Mark Moffett did his doctorate under Edward O. Wilson on the marauder ant, an Asian ant species that he discovered behaves like an army ant in hunting on a massive scale, and has just finished a four year examination of army ants and other ants around the world for an upcoming book for the University of California Press. read more

E.O. Wilson is a life-long explorer of the natural world whose pioneering studies of ants have led to revolutionary insights across a wide range of fields, from evolution to animal and human behavior. A founding father of the environmental movement, Wilson teaches us to understand, protect, and celebrate the earth and has greatly influenced the way scientists and nonscientists view the interwoven complexity and diversity of our planet. read more

Josh Zepps is the creative producer and on-air host of the Science Channel's Brink, an irreverent weekly look at the latest breakthroughs, inventions, innovations and discoveries that could be on the brink of changing our lives. read more