Contributors

This book is based on articles previously published in New Scientist together with specially commissioned content. It is authored by a range of experts

Editor: Alison George, Instant Expert editor for New Scientist. Alison has a PhD in biochemistry and worked as a microbiologist with the British Antarctic Survey.

Adrian Bird is professor of genetics at the University of Edinburgh. He wrote about epigenetics in Chapter 8.

Sue Blackmore is a psychologist, lecturer and writer researching consciousness, memes and anomalous experiences, and is a visiting professor at the University of Plymouth. She wrote about memes in Chapter 3.

Peter Bowler is a historian of science specializing in evolution, and emeritus professor at Queens University Belfast. He wrote about the genetic revolution of evolution in Chapter 3.

Lee Alan Dugatkin is professor of biological sciences at the University of Louisville. He wrote ‘Taking it personally’ in Chapter 9.

Steve Jones is emeritus professor of human genetics at University College London. He wrote ‘On the Origin of Species’ Revisited, Chapter 11.

Kevin Laland is professor of behavioural and evolutionary biology at the University of St Andrews. He wrote ‘Evolution evolves: Beyond the selfish gene’ in Chapter 10.

George Turner is Lloyd Roberts Professor of Zoology at Bangor University, specializing in cichlid fish biology and evolution. He wrote about how new species form in Chapter 7.

David Sloan Wilson is professor of biological sciences and anthropology at Binghamton University. He wrote about group selection in Chapter 9.

John van Wyhe is a historian of science at the National University of Singapore and founder of Darwin Online (darwin-online.org.uk/). He wrote about how Darwin and Wallace came up with their theory of evolution in Chapter 1.

Thanks also to the following writers and editors:

Claire Ainsworth, Colin Barras, Michael Brooks, Mark Buchanan, Michael Chorost, Bob Holmes, Rowan Hooper, Dan Jones, Simon Ings, Shelly Innes Graham Lawton, Michael le Page, Alison Pearn, Paul Rainey, Penny Sarchet, John Waller.