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Fraser Cain is the editor of Universe Today and the host, with Dr. Pamela L. Gay, of the Astronomy Cast podcast.

He studied engineering at the University of British Columbia, and is currently completing his computer science degree^[1]. He is also a freelance writer, has written 3 books and published articles in periodicals such as Wired.^[2][3] Fraser has worked in software/Internet industries for 12 years and held executive positions in software and technology companies in Vancouver, BC.^[4]

Fraser Cain lives in British Columbia, Canada with his wife and two children. The asteroid 158092 Frasercain was named in his honour in late 2008.^[5]

References

1. ^ Meet the Cast
2. ^ Cain, Fraser (June 22, 2007), "Arctic Exploring Robots Ready to Take a Dive", Wired, http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2007/06/arctic-explorin/, retrieved August 6, 2009  
3. ^ Cain, Fraser (July 30, 2007), "Space Station Sabotage, Seriously?", Wired, http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2007/07/space-station-s/, retrieved August 6, 2009  
4. ^ Gay, Pamela; Bemrose-Fetter, Rebecca; Bracey, Georgia; Cain, Fraser (October 2007), "Astronomy Cast: Evaluation of a podcast audience’s content needs and listening habits", CAP Journal 1 (1), http://www.capjournal.org/issues/01/01_24.php, retrieved August 6, 2009  
5. ^ "158092 Frasercain (2000 WM68)", JPL Small-Body Database Browser (NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory), http://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/sbdb.cgi?sstr=158092, retrieved August 6, 2009  

External links

• Astronomy Cast
• Universe Today
• "The Drake Equation" — Transcript (HTML) of Astronomy Cast episode #23, 12 February 2007. Guest: Dr. Pamela Gay, professor at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. (Full pdf transcript.)