Sam Kean is the New York Times best-selling author of eight books,including Dinner With King Tut, The Icepick Surgeon, The Bastard Brigade, and The Disappearing Spoon. His writing has appeared in National Geographic, the New Yorker, the New York Times, and The Best American Science and Nature Writing. His work has also been featured on NPR’s Radiolab, Science Friday, All Things Considered, and Fresh Air, and his podcast, The Disappearing Spoon, debuted at No. 1 on the iTunes charts for science podcasts. He lives in Washington D.C.
