Lewis Wolpert is Professor of Biology as Applied to Medicine in the Department of Anatomy and Developmental Biology of University College, London, focusing his research on the mechanisms involved in the development of the embryo. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society, and the Royal Society of Literature. He has presented science on both radio and TV for years, and was Chairman of the Committee for the Public Understanding of Science in the UK. Among his books are [amazon_link id=”0684870584″ target=”_blank” ]Malignant Sadness: The Anatomy of Depression [/amazon_link] (the basis for the BBC documentary entitled ‘A Living Hell”), The Triumph of the Embryo, and A Passion for Science (with Alison Richards). His most recent book is [amazon_link id=”0393339386″ target=”_blank” ]The Secret Lives of Cells[/amazon_link], his other popular book is, [amazon_link id=”0393332039″ target=”_blank” ]Six Impossible Things Before Breakfast: The Evolutionary Origins of Belief[/amazon_link].