Richard Dawkins writes about such topics as DNA and genetic engineering, virtual reality, astronomy, and evolution. Dawkins was educated at Oxford University and taught zoology at the University of California and Oxford University, holding the position of the Charles Simonyi Professor of the Public Understanding of Science. He is a member of the International Academy of Humanism. Dawkins' books include The Selfish Gene, The Extended Phenotype, The Blind Watchmaker, River Out of Eden, and Climbing Mount Improbable. His book, entitled The God Delusion, shows how religion fuels war, foments bigotry, and abuses children. Dawkins supports his points with historical and contemporary evidence. His… title An Appetitie for Wonder: The Making of a Scientist made The New York Times Best Seller List for 2013.
J. Anderson "Andy" Thomson, Jr. is a staff psychiatrist at the University of Virginia's Student Health Center and the Institute of Law, Psychiatry and Public Policy and maintains a private practice of adult and forensic psychiatry in Charlottesville, Virginia. He serves as a Trustee of the Richard Dawkins Foundation for Reason and Science.Clare Aukofer is a writer and editor in Charlottesville, Virginia.