Bas Kast (born 1973 in Landau, residence in Rottendorf) is a German-Dutch science writer.

He studied psychology and biology at the University of Konstanz[1] and at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

[1] Working as a freelancer first for the German weekly newspaper Die Zeit[1] and other magazines, he later became an editor and reporter for the Berlin-based newspaper Der Tagesspiegel.

[2] His articles have earned him a number of national and international prizes.

[2][citation needed] Kast has written several popular science books, some of which became best selling books that have been translated in numerous languages.