on the subject - the latest being for kids Look Up At Bedtime.

Dr Jo Marchant is an award-winning journalist, speaker and author of the New York Times bestseller Cure: a journey into the science of mind over body (2016). Her writing explores the nature of humanity and our universe, from the science of the mind-body connection and the mysteries of past civilisations to the awesome power of the night sky.

She has written extensively on how we can use our minds to improve our health, using techniques from mindfulness and virtual reality to drug-free medicines. She is also fascinated by how human societies through history have made sense of the world, with articles investigating ancient enigmas such as cave paintings, pyramids, hidden manuscripts and lost technology. Her most recent book, The Human Cosmos, tells the story of humanity’s relationship with the night sky and the universe beyond.

Jo’s other books are Decoding the Heavens: Solving the mystery of the world’s first computer, shortlisted for the 2009 Royal Society Prize for Science Books, and The Shadow King: The bizarre afterlife of King Tut’s mummy (2013), described by The Guardian as “luminous and illuminating”.