About
Brian Switek (photo by Tracey Switek).
Brian Switek is a freelance science writer, blogger, and author of the forthcoming book Written in Stone: Evolution, the Fossil Record, and Our Place in Nature. In addition to the hundreds of essays he has written for the blogs Laelaps and Dinosaur Tracking, he has also contributed pieces to the Times of London, Smithsonian, academic journals, and a variety of other publications. He has given talks about evolution, the history of science, blogging, and science communication in both academic and popular venues, and has regularly been interviewed by organizations such as the BBC, the Calgary Herald, and other news sources to discuss new fossil discoveries.
Brian presently lives in central New Jersey with his wife and the three cats they love.
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