Jonathan Silvertown is Honorary Professor in the Institute of Ecology and Evolution at the University of Edinburgh. He is the author of more than 130 academic papers, a successful textbook, and eight popular science books published by the University of Chicago Press, Scribe and Oxford University Press. His books have been translated into twelve languages. He is a regular on the festival circuit, speaking at Edinburgh Book Festival, Cheltenham Science Festival, Bristol Festival of Ideas and Mantua Book Festival among others, as well as appearing on on BBC Radio 4's ‘Start the Week’. Learn more at www.JonathanSilvertown.com.
