Bob Holmes is a journalist and educator. Since 1994 he has been a consultant for New Scientist magazine, and he has also written for other publications, including Science, Health, US News&World Report, and National Wildlife. He has taught science journalism at the University of California at Santa Cruz, the University of Alberta, and Bamfield Marine Sciences Centre on Vancouver Island, Canada. He also has a PhD in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology tucked away in a box somewhere. Bob lives in Edmonton, Alberta, where he enjoys foraging for wild mushrooms when it's too warm to ski.