Shalma is a science writer and developer who works in the intersection of physics and media. She is currently working as a writing fellow at Quanta Magazine, where she is producing articles on physics. Previously she worked at Intercept Games as a physics game developer, where she developed and improved the physics simulations behind Kerbal Space Program 2 including buoyancy, thermal dynamics, and orbital mechanics. She has a Master's degree in physics from New York University, and has taught the undergraduate-level course Physics for Architects as a visiting instructor at the Pratt Institute, as well as Weird Science: The World of Quantum Mechanics at Columbia University's Pre-College program. She also co-hosts, edits, and produces the podcast Why This Universe which brings research-level physics topics down to the popular level. 

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