About the Author

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Jorge Cham is the Daytime Emmy-nominated and best-selling cartoonist creator of the popular online comic strip "Piled Higher and Deeper" (known as PHD Comics - phdcomics.com). He is the co-creator, Executive Producer and Creative Director of "Elinor Wonders Why," one of the highest-rated animated shows on PBS Kids, and the co-author of two popular science books: the best-selling and award-winning We Have No Idea: A Guide to the Unknown Universe and Frequently Asked Questions about the Universe, as well as the children's book Oliver's Great Big Universe. Jorge is also the co-host and co-creator of "Daniel and Jorge Explain the Universe" an ongoing popular podcast and radio show. He obtained his Ph.D. in robotics from Stanford University and was an Instructor and Research Associate at Caltech from 2003-2005. He is originally from Panama. Dwayne Godwin is a Professor in the Department of Neurobiology and Anatomy and the Dean of the Wake Forest University Graduate School for Biomedical Sciences. His research focuses on the cellular basis of abnormal brain rhythms, with emphasis in calcium channel function, epilepsy, and traumatic brain injury, with the goal of applying new knowledge to find treatments and cures for human neurological diseases.