ALEX BEZZERIDES is a professor of biology at Lewis-Clark State College in Idaho, where he teaches a wide range of classes from human anatomy and physiology to entomology. He earned a bachelor’s degree in biology at Colorado State University and a PhD in neurobiology and behaviour from Cornell University. His articles have appeared in journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology. With a background in anatomy and evolution, Bezzerides approaches the study of the human body with a curiosity for the historical roots of our anatomical imperfections. Inspired by his popular college classes that explore the strange-but-true origins of our body parts, Evolution Gone Wrong is a colourful and fascinating journey into our collective past. Alex Bezzerides lives in Idaho with his wife and their daughter.